Holly Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 This month is the 1-yr anniversary of the set-up of our VERY FIRST saltwater tank (180g)! To celebrate, I went by Fanta-Seas and got some new frags and a few fish. This is the first new stuff in a long while. This first year, we've had crashes and traumas, and this is the freakin' most expensive hobby on earth, but I still love it long time (naughty) It occurred to me that I should be attending a reef-tank-12-step-program instead of buying more stuff (whistle) ..We got 2 more zoos, Acan Lord, red Gonioporia, a small school of gr chromis and a Guiness-Book-of-World-Records-TINY regal tang. We're now up to about a dozen softies, 6 LPS, and 1 lonely SPS (twisty orange capricornis). I tried to take some pics of the tank but I'm no photographer (obviously!). The Lord pic was under actinic only so it looks weird but it person the frag looks great and I love it! Thanks Patrick!!!(cheer) And thanks to all the folks here who're so nice and helpful all the time!!!(fish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Were is the "before" and "after" full tank shot??? Congrats on the full year of maddness! dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DChemist Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Congrats- that's a great milestone. And don't be so hard on your photos, those are some nice ones you've posted. I'd love to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Nice acan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 So glad your tank recovered. (clap) Would love to see a full tank shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Thanks everyone! Here are the "before" pics in this order: July06 (abt 1mos) August06 Sept06 Nov06 Mar07 In October 06 we crashed and lost almost everything. We drained the tank, got rid of DSB, and started over (now 1-2"SB). So Nov & Mar were after it was set back up. PS Today I looked behind my tank for the first time in months, and I saw two nerite snails and one shriveled fish back there :eek: The only fish that's disappeared was my dottyback neon so that must be it (sad) I didn't know they were jumpers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DChemist Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Interesting, Sept and Nov '06 look remarkedly similar. I like the aquascaping in March better than before you crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 I saved the same pic as Sept and Nov! OOPS my bad. The kids have been crawling all over me.. I'm lucky I can even type ! Patrick pretty-much did the aquascaping the second time. I told him when I liked how things looked, but he did it. I didn't know to try for caves, etc., being a newbie... I learned a lot watching him. This is the tank now, pic taken today (I also got the orange tile star yesterday) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 That first zoo pic - I got that yesterday The second one I've had.. the gramma's always lived under it (I know it's just personification on my part, but I wonder why it is that some fish seem to have "personalities" and some just seem to be fish. I love the cardinals and chromis, but they don't seem to have the same something that the hawkfish, gobies, and gramma have. Maybe my assc with "personality" is related to levels of aggression..) ok.. .enough pics... Everyone have a great weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyles Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Fromia Sp. (marbled sea star) Sorry could not help it.. lol Tank looks great! Glad to see you got over all the humps and can now sit back and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tidalsculpin Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Congrats. It looks really nice. It feels good to make it to 1 year in the hobby. I will celebrate my first year on July 1st! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180Brandy Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 I think fish do have a personality. Our lawn mower blenny is so cool!!! I think he is my fav. Your tank is looking pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 CONGRATS on the 1st year Anniversary!!!! Looks good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 TY for the correction Nyles! I definitely want to be corrected when I have incorrect names for things... Congrats Tidal- I hope you plan to post photos! I'd love to see before and after. Your tank has the dubious honor of celebrating it's one-year on Pam Anderson's 40th bday It's also the day Michael Landon died of cancer in 1991. Did you know that he smoked four packs a day and was survived by nine children? :eek: I always thought Landon seemed like an interesting character. (I only know this stuff cuz July 1 is my bday too. And I'm clearly showing my age by talking about Michael Landon (whistle)) I'm just FULL of random, useless information... (bored) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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