Jexter Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) Starting up a tank thread here (also maintaining similar on R2R). After poring over options and losing out on some craigslist/facebook items that were much more reasonable, a RedSea Max-E 260 popped up on craigslist (with a very substantial credit thrown in at a LFS). It was out of my price range but was exactly what I wanted so i fired up eBay and sold off my vintage video game collection gathering dust and jumped in. I work from home and this is setup in my office. Awesome stress relief to spin my chair and stare at it for 5-10mins 4-5 times a day. I've really enjoyed the start of this hobby and the LFS I've frequented (Woodys, CuttleFish, All Things) have been super helpful and easy to talk to, get advice, etc.. I'm mostly enjoying getting small frags and watching them grow. Currently 5 weeks into waiting out Ich in the main tank so only have 2 clowns (in QT right now). Can't wait to be able to add more fish! Current Inhabitants 2 Clown fish (Penny & Wise - my daughters choice) 2 Torches Bi-Color Hammer An Island of Xenia 2 Shrooms (1 with child in tow) Zoas - Space Queen, LA Lakers, Lich Kings, Devils Armor, Fruit Loops, Toxic and ?? can't remember the name of the orange/red/pink/blue guys Jason Fox Favites Devils Finger Leather Red Goniopora Purple Pol Birds Nest Fried Circuit Platy Waste Management Crew (Emerald Crab, Blue crab, 6 Nassarius and 6 gigantic Trochus) Current Gear Running RedSea MAX-E 260 stock (return pumps, skimmer, AI lights) Tunze Assomolater ATO Bag of carbon Icap 3k Gyre 3DReefing Diffusers Current Maintenance Weekly water changes (20-25%) Bi-Weekly Carbon replace Current Goals Do my best not too kill anything Put the RedSead DIY net together before I have a sad event with one of my clowns. Edited September 17, 2019 by Jexter 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Nice setup. Love those torches! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexter Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, SuncrestReef said: Nice setup. Love those torches! Thanks! I soooooooooooooo love movement in that tank. Love watching those guys sway back and forth. So cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Welcome! It looks like you're off to a good start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Great name for the clowns 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce00 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Nice tank and welcome to the site. I’ve got same one going on for about 18months now, no complaints. I went for the optional sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexter Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 5 minutes ago, Deuce00 said: Nice tank and welcome to the site. I’ve got same one going on for about 18months now, no complaints. I went for the optional sump. Very nice! . Love the the big zoa colonies you got going. I've 'planted' several around the tank and plan on adding many more. One of my favorites so far. I'm loving the tank so far. How are you liking the sump upgrade? Long term that may be in my future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtriton92 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Looks awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce00 Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 6:23 PM, Jexter said: Very nice! . Love the the big zoa colonies you got going. I've 'planted' several around the tank and plan on adding many more. One of my favorites so far. I'm loving the tank so far. How are you liking the sump upgrade? Long term that may be in my future. I really like the sump upgrade so far it’s well built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexter Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Update with what I picked up from Cuttle Fish's sale today. Super happy with the 4 additions and doubly so at the prices of the sale. @Jorge thanks for the the awesome sale! Edited September 22, 2019 by Jexter 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Is that a monkey frammer?Tank is looking great man! Always nice to see a well kept set up.Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jexter Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 18 hours ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: Is that a monkey frammer? I do believe it is what I've heard referred to as a frammer. Definitely puffy like a hammer but with frog spawn like appendages. Would a monkey frammer come from you? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JManrow Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 First reef? You are off to a very good start. It all looks good, and I really like the Red Goniopora. Using a quarantine tank, and dipping your new frags is a good habit to get into. There's a saying in the hobby "Nothing good happens fast". Keep doing what you're doing. Keep asking questions and doing research, and you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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