Teen's tanks

[edwing206]

I would like to see what people 17 and under's tanks look like. Because of the limited money we have this should be cool. Oh and I am 15 and here is my tank. I will post a pic when I can find my camera.

[MikeTaurean]

I'm 15 also and slowly setting up a 20H with hopefully t-5 lighting and I haven't decided on the live stock yet. I'll post whats happening now. Just a tank with sand though.

[Andrew]

15 here and working on a new project: 37 gallon SPS/Clam reef!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f390/Evanish4/Untitled-137ta.jpg

[edwing206]

that's sweet. keep us updated

[edwing206]

That's gonna be a sweet project. Lots of light. how do you guys afford it?

[mjhonda2002]

Turn 16 tomorrow woot woot. cant load pics. Its a 90 gallon RR , 2 250w mh, got it from a freind.i worked all summer long so i could earn the money. And i get no financial support from parents and this stuff is expensive. Used equiptment is my friend. matt

[edwing206]

Happy Birthday man. and sounds like you got a nice tank.

[edwing206]

Are all you guys on Winterbreak?

[Nimmie]

I'm 15 too and working on a 36 gallon bowfront predominantly SPS/clam reef. Just waiting for the overflow boxes and a few miscellaneous plumbing items to arrive, and then I'll have it full of water. It'll be my second/sort of third reef tank. This summer I'll be working for my dad to pay for it. I've done a lot of DIY and that's brought the cost down some.

Andrew, what wattage/temp of lights are you running?

[The Yellow Longnose]

im 15 and i had a 24 gallon nano cube with a 150watt mh and a protein skimmer. with lots of sps and lps and softies. It start costing me around 50 bucks a month just to maintain, so i sold it. There's a couple pictures in my gallery but it was before i went crazy with the metal halides and the corals.

[sir_dudeguy]

i'm 17 ( only till january 16th tho). Here's my 40 breeder. So far its turned out ok...many things i could have done a lot better if i just waited tho. Many things i'll do a bit different on my next tank (125 at least)....lights and rock being the number 1 and 2 things. I will not settle for pc's anymore, and i'm getting enough rock to actually fill the tank this next time. I wish i could have gotten more rock to fill this tank up higher but couldnt afford it at the time.

Well heres an older pic from maybe 3 months ago or so. Lots different now but i dont have any pics..
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i295/sir_dudeguy/Tank%20Pics/IMG_1784.jpg

here's my black false percs in their toadstool host :) I've only had the toadstool 3 months or so...when i got it, it was the size of a quarter...in this pic it was probably 3 inches across (and that wasnt that long after getting it) and now it is probably double that...close to 6 inches....faster growing than my xenia (which is way bigger now than in that pic above)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i295/sir_dudeguy/IMG_2430.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i295/sir_dudeguy/IMG_2431.jpg

Oh, and another thing i'm not doing again is buying used stuff...well some stuff i'll buy "used" (like live rock...i'd take 3 bucks a pound from local people over 10 bucks a pound from the store any day). But stuff like pumps and skimmers and whatnot...probably all gonna be new. I've had too many things fail on me. OH, and another thing..i'm not buying any more cheap stuff lol. Stuff like rio's and jebo/odysea stuff. Every one of the products i've got from both companies has all died and i've been in the hobby for only 1 year...stuff doesnt die in a year unless it sucks :)

[Lakmo99]

Im 14.

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n6/Lakmo99/FullTankShot-1.jpg

[edwing206]

sweet. nice tank dudeguy

[all-apologies]

sick post - good idea

heres mine, not even totally reef yet but whatever... its 'spensive

mind the algea and crap, it needs some tlc right now i jus got back from bein gon for 8 days

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/b2bfly/algea005-1.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/b2bfly/TankLight012.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/b2bfly/algea006-1.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/b2bfly/SUMP009.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/b2bfly/Show007.jpg

[sir_dudeguy]

sweet. nice tank dudeguy



thanks ;) I'm thinking about taking all the corals besides the leathers out and making it an all leather tank. They are doing the absolute best in this tank by FAR. No other coral that i've ever had has grown as big and fast as my 3 leathers.

[edwing206]

that would be an awesome tank sirdudeguy . i love soft coral tanks.


nice setup you got there all apologies. After you get all that algae gone it will be much nicer.

[xtrstangx]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/nwreefer08/IMG_1472.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f165/nwreefer08/IMG_1470.jpg

[edwing206]

wow that tank is sick xtrstangx. and you are only under 17?!?!?!?

[AVALover5498]

Well I'm 15 I'll be 16 in a month! I'm in the process of setting up a 29 SPS dominated tank and I can't wait to get it up and running.

I'm on winter break until tuesday edwing206. What about you guys/gals?

Love the toad sir_dudeguy, very nice! I just bought one a week ago and I have it on hold at the LFS tell my tank gets up and running!

Good luck everyone! :)



-Chris-

[edwing206]

Can't wait to see your tank up and running. Sadly I gotta go back to school wednesday

[AVALover5498]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8858221#post8858221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
wow that tank is sick xtrstangx. and you are only under 17?!?!?!?

Just because we are under 17 doesn't mean we can't have as nice of tanks as some of the other people on this site that are older than us! Don't limit yourself otherwise you'll be exactly how small you make yourself.:)



-Chris-

[edwing206]

You make a good point AVAlover but what I meant was that most people that are 17 and under don't make as much as a full grown adult, that's all

[AVALover5498]

Ok, sorry I misunderstood.:) I just don't want people to feel like they can't do something because they are younger. You can do anything you want and that's the truth!



-Chris-

I need to get a job though! I'm completely out of money!:)
DAMN YOU EXPENSIVE HOBBY!!!

[purebullet417]

im 15 heres my first sw tank oceaic 45 starphire cube
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q136/purebullet417/2006-12-22001.jpg
heres the build thread with more pics and updates

[[17]shawn[17]]

hey im 15 i started when i was 14 heres a couple pics its a 20gal with 20gal sump,mag5 return, ss65 ,65pc 50/50 (soon to be coralife 150watt 20,000k hang on pendent)

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/shawn_1991/Picture020.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/shawn_1991/Picture013.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/shawn_1991/Picture014.jpg

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k126/shawn_1991/Picture007.jpg

[xtrstangx]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8858221#post8858221 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
wow that tank is sick xtrstangx. and you are only under 17?!?!?!?

I'm 16.

I work a LOT and put almost all my money towards the tank.. Thanks for the compliments.

purebullet, that looks like a really good start. I can't wait to see it in a year

[rsxs1212]

im 14-

started tank in august.. moved up from a 50, 30x18x18 or something like that..

hope to be doing sps in near future.. just getting my alk and calcium buffered out and i should be good to go..

may do an OM suirt and eheim 1260 for return instead of my 1250 split into two locline flares..

let me know what you think ;)

enjoy

as you can see anthelia is going crazy.. if anyone wants some ill sell it for not that much.. a year ago it was smaller that that smallest area in the full tank pic.

green candycane in bottom right isnt doing that well.. it was always open and splitting alot.. now it doesnt open that much anymore i dont know if it was stung or what.. i dont know what it wouldve been stung by though i dont have any dangerous corals i dont think and my anemone is on the other side of the tank and it has never fallen down or anything..so if anyone knows whats going on there that would be great

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/rsxs1212/tankdecember06013-1.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/rsxs1212/tankdecember06014-1.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/rsxs1212/tankdecember06015-1.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/rsxs1212/tankdecember06012.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l23/rsxs1212/tankdecember06002.jpg

[purebullet417]

xtrstangx-thanks alot check the thread if you want to see more as im getting closer and closer to filling it up

[edwing206]

Wow, nice tank shawn.
rsxs. that is a really nice tank, i love the zoas in the last pic. what kind are they?
I need a job too. i'm out of money as well. and when i get my allowance at the end of the month 30 of 50 goes to paying my brother back for my flasher wrasse. what am I getting myself into? hahaha
keep them pics commin

[edwing206]

where's your thread purebullet?

[purebullet417]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1000178

thanks for the intrest

[edwing206]

ok thanks.

[sir_dudeguy]

Love the toad sir_dudeguy, very nice! I just bought one a week ago and I have it on hold at the LFS tell my tank gets up and running!


ya thats my fav. one in there. Well maybe besides the frogspawn. But i got another toadstool that is bright green (like gsp) and another that is peach/tan but has pure white polyps that are really large and weird looking. I never get pics tho. I need to get some soon.

I dont know leathers normally grow this fast, or if its just the conditions are perfect for it in the tank...but they're doing the best in there, which is why i'm considering making it leather only.

My next tank is going to be a gorgonian tank most likely. I just got a 16g bowfront w/HOB overflow for 70 bucks total (from 2 different people tho). I will be adding proly an HQI 150w MH because i dont think t5's will fit....do they make t5's less than 20 inches? But it will most likely just be for maybe a couple little gobies and then all gorgonians with a big red sea fan on the back wall for sure :)

[edwing206]

this is cool. avalover you were right, there are many tanks here nicer than some adults. there should be a forum for people 17 and under, no old people hahaha

[edwing206]

i know what you mean dudeguy. my uncle gave me some pipe organ and zoas from his tank which were under 250 watt MH and ever since i put them in my tank with 110 watts of pc (soon to be T5) they have more than doubled. and every new frag of zoas i get grow at a very quick rate. this may be normal but i like it

[edwing206]

pure bullet i can't wait till ur tank is filled and running

[Lakmo99]

heres a link to my thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=967663

[rsxs1212]

i dont know the exact species name of the last pic of zoas but i got them from live aquaria.. they were pretty cheap and it was a fairly large rock.. they were called super colored zoas or something of that sort.. i thought they looked cool and i got a huge zoa polyp of some sort on the other side of the rock (you can just see the top in the pic) and it had a sponge on it which is cool i guess?? lol

some of the polyps have like a black middle though i think there is one or two in that pic.. very cool

[rsxs1212]

by the way if anyone wants to say anything negative about my tangs in my size tank please dont say anything.. i plan on getting rid of them when they grow too large.. i have them both fairly small, ive heard enough about how bad it is for the fish..i understand that they could have it better but i do plan on selling them as the grow larger

just thought id say that for the future :)

[Lakmo99]

nice save.... ;) Nice tank rsxs1212

[rsxs1212]

btw everyone here has very nice tanks.. i hope to start filling mine up with more corals.. i guess i have to get back to stacking roof tiles and mowing lawns!!!

[rsxs1212]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8859575#post8859575 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lakmo99
nice save.... ;) Nice tank rsxs1212

thanks man

[edwing206]

oh, i saw those on liveaquaria. they are these http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=681
and don't people say that 75 gallons IS large enough for tangs, i heard that was minimun so i think your good. not sure tho

[edwing206]

how was shipping on those zoas? expensive?

[edwing206]

any more teens out there?

[goda]

i got into the reef hobby at around 15or 16 had a 55 gallon reef tjhat was a disastar because i got alot of advice from teh lfs i worked at.

i sadly dont have picts right now ( old hd has them and its pata .. new mobo is sata)

at 17 i got a 150 gallon reef and now at 18 (19 in 3 weeks) its finaly starting to get some good stuff in there + getting into aqua culture

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i275/astreafish/9102fe34.jpg

VERY old pict... just added the lr lol

[Alex13]

I am currently setting up a 40 gallon breeder.

[saltwater4life1]

i started my tank when i was 14 now 15 it's a 20g reef tank with 10g refuge in progress i'll post pictures tomorrow
Btw everyones here has nice tanks ;)
Good night,
Nick

[edwing206]

goda. looks nice, got any recent pics?
saltwater4life can't wait to see pics

[fishes2889]

Im 17 here and i work at an LFS, so its pretty easy for me to be able to fund my tanks. Ive been reefkeeping since i was 14 and general saltwater since i was 12. I have a 33g L Reef and a 5.5g that is going to be setup as a sump for my 20L prop system.

I'll post pics tommorrow. Lights are out..... :)

Peace,

Steve

[goda]

ill take some tommorrow.. im probobly not working so ill ahve all day to ge tmycam working... ( bad cold... darn snowbirds bringing this down... EVERY NEWYEARS i am sick for as far back as remember lol)

one bit of advice for anyone who gets a job at an lfs to support this addiction... ggive the check right abck to your work... its going there anyways :

how much have all of you spent so far and what have you done to pay for it
mines over 10k sofar ( id ont nkow where all it went .. dosnt seem to add up but i know thats what i spent s far befor corals)
i worked at an lfs ( as said previusly) and then did odd jobs during last year of high school ( fixing computers mowing hte lawn simple things) and now work at the same lfs

[rsxs1212]

shipping wasnt bad.. i mean it was 34 over night but i also got an sps coral and two other fish along with the zoas...


i got a milli and cap today :) ill get pics up soon

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8900757#post8900757 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by goda

how much have all of you spent so far and what have you done to pay for it ?

I have spent a good 2 to 3k on my addiction, and again i work at a LFS.

Steve

[rsxs1212]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8859683#post8859683 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
oh, i saw those on liveaquaria. they are these http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=681
and don't people say that 75 gallons IS large enough for tangs, i heard that was minimun so i think your good. not sure tho

generally tangs are fine in a 75 and i had the yellow in my 50..

But there are those select few who will go after you about it calling it animal cruelty,...,... most of that type suggest a 5 if not 6 foot tank is needed to have tangs and keep them healthy.. i have had my yellow for a year and a half now and hes never had any problems... my cousin had one in a 29 for 8 months (i have to admit that is a bit small for a tang) and he was doing fine though but when he was on vacation a clam died and killed everything

[rsxs1212]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8900777#post8900777 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishes2889
I have spent a good 2 to 3k on my addiction, and again i work at a LFS.

Steve

probably 3.5-4k

and i want to buy a car.... HA

lol

[mg426]

You guys have some rockin tanks, Nice work.

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8900810#post8900810 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rsxs1212
probably 3.5-4k

and i want to buy a car.... HA

lol

do you work?

Steve

[rsxs1212]

well im 14.. hoping to buy a car this summer to start fixing up.. want to buy an 1987-1993 mustang or i like 300zx's..

i work to a degree.. in the summer or over breaks i work for my dad and all other times i have a bunch of lawns i mow.. starting to frag and getting ready to start selling off corals though so money should start coming in theoretically in that aspect allthough im sure ill just use it to buy more stuff for my tank :)

[edwing206]

rsxs1212- my older bro had a 300zx until he crashed it. it was sweet, it could smoke any little honda that wanted to race. haha. they are my favorite car after the skyline.

[rsxs1212]

yeah and alot cheaper than importing a skyline from japan or buying the new one in the us.. i think the new one isnt that good looking even though

[edwing206]

you mean the concept one? and yeah one already in the US ca neasily get up into the 30-40k range. the R33 is very nice looking. got pics of your milli and cap?

[Salty Brother]

Im 15, heres my tank.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06001.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06002.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06003.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06004.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06005.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06006.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06007.jpg

[Salty Brother]

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06008.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06009.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06010.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06011.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06012.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06013.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06020.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06019.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c212/schmidtp/tank12-30-06021.jpg

[keinreis]

Great thread! I am by no means a teen, but it is inspiring to see the younger members reefin it.

[reeformadness]

Wow Salty Brother! You kids can really put a man to shame!

[rsxs1212]

nice tank salty brother.. what are you feeling about your candycane/ trumpet corals??? do you keep them in a lower light area? mine use to expand alot like yours are in my old tank but in my new one they harldy open at all..


the concept and the 07 skyline i think it is.. i think they are being sold at infiniti dealers instead of nissan because of the price...

[edwing206]

WOW, salty brother that tank is SICK!!!!. i like how the power heads are hidden.
i didn't know that about the skylines, how much are they?100k?

[fishes2889]

Heres my 33g L :
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/o002.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/o007.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/o006.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/o005.jpg

Steve :)

More to come...

[fishes2889]

The tank is 3 months old. Tha tank will eventually be covered by zoa's. I am in the process of settin gup a 20L prop system, so that will help out with the growth and money situation.

Inhabitants are:
YWG
pair of Jawfish
pair of Clarkii(just aquired, hopefully become a true pair)

Some close ups:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/redeagleeyes.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/9.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/zoaid1.jpg
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j191/fishes2889/tootyfruity.jpg

Steve

[Skaman386]

Here's my last reef tank. I was only fifteen when I set it up, unfortunately I didn't have it for long though. :(

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/p0intsunderneath/GoodTankPicture.jpg

[Salty Brother]

rsxs1212, exacltly, the mh is too powerfull for them, they sit in the shade and multiply like crazy, but i get good money from the lfs for them :)

[msuzuki126]

Here's my 90 soon to be SPS.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e13/msuzuki126/tank001-2.jpg

:)

[rsxs1212]

Thanks, i moved my candycane under a ledge tonight so hopefully in the next couple days ill start seeing more expansion :)

[keaton]

I am 15

I just bought 6 55 watt t5 lights for my 55g. The tank has been up and running for almost a year. I am just now getting the money to turn it into a reef tank. I’ll try to post pics later.

[edwing206]

sounds good keaton
fishes 2889, my tank is going to be mostly zoas as well. my brother just set up a 10 gallon that we will be using for grow out and prop too.

[msuzuki126]

Here's my tank thread I'm 16 years old too. The last page are pictures from today. Leave me some comments :).

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=891396&perpage=&pagenumber=4

[rsxs1212]

How do you get your pictures so clear and close?? i haev a canon powershot A70.. i cant seem to get the pictures that some get.

[edwing206]

msuzuki, i love that orange shoulder tang.
skaman, do you have a tank right now?

[msuzuki126]

edwing, its actually a lieutenant(sp?) tang. but thanks :)

[edwing206]

looks good msuzuki

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8909439#post8909439 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rsxs1212
How do you get your pictures so clear and close?? i haev a canon powershot A70.. i cant seem to get the pictures that some get.

I have a crappy, Fujifilm A345 4.1 megapixel digi. All i have to do to get decent clear pics is to turn on the macro mode or the the little flower icon. Just fiddle around with it and look into the manual and you will get the hang of it. :)

Great starts and tanks guys...

Steve

[mr pink floyd]

I'm 15, this is my 29

Lighting:
150watt MH HQI, 2x65 actinics, soon to be 150HQI retro w/ 2x24 T5 actinics(got an amazing deal I coudnt turn down) once my canopy is finished and I get my delivery it will be complete for equipment, except maybe a skimmer down the road.

Filtration:
12 gallon "HOB" fuge, really just stands up on its own behind the tank, got the heater, lots of cheato, sand and a small pouch of carbon in there, carbon doesn't really get water flow through it, and I am considering adding one of those tunze nano skimmers in the first compartment.

Flow:
tunze nano 6025, minijet 404 provides flow to the fuge

Natural filtration:
~45 lbs. mixed LR, 50lbs. southdown

Tank is almost 3 years old, reef for about 11 months, will be a year in February. It started FOWLR for about a year and a half, then I started with softies and PC, then moved to halide and stonies.

I keep zoanthids, ricordea, palythoas, LOTS of GSP, some acropora frags, lots of digis, a cap, and a derasa clam recently added.

Pics:

Close up of clams intake siphon, it looks alot like crocea under actinics, but it is a derasa, blue electric lines with gold patches: http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/mikey31491/newtankpicswclam001.jpg

Hi fin red banded goby:
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/mikey31491/gobypics002.jpg

Right side(zoas/ric side):
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/mikey31491/newtankpicswclam004.jpg

Left side(SPS side):
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/mikey31491/newtankpicswclam003.jpg

High looking shot of SPS:
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/mikey31491/newtankpicswclam005.jpg

High looking shot of middle:
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/mikey31491/newtankpicswclam007.jpg

FInally, a FTS:
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k312/mikey31491/newtankpicswclam002.jpg


Me, I just save up alot of money by reffing soccer games to support my reef. Frags also help pay for some things, and also being in CTARS helps, and hopefully will look good on college apps(grades are iffy;)) I play soccer for my school and anything else on weekends.

[BiggySmalls]

where are the pics??

[mr pink floyd]

sorry, i accidentaly hit send before i was done typing or anything

[edwing206]

nice tank mr pink floyd, i really like your goby.

[BigRick08]

Whats up guys, I am 16 and I have a 150g reef. But right now I am having the problem of brown algae on the sand and rock, along with hair algae. I was looking through everyones pictures and noticed how clean your sand is. I do a 10% water change every week on the tank and sometimes a little more. I have plenty of water movement but I cant seem to get it to go away. All paramenters are perfect as well, any suggestions? Thanks!

[emerald chondro]

Sup all im 15..had a nano running for about 3 months now with a jawfish and some zoas...and i also maintain my bros sps reef while hes at college..nice tanks so far..i also have problems keeping my sandbed clean

[rsxs1212]

well the sandbeds always look alot cleaner in the pics than they actually are... but you can get sandsifting gobies or stars( usually dont live long since they run out of food) that constantly stur up the sand.. i have hermit crabs that will go around and pick at the sand a little but i wouldnt say they keep it perfectly white :)



Big Rick for your hair algae maybe just get alot of snails or hermits to help clean it up.. how long has the tank been set up??
try skimming a little wetter.. i had that problem and when i started skimming wetter it slowly went away.. what test kits do you use?? as in brand.. some say you are ok but are actually way off..

[Nimmie]

Allright, I have my own thread now!

Pictures coming soon.

Check it out (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1011551)

You guys have some great looking tanks.

I think reefing is a great hobby for young people. It's so expensive that it doesn't leave any money for buying drugs/alcohol.. a true anti-drug, LOL. It's good to keep busy with fun stuff like this.

[mr pink floyd]

edwing, thanks

i love the goby when hes out, and hes tiny, thinner then a pencil, maybe 2 inches long

[New_Noob]

Im 16 and have two SW tanks a 55g reef

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Magic_Carp/IMG_4074.jpg

And a 8g Oceanic BIOcube
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v255/Magic_Carp/IMG_4072.jpg

I also have freshwater Chiclids and a plant tank.

[fishyz]

I'm 13 and I just purchased a 90 gal RR tank. I'm building the sump right now so it won't be ready for awhile. Currently I have an african cichlid tank set up.

[msuzuki126]

Good luck fishyz, I'm 16 and went from cichlids to SW too. Click my red house for my 90 build.

[fishyz]

Also good luck to you msuzuki126. I love your tank so far, especially the lieutenant tang. I want to get 1, maybe 2 tangs for my tank too. Do you have any inverts in with your blue-throat trigger?

[msuzuki126]

I lost the blue-throat a while ago, so i just have the two tangs, two tomatoe clowns, and a lyretail anthias. I have never heard any problems with blue-throat and inverts though.

[fishyz]

I'm considering getting a blue-troat when my tank is all set up. Do you ever find that your 2 tangs are really agressive towards each other? Do you use tap water or RO water?

[srbball22]

Heres some pics of mine, im 16 btw

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3810/img3091od9.jpg

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5240/img3115gx2.jpg

[BigRick08]

rsxs1212- The tank has been setup since last May. Its a 150g with a 65g sump, octopus NW-200 skimmer, Pan World NH 150PS pump, maxi jet 1200, mini jet, seio 1100, and Nova Extreme t-5 4x54 ho lighting. I currently have a sand sifting star which does an ok job but doesnt obviously move fast, and around 40 snails as my clean up crew for now. I however am not currently using RO/DI water which could make a big difference in the algae?

Livestock:
2 green chromis
1 goby
coral beauty angel
powder blue tang

A few softies such as zoas and then sps.

[BigRick08]

Whats up guys, I am 16 and I have a 150g reef. But right now I am having the problem of brown algae on the sand and rock, along with hair algae. I was looking through everyones pictures and noticed how clean your sand is. I do a 10% water change every week on the tank and sometimes a little more. I have plenty of water movement but I cant seem to get it to go away. All paramenters are perfect as well, any suggestions? Thanks!

[Nimmie]

^^ Wow, that tank is incredible!

[BigRick08]

Thanks! Dont know why the hell those replys are backwards but oh well.

[msuzuki126]

Bigrick08, the algae on the sand could be from old bulbs. I have gotten some pretty gross brown algae when using old NO lamps.

[fishes2889]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8916819#post8916819 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by msuzuki126
Bigrick08, the algae on the sand could be from old bulbs. I have gotten some pretty gross brown algae when using old NO lamps.

Why would old bulbs promote algae growth?

Steve

[edwing206]

nice tank srbball, how do you like the nanostream?
fishes2889, people say that algae likes lower kelvin like 6500k, so when a bulb shifts color spectrum and kelvin due to being used too long algae grows and corals don't do as well. this is what i have read. anybody know anything about this?

[rsxs1212]

ro/di water can make all the difference in the world..

if you dont want to invest in a unit (i suggest you do and make sure its a good one) you can just buy distilled water at your grocery store.. the filter guys have great deals on good rodi systems though and they will pay for themselves pretty quickly

[srbball22]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8916936#post8916936 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
nice tank srbball, how do you like the nanostream?

Its pretty sweet, it was one of my xmas presents!

[NanoGurl]

wow.. this thread makes me feel old now lol

[edwing206]

does it put out a lot of flow?

[srbball22]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8920460#post8920460 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
does it put out a lot of flow?

If ur talking about the nanostream, yes, it puts out 660 gph and its a very wide flow compared to the maxijets ive had.

[edwing206]

ok cool. im gonna get one soon then

[Laakmann]

hey edwing206, its cool that you live in shoreline, I used to live but now I live just south in Broadview on 122nd and 12th.

I just turned 17 on the 5th and heres my tank:


http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/4387/picture290zu7.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8534/picture208fu7.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/5449/picture253oc7.jpg

[edwing206]

wow that's sweet. what part of shoreline did you live in? nice tank too. you have a lot of corals

[edwing206]

do you know where the crest theater is? i live a block away from there. maybe we can trade frags or somethin

[edwing206]

laakmann-do you have any zoanthids or palys? got pics of them?

[tristanbloor]

Im 15 and this is my 110G Tank at nearly a year, sorry not the best camera going round....
Full Tank 1
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/111011mini-My_Aquarium_104.jpg
Full Tank 2
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/111011mini-My_Aquarium_109.jpg
Full Tank 3
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/111011mini-My_Aquarium_105.jpg
Left Side
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/111011mini-My_Aquarium_108.jpg
Right Side
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/111011mini-My_Aquarium_106.jpg
Hopefully the pics work ;)

[Laakmann]

the zoas under the white tipped torch are the only ones I have unforntunatly. i pretty much know where the crest theater is at, I never go through there often though and I used to live in the highlands, lol

[edwing206]

got a close up pic?

[Laakmann]

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/6828/picture222li0.jpg

its blurry but you get the idea

[edwing206]

those are prety nice are you selling frags of it?

[Laakmann]

not yet, my tanks still growing

[newreef25]

im 19 and this is my tank after 6 months Still in progresshttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/140565IMG_0972.JPG

[tristanbloor]

nice aquascaping newreef25, looks good, what corals and fish are you planning to put in there?

[edwing206]

i see laakmann
nice tank newreef25 what equip. are you running?

[newreef25]

as for fish , i have a yellow tank, flame angel, 2 percula clowns, lawnmower blenny, and 3 damsels, as for equipment. i have a protein skimmer, 2x 30gallon whisper filters. In the process of building a sump. should be in, in less then a week. Will post updated pics with fish and new filtration. IN college so progress is slow!

[Andrew]

I'll have my new tank complete and filled in June. Need another $800 to check the rest off of my equipment list.

[edwing206]

sounds good new reef.
can't wait to see the tank up and running andrew

[edwing206]

any tank progress guys?