fairladyZ
03/31/2013, 11:06 AM
Hey everyone,
Just got bit by the reef bug so decided to make the plunge and start off with a 90gallon tank.
So far i've got it setup and running with LFS RO/DI water, a Vertex IN-100 skimmer, 2 koralias powerheads, and ViaAqua 3600 return pump. 4 T5HO bulbs with a ecoxotic blue LED Strip.
Filled it up and turned everything on tuesday, did have my lights on a little more than i should of at first and by friday i had a diatom bloom starting and on saturday it had spread quite abit although not out of control yet. But today on sunday i notice something that i hadn't seen yet. It almost looks like a shell/mushroom just sitting in the back of my tank on the sand. To this point have have not put ANYTHING in my tank.
I did start with 70 lbs of sand, 20 lbs of Live sand. 16 lbs of live rock, and 33 lbs of dead rock. wondering if i got a hitchiker in one of the rocks or something. I'm sure it's no need to worry yet just like with the diatom blooms but being new i'm constantly curious about EVERYTHING. I'm having alot of fun already, can't wait to start putting in livestock. Will probably start off with some snails and crabs here in teh next couple days then hopefully some shrimp.
Future plans is a mixed tank with some nice fish and nice coral. I probably won't stock it until i finish the aquascaping and setting up some nice rock walls and what not, haven't decided yet what route to go.
Future equipment planned so far is either a reefkeeper or neptune system haven't decided which yet.
onto some pictures.
The tank at first run:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130327_071545_zps737201e5.jpg
sump setup:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_110106_zps9a46a6af.jpg
tank with diatom bloom:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_103115_zps5835d808.jpg
the mysterious unidentified growth:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_102844_zpsb165e31c.jpg
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_102905_zps14e0c082.jpg
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_102937_zps5d362351.jpg
any tips or help is greatly appreciated and happy to be into this hobby, hopefully it's kind to me!
Just got bit by the reef bug so decided to make the plunge and start off with a 90gallon tank.
So far i've got it setup and running with LFS RO/DI water, a Vertex IN-100 skimmer, 2 koralias powerheads, and ViaAqua 3600 return pump. 4 T5HO bulbs with a ecoxotic blue LED Strip.
Filled it up and turned everything on tuesday, did have my lights on a little more than i should of at first and by friday i had a diatom bloom starting and on saturday it had spread quite abit although not out of control yet. But today on sunday i notice something that i hadn't seen yet. It almost looks like a shell/mushroom just sitting in the back of my tank on the sand. To this point have have not put ANYTHING in my tank.
I did start with 70 lbs of sand, 20 lbs of Live sand. 16 lbs of live rock, and 33 lbs of dead rock. wondering if i got a hitchiker in one of the rocks or something. I'm sure it's no need to worry yet just like with the diatom blooms but being new i'm constantly curious about EVERYTHING. I'm having alot of fun already, can't wait to start putting in livestock. Will probably start off with some snails and crabs here in teh next couple days then hopefully some shrimp.
Future plans is a mixed tank with some nice fish and nice coral. I probably won't stock it until i finish the aquascaping and setting up some nice rock walls and what not, haven't decided yet what route to go.
Future equipment planned so far is either a reefkeeper or neptune system haven't decided which yet.
onto some pictures.
The tank at first run:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130327_071545_zps737201e5.jpg
sump setup:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_110106_zps9a46a6af.jpg
tank with diatom bloom:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_103115_zps5835d808.jpg
the mysterious unidentified growth:
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_102844_zpsb165e31c.jpg
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_102905_zps14e0c082.jpg
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q615/spoolinse-r/20130331_102937_zps5d362351.jpg
any tips or help is greatly appreciated and happy to be into this hobby, hopefully it's kind to me!