Setting up my first salt water tank

[vinnymang]

Set up my first reactor today. Picked up a BRS dual reactor from aquarium village. Put GFO in the first stage and ripped open a bag if chemo pure elite and put that in the second stage. Have a manifold set up, so I don't need to have a pump. Picked up this certain piece from lowes that threaded right into my ball valve where I can just out my tubing in. Guys at aquarium village recommended it, was really good advice. Now let's see those phosphates go down!

 

[CristianD]

good job vin. nice and clean setup. let me know when ya want some corals. then the obsession will start lol

 

[vinnymang]

good job vin. nice and clean setup. let me know when ya want some corals. then the obsession will start lol

lol Soon dude. I can't wait

 

[vinnymang]

First signs of coralline algae growth!!!!!!!!! That gfo reactor really did the trick

 

[eazy al]

That's good but u don't want that on your glass pain in the ass to take out trust me

 

[vinnymang]

That's good but u don't want that on your glass pain in the ass to take out trust me

Gotcha. So then what should I do?

 

[eazy al]

Scrape it off with a blade they sell for if ,that stuff turns hard like a rock ,I though it was kool at first then it cover most of my tank my power heads etc..it looks kool on the rocks .

Nice tank by the way, any pics with the lights on ?

 

[jimidalock]

Good luck man tank looks great.

 

[vinnymang]

New addition. Say hi to Chum! The diamond spotted goby

 

[fishman1069]

Nice! I love those fish! He'll keep your sandbed nice and clean

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[PeteTheGreek89]

bro! you are my hero! lol, i love everything!

i wanna do exactly the same set up just with a 90 gal cuz i dnt have room for the 125

keep us posted! and ah i love my goby i got the same one! i only wanna kill him when i come home to a buried coral -_- lol

 

[vinnymang]

Nice! I love those fish! He'll keep your sandbed nice and clean

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bro! you are my hero! lol, i love everything!

i wanna do exactly the same set up just with a 90 gal cuz i dnt have room for the 125

keep us posted! and ah i love my goby i got the same one! i only wanna kill him when i come home to a buried coral -_- lol

Thanks guys! He got straight to work from the get go, digging 3 holes around the tank already. Any recommendations on preferable food for the guy? I fed him some flakes directly in the hole he was staying and he immediately ate it, thank goodness acclimating went well. From the start it didn't look well.

 

[CristianD]

Looks like the tank is doing good. How are ur parameters. Po4 nitrates alk calc? I got some frags ready for you

 

[PeteTheGreek89]

Thanks guys! He got straight to work from the get go, digging 3 holes around the tank already. Any recommendations on preferable food for the guy? I fed him some flakes directly in the hole he was staying and he immediately ate it, thank goodness acclimating went well. From the start it didn't look well.

honestly mine goes after any food i put in there, from flake, pellet or frozen food.

 

[Mike389]

Your tank looks fantastic, very well planded and organized setup....keep up the good work

 

[vinnymang]

Looks like the tank is doing good. How are ur parameters. Po4 nitrates alk calc? I got some frags ready for you

Parameters are good dude. I think I'm ready whenever your ready

 

[vinnymang]

Your tank looks fantastic, very well planded and organized setup....keep up the good work

Thanks man!

 

[vinnymang]

Made my next big jump in the hobby. Thanks to @CristianD I am officially a reef enthusiast!!! Put in a red monti cap, green and purple digita monti, a birds nests and green brain coral. Excited to see these guys flourish!

 

[Awibrandy]

Beautiful!! Wishing you all the best, especially with that goby.lol My diamond had to go on account that it kept burying the corals on the sand bed.

 

[vinnymang]

Pretty sure my snails in my tank have successfully spawned. Have had white spots around my glass for a while now and have just noticed about a dozen small snails roaming around. Guess i got a free clean up crew! Whoop whoop!