Hello!
I’m new to the board (well, not actually – I’ve been reading for a while and decided it was time to join) and wanted to share my tank with everyone. The tank is a 110-gallon tall tank. It was set up in May of 2005 as my husband’s project. He used to work in a fish store doing aquarium maintenance, and since all I had managed to do in terms of my fish career was to kill a few beta fish, the tank was to be his responsibility. We added our first fish at the end of July after the awful mess of cycling and curing our live rock. But even before the fish were in the tank, I had fallen in love with the hobby.
Everyone knows what happened at the end of August – Katrina. Luckily we only lost power for a day and were able to keep the tank running with a car battery. We suffered no losses, but after the storm my husband decided to go back to working offshore – which meant the tank had a new parent – me.
Since then, the tank (now a year and seven months old) has flourished. I have upgraded everything from the sump to the lighting, and I must say Josh (the hubby) is impressed (and maybe a little jealous, lol). The SPS, LPS, and soft corals are showing amazing growth and coloration. Some of the SPS, such as the birdsnest, started off as 1/2 inch frags. And I am absolutely addicted. I handle all of the maintenance of the tank, except for large water changes. Between law school and working for an environmental law organization, I read everything about the hobby I can get my hands on.
I hope you enjoy the pictures of the tank. I love getting feedback and constructive criticism is more than welcome
I’m sure you will be hearing more from me, as I am about to set up a 40-gallon anemone tank for a mated pair of black and white percs, and I thus far have very little knowledge about anemone tanks. I know I will have plenty of questions!
Cheers,
Melissa
I’m new to the board (well, not actually – I’ve been reading for a while and decided it was time to join) and wanted to share my tank with everyone. The tank is a 110-gallon tall tank. It was set up in May of 2005 as my husband’s project. He used to work in a fish store doing aquarium maintenance, and since all I had managed to do in terms of my fish career was to kill a few beta fish, the tank was to be his responsibility. We added our first fish at the end of July after the awful mess of cycling and curing our live rock. But even before the fish were in the tank, I had fallen in love with the hobby.
Everyone knows what happened at the end of August – Katrina. Luckily we only lost power for a day and were able to keep the tank running with a car battery. We suffered no losses, but after the storm my husband decided to go back to working offshore – which meant the tank had a new parent – me.
Since then, the tank (now a year and seven months old) has flourished. I have upgraded everything from the sump to the lighting, and I must say Josh (the hubby) is impressed (and maybe a little jealous, lol). The SPS, LPS, and soft corals are showing amazing growth and coloration. Some of the SPS, such as the birdsnest, started off as 1/2 inch frags. And I am absolutely addicted. I handle all of the maintenance of the tank, except for large water changes. Between law school and working for an environmental law organization, I read everything about the hobby I can get my hands on.
I hope you enjoy the pictures of the tank. I love getting feedback and constructive criticism is more than welcome
I’m sure you will be hearing more from me, as I am about to set up a 40-gallon anemone tank for a mated pair of black and white percs, and I thus far have very little knowledge about anemone tanks. I know I will have plenty of questions!Cheers,
Melissa
