Lots to update on! Yesterday...April Fools Day I pulled the trigger and bought the my first fish, a few corals and some CUC. To be honest, I was a bit overwhelmed and excited when buying the corals..it's all kind of a blur.
I finished installing the ATO (super simple setup) and also the power bar and organized all the cords up and away so that I can still use the shelf.
The corals are NOT in their final spots, they are just places now so I can observe them and see how they are doing.
The clowns seem to be doing ok...they seemed to feed better last night, today they were a bit more picky about the food and spit out quit a few pieces. Not sure what that's all about.
The cleaner shrimp is hiding in the back but he did come out for a few minutes when I was feeding.
The snails are doing a great job on the diatoms...those guys are actually pretty cool.
Here are a few pics, please ignore the ugly grey epoxy putty. My big rock split apart when I was trying to drill a hole in it (which I saw someone do on a video and though it would be a cool idea). I will cover those up soon with some neat corals once I figure out what the hell I am doing.
The corals are doing pretty good so far, most are coming out and seem to be ok but again, I have no idea really what to look for...this is the scariest part for me.
I actually had a nightmare last night about my tank...in my dream I woke up to find a yellow tang and a coral beauty angel in my tank and all the sand pushed to one side. Not really sure what that was all about. I was over at my b/f house so I got up at 5am and went home to check on everything. I swear I am as nervous as when I brought my kids home the first time many years ago. LOL
Anyways, I'll post the pics next.