My first real tank build

[Cheeselady]

I started keeping a reef tank ~10 months ago and got bitten by the bug bad. I started with a 10 gal....

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But now I'm on the way up. Here the 46gal bowfront I got - all drilled and painted and ready to go:

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I added a 20 gallon sump and learned to do PVC so I could do the plumbing

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I got some live rock from another reef keeper

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and added some live sand ...cloudy!....

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here's the WAY over crowed 10 gallon after acquiring some stock from some ones tear down (he was heading off to college) - it didn't have to wait too long

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And last but not least.... the final product!

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Current stock, fish:
1 orange and 1 black clownfish
1 scooter blenny
1 neon goby
1 royal gramma

coral:
GSP
pink pulsing xenia
random blue zooanthid
random green zooanthid
red goniopora
green eyed chalice
green starry cup
green hairy mushroom
random purple mushrooms
orange birds nest (wasn't planning on going for SPS yet but I was given this frag so I though I would try it out)

obviously I need to work on getting better photos but I think it's coming along!!

 

[FoxFace Fish]

dude that looks awesome tank dude i still need to add live rock to mine but I'm poor XD

 

[Cheeselady]

Thanks!

For live rock you should try your local club - I got this for $1 lb and I had several choices to pick from - just beware of folks selling "live rock" from tank crashes

 

[Malign Reefer]

Looking good, keep it up.