My first SW

solastsummer

solastsummer

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My first sw tank, i saw somone else post theirs and I would love some feedback

Here is my 60 FOWLR, any suggestions on background?

My stinkin fish are so camera shy, they wont even come out for mysis shrimp, their favorite food!

2 chromis
2 false perc
1 coral beauty
1 lawnmower
1 yellow tang

and a cuc
 
this might help
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im starting to get a little worried im seeing alot of tanks that arent like mine... rock all over the place but piles of it at different spots in the tank, should i move on to that?
 
The only reason you see piles of rock in different spots is because it offers better stability for the rock. I'm not sure if your rock is leaned up against the back pane of glass but it doesn't look as stable as it should be.
 
Like jkrentz2515 said, it's for stability, and providing more horizontal platforms for corals. If you think the rock won't easily fall then you have nothing to worry about. When you have invested hundreds of dollars in corals then people are a lot more cautious of having rocks stacked high without being supported on several sides. :D


My first tank was a 33gallon LPS with a 10 gallon sump. I learned a lot from reef central and am now embarking on a 120gallon with 40gallon sump, to hopefully be a full blown reef.
 
nice start as for background I went with plain ocean blue as for rocks just make sure they very stable or sails and crabs can knock them over
 
the only time i have had a rock fall is by my own doing, so im thinking im fine them. plus my tang seems to really enjoy the rock work and all the tunnels/caves
 
My fish were camera shy also so I set the camera up on a tripod in front of the tank and left it there for a few days, problem solved. It must look like a giant eye to them !
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12604001#post12604001 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by solastsummer
im starting to get a little worried im seeing alot of tanks that arent like mine... rock all over the place but piles of it at different spots in the tank, should i move on to that?
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It's just personal preference... I believe you are talking about pillars, and it seems like they are becoming a lot more popular recently.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=746318
 
Every tank is a lil different. Just make sure your rocks are stable and then you can put them in there any way that you like. You don't want any rock slides hurting your fish, stirring up the sand bed and scratching your tank.
I think your off to a good start. I think you should put some background film on it. It will give it a better overall appearance and hide some of the equipment.
 
this is a 28 inch high tank--with the reef within 6-8 inches of the surface---the reef only touches the glass on the sides in a couple of places
once you get a background as suggested and some coral growth on the reef it will look great
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so my mother in law was craigslisting and got me a 125G aquarium that is water tight for free.... i repeat free, it is the tank only no hood or anything but oh well, im not going to complain, and my 2x175 MH plans may become more than that but yeah i might be having a serrious upgrade coming soon. Anyone wanna buy a 60G?
 
I just set my tank up yesterday and I placed my base rock directly on the tank bottom and then used Gorrila glue to attach the next level of BR to it. I then filled the sand in around the bottom layer of rock. I stacked my LR on top and it only touched the glass 1 place on the back and 1 each side .
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I need to add another 20 to 30 lbs. of LR to make it look better. The rock is very stable and I don't think that the CUC will be able to undrmine it.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12609576#post12609576 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by solastsummer
so my mother in law was craigslisting and got me a 125G aquarium that is water tight for free.... i repeat free, it is the tank only no hood or anything but oh well, im not going to complain, and my 2x175 MH plans may become more than that but yeah i might be having a serrious upgrade coming soon. Anyone wanna buy a 60G?
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It's good to have the Mother-in-law on your side. That will save you lots of headaches :lol:

I would use the 125 as the display and the 60 as your sump.
You will be good to go with a lil consideration and planning on the plumbing.
 
im sure using the 60 as a sump/fuge is a good idea, but I hate having the feeling that I spent as much as i did for a sump.... but it would be best. This time i plan on not going cheap for LR, maybe tampa bay saltwater or somnething. Im sure my LR has everything it needs, just not enough coraline and critters.
 
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