My 55 gal

[brady816]

Well i see that most people have there start ups on here so i thought i would put my pics on here. Its my first saltwater tank so im very happy to get my feet wet.Its been up and running for about 3 months now. Its nothing jaw dropping but im happy with it. I have 2 fire clown fish and 1 leaf scorpian fish and waiting on the fuzzy dwarf lion fish. I have the blue leg hermit crabs and a emerald crab. With about 30 pounds of live rock and some crushed coral. Plus some other little guys from the live rock.

getting started
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few more rocks...
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more rocks getting $$$$$ and the skimmer cpr bak pak
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taken today with the new blue back ground
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that is it for now.. like i said nothing jaw dropping

 

[Krish]

im very happy to get my feet wet

Figuretively speaking or metaphorically because wet feet with a tank in the house is a bad thing Your tank is looking great Brady! Very nice setup so far! Keep up the good work and I will continue tagging along here

 

[NaH2O]

Tagging along...

Looking great so far!

 

[brady816]

here is some old videos and some pics of the fish. Im getting some growth on the back glass and on the live rock.....thats it for now..

http://img165.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000929fo2.jpg

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzkdgBU6aYU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zOK9q5bgYk

 

[NaH2O]

I liked the videos!

 

[moortim]

It's looking good, there is nothing like seeing a new tank setup. It reminds me that the hobby is alive and well.

Tim

 

[brady816]

I thought i would add some new pics got new lights nova extreme t5 and i took some pics of the fuzzy dwarf lion fish. Its starting to look like a fish tank now lol..

new lights t5!!!!
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Fuzzy lion fish!!!
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Getting some good growth on the back i dont like it but the wife likes it so i have to keep the peace!!!
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Full tank shot!!!
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thats it for now i will be adding other goodies later!!!

 

[ronj]

looks good Brady!!!..are you going to try some corals????

 

[Krish]

Looks good again Brady

 

[brady816]

yes i am it may be a week or 2 before i do... trying to find some that are very easy to take care of first..

 

[ronj]

with the new t-5's you could do alot of corals..i like leathers..most of them are very easy to care for..

 

[darklcd]

its looks like you have a great start and the tank size is really good for a first one. over time you may and more then likely will get the itch like most people and want a bigger tank but that looks great to start. Ronj is right with those lights you will have lots of choice when it comes to coral. well well done can't wait to see what it looks like in 6 or 8 months

 

[brady816]

thank you all its crazy how these lights have made everything look even better. The color on the fish and on the live rocks..

 

[brady816]

well i added one more dwarf fuzzy lion fish today and took back the leaf fish..I wish the leaf fish would swim around more but he didnt so i took hime back and got the other dwarf fuzzy lion fish. Here is pic of him!!!!

http://img253.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000973ll5.jpg

 

[brady816]

here is a better pic of the new lion fish..

http://img87.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000976ym1.jpg

 

[brady816]

New corals

Well i just added a few new corals today. One is a hammer head coral and the other one is a frog spawn it was a frag so hope he grows very well. I will add more pics of them later im very excited about these guys my first real corals!!!!I cant get over that i just wanted a fish only tank but the wife talked me into it and im very happy that she did.

Hammerhead
http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1001002gp0.jpg

frogspawn
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[brady816]

New Anemone

Well i went and picked up a White Sebae Anemone yesterday i hope the clown fish will host it if not ohhh well..

White Sebae Anemone
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Full tank shot
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[Krish]

Cool...Nice shots Brady!!

 

[brady816]

New coral

Well i went to the lfs yesterday and picked up some zoa's there green and a few yellow guys on there. they didnt have any fire and ice on hand he is expecting them thursday..

 

[Krish]

Really nice looking zoo's Brady! Your tank is moving along nicely