Nate's 75g

[rocket]

Hello All,
I've been reading on this forum for a while now and I always enjoy looking at pictures of your tanks, so I thought I would try post a few of my own.
I look forward to all your comments and suggestions.

Here are some of the tank specifics:
75 gallon
65lbs LR
3+" Argonite sand
Remora skimmer with prefilter box
3 - Maxijet 1200 PH
Current Dual 48" 260W total


I started it the last week in August and the week after I filled this tank with salt water I ended up in the hospital for a week and I'm still recovering. But it has given me something to look at and fret about while lying around.

Its simple, but its a start. Im hoping to add a 30g sump soon, as well as some fish! Ill add some more up-to-date pictures soon.
Thanks for looking!
Nate

 

[Krish]

Looking great so far!!! Thanks for the pics and sorry to hear you were in the hospital...I hope you get well and recover soon!

 

[spongebob lover]

its looking good, thanks for sharing dood !! .
I'm with Krish on this one ... i hope you recover very soon dood .

 

[ronj]

looks good Nate....what is the algae clip for??? are you going to add a tang??

 

[rocket]

Good eye Ron,
Yeah I actually did add a kole tang. But unfortunately he got sick and died with in a couple days. He was crazy busy eating algae off the back glass and the next day he was rolling around on the sand with what looked like a coat of slime on him. Needless to say, I now have a QT tank running and the main tank is sitting fallow, still have a few weeks to go.
Id like to get another Kole or maybe a Indian Mimic when the tank is healthy again.

 

[ronj]

i have an eye for tangs!!! sounds like it could have been velvet...i used to not qt anything, and never had a problem..my fish had ich, but they survived without being treated...then i added a hippo...that was my first loss to ich..i didn't know much about hippo's then, but i had heard that they were ich magnets...after it died, i took everything out and started qt'ing everything

 

[rocket]

Yeah, I felt horrible! I couldn't believe I killed a living thing! So now I will quarantine everything. I would love to have a hippo, but We don't have room for a bigger tank. That was one of the fish that got our family into saltwater, so we were a little disappointed to learn that they need 100g or larger. Maybe someday eh?

 

[brady816]

nice tank keep the pics coming

 

[LakeEd]

Rocket,

Good looking start! Have you tested your Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate levels lately... to ensure your tank has finished cycling? Since it has been up for about two months now, I would "assume" that the innitial cycle is completed (especially with the diatom bloom, that is usually the 2nd stage of maturing in our tanks), but thought I would ask just the same.

I hope both your health, and your tanks health continue getting better!

 

[rocket]

Took a few more pics. I got a small Frogspawn, so I have something to look at. :|

 

[Krish]

Looking good!! Nice addition

 

[J-dub]

Coming along nicley! Don't worry you'll add fish before you know it and you'll be glad you waited.

 

[rocket]

Some newer pictures. I found this great Brain Worm coral and could'nt pass it up!

 

[rocket]

And a full tank shot...

 

[Krish]

Looking great!!! I like how the rock is elevated to accomodate good circulation!

 

[rocket]

Now if I could just kick the fuzzy red algae, we'd be doing great!

 

[spongebob lover]

wwwoouu dood great additions ... i like the maze brain coral ....it's one of the kewlest brains .

 

[andrew m.]

are you using RO or RO/DI water?

 

[rocket]

Yeah I am.

are you using RO or RO/DI water?

 

[tike]

Man....it is coming along great!