Good and Bad News

Bad News: My buddies tank had a malfunction that cost him all of his fish and a few of his corals, so he decided to take a break from the hobby. Also, algae has once again started spreading in my aquarium. Good News: I got all of my buddies left over coral! Green...

Mangrove growth 3/23/2010

Continuation of the post: Mangrove’s in the Reef Aquarium Just a couple pictures showing the size of the mangroves since the last post where we looked at growth rates from December 3rd 2009 to February 17th 2010. These are the most recent pictures taken on 3/23/2010. In the time since the last post, the...

Hi-res pic update of the 37 gallon reef

A friend of mine just picked up a nice DSLR camera and wanted to take a few pictures of my tank. They are amature at best with no editing, but a few of them came out pretty nice. Click on the images for larger versions. custom refugium sump combo 3 cu

Refugium Biological filtration

Because so many fish and corals require pristine water conditions, filtration of our reefs water is a very important and very expansive aspect of the marine reef keeping hobby. All the types of filtration can be broken down into mechanical and biological. Mechanical filtration are going to be your canister...

Pictures of my aquarium 1/13/2010

Just wanted to throw a couple recent pictures of my aquarium and its current inhabitants. Thanks for looking and leave a comment or question if you like. I am quick with responses. Full tank shot of my saltwater aquarium Sailfin or Algae Blenny

My Aquarium Stats 1/4/2010

Welcome. My aquarium has come a long way since the first updates here and I wanted to fill you all in on improvements and additions I have made over the last year. Stats: 55-65 LBS of live rock – mix of Figi and Haitian rock 10-15 LBS of Base rock 40 LBS of live sand Current USA SunPod Metal Halide...

Update on the algae remover and how the tank looks 2 months after installation (lots of pics)

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37 Gallon Reef: 6/24/2009

Hello and welcome. I know it has been a while since the last update, but I have been very busy. As you may know, if you have been following along with my updates, my fish tank was over-run by green hair algae. This was due to not being diligent with my water changes, probably overfeeding, and the death of a...

Refugium Installed!

So, I had been searching for a couple months now on a used refugium for my fish tanks and I finally came across a decent deal. I found a used CPR HOB (Hang on back) medium sized refugium (about 4.5 gallons) on ebay for $50 so I jumped on it. It came with the pump and tubing and all I needed to get was a...

5/6/2009 – 37 gallon reef

Hello all, and welcome new-comers. I know it has been quite some time since I last posted some photos of the fish tank, but I am a busy guy (full time work and school) and I just finished finals for the spring semester! Also, I have been avoiding posting pictures of the tank recently because it looks really...

37 Gallon Reef: 4/9/2009

Hello all Still have not found the charger for my camera, so I snapped a couple pics with the iPhone. They arnt the best quality, but I’m trying to work with what I have right now. Enjoy!

Hawkfish update

When I woke up this morning, my Hawkfish was no where to be found. I immediately assumed the worst as I had not see him eat since I bought him about 4 days ago. I scanned the tank, the floor around the tank, and my sump and didnt see him anywhere. Then, I decided to check the back of the tank to see if maybe...

37 Gallon Reef: Hawkfish pictures

Hey guys, to those who have been following, I decided not to wait for the weekly update of the entire tank and took a couple pictures of my Long Nose Hawkfish. I know the picture quality isn’t the best, but bare with me, I am going to be getting a Nikon D40 soon ...

Long Nose Hawkfish

So its been a few days now and the fish is still alive and kicking. He has not eaten much in the way of pellets, but I have seen him pecking at the rocks in the tank. I know this species of fish eats worms so that must be what is sustaining him at the moment. I plan on making a quick stop at the live fish...

New addition – Long Nose Hawkfish

Today I took my brother and my sister with me to the fish store to have a look around and maybe purchase a coral frag or 2. The first store we went to did not have as much as I had hoped, so I decided to take them across town to another, much larger store. When we arrived, I immediately noticed a fish that I...

37 Gallon Reef: 3/24/2009 update

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37 Gallon Reef: 3/3/2009

At this point, I was Pretty far along with the tank and didnt take too many pictures My cycle had completed just about 3 weeks after the initial set-up and the first things I threw in were 3 peppermint shrimp and a Yellow watchman goby that my friend had. The reason he gave me the fish was because he was...

My Aquarium Statistics 12/30/08

Hello all, Here is the set up on my first tank build. 37 gallon Tall Aquarium (Click here for Pictures!) Stats: 50-55 LBS of live rock – mix of Figi and Haitian rock 10-15 LBS of Base rock 40 LBS of live sand Current USA 130w Power Compact Lighting ProClear Pro 75 system Sump Livestock: 1 Juvenile...