Salt water Aquariums

[PAYRION]

Im gonna show the nerdy side of myself....Anyone else keep corals or salt water aquariums?

 

[JM750]

No. But i think it is very cool. And you have to be somewhat smart to manage these. So kudos to you. And id love to see pics

 

[cbbram00]

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Im gonna show the nerdy side of myself....Anyone else keep corals or salt water aquariums?

I do... I'll post a pic of the tank I had... I just recently sold it because of a move but I'm going to get another soon

 

[PAYRION]

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here is a quick pic of the 60gal..3 fish..2 clowns and a coral beauty..and several sps/lps/spft corals...

 

[PAYRION]

I wouldnt say one has to be somewhat smart...It took a ton of trial and error and just plain old patience....

 

[PAYRION]

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Im gonna show the nerdy side of myself....Anyone else keep corals or salt water aquariums?

I do... I'll post a pic of the tank I had... I just recently sold it because of a move but I'm going to get another soon

Please do..I love it...I am getting ready to tear down a small 5 gal we had too...I have a bristle worm in there that is a GIANT....Im going to dip the rocks as I tear it down tonight..Ill get a pic of it If i can....I was taking a rock out by hand and the fucker got me..It hurt like a bitch...

 

[cbbram00]

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I wouldnt say one has to be somewhat smart...It took a ton of trial and error and just plain old patience....

Kinda like running a cycle... Little this... Little that... Lol

 

[cbbram00]

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here is a quick pic of the 60gal..3 fish..2 clowns and a coral beauty..and several sps/lps/spft corals...

Very cool!

 

[PAYRION]

This is the guy that stung me..Those are bristles on him..He is a bristle worm...I didnt buy him, they hitch hike when buying live rock for the tank..It sucks being stung by the bristles....tons of pain...

 

[cbbram00]

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This is the guy that stung me..Those are bristles on him..He is a bristle worm...I didnt buy him, they hitch hike when buying live rock for the tank..It sucks being stung by the bristles....tons of pain...

I've had those before... Yeah I heard they sting... Lol

 

[cbbram00]

Here was my most recent tank. A Nano 11.4 With Kessil Led

 

[PAYRION]

That bristle worm came out of a 5 gal nano..I just right now took down...

 

[PAYRION]

You have it set up perfect..I had way too much in my nano..I couldnt clean it...I actually kept it going for 9 months without cleaning..Wanted to see what will survive...all my zoas died but the muchrooms and octopus frogspawn lived fine...Thats why that worm got so big I think..he had tons to eat....

 

[cbbram00]

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You have it set up perfect..I had way too much in my nano..I couldnt clean it...I actually kept it going for 9 months without cleaning..Wanted to see what will survive...all my zoas died but the muchrooms and octopus frogspawn lived fine...Thats why that worm got so big I think..he had tons to eat....

Yeah... Lol... I had started a 125 but I never finished it because it became a money pit...

 

[cbbram00]

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You have it set up perfect..I had way too much in my nano..I couldnt clean it...I actually kept it going for 9 months without cleaning..Wanted to see what will survive...all my zoas died but the muchrooms and octopus frogspawn lived fine...Thats why that worm got so big I think..he had tons to eat....

Thanks!

 

[PAYRION]

I only have the 60 now..We will be moving to a new house next spring...Its on then..I really want to go BIG..180...240...who knows...Ill do a built in and have a room that is behind the wall as my tank room...Gonna have a few frag tanks too... Yes it is a money pit...Just in the 60 I have a few grand ...hell I have a few corals that are several hundred alone for a small piece....Mummy eye chalice...true blue stag sps...not supposed to have.... I love it...unless you have one you cannot understand..

 

[cbbram00]

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I only have the 60 now..We will be moving to a new house next spring...Its on then..I really want to go BIG..180...240...who knows...Ill do a built in and have a room that is behind the wall as my tank room...Gonna have a few frag tanks too... Yes it is a money pit...Just in the 60 I have a few grand ...hell I have a few corals that are several hundred alone for a small piece....Mummy eye chalice...true blue stag sps...not supposed to have.... I love it...unless you have one you cannot understand..

Oh yeah I know $$$... Lol... My dream tank is a 300 full of tangs

 

[PAYRION]

I think when I reset up ill go very few corals and more fish...

 

[cbbram00]

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I think when I reset up ill go very few corals and more fish...

Yeah easy hardy corals they can handle the bioload

 

[PAYRION]

Im also going to "cook" my live rock for a few months to make sure there are NO hitchhikers.. I have a mantis that is loud as hell in my tank and a pistol that snaps all the time..Neither hurt anything yet.. Im sure the mantis will sometime...actually I think its him that kills my snails...