Kevin's 55 Gallon Adventure To The Salty Side!

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cowbla1

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Well i have decide to become a salty! So i guess i will try a journal.
I bought a used 55 with a stand and filter for $110 on craigslist, and i am planning to turn it into a reef tank. I have ordered a skimmer for it which should be here next week, and i am hoping to get some metal halides for christmas. If i can not get metal halides i will keep it a fowlr, but my parents said they will probably get them for me then. Here are some tank specs:
Tank: 55 gallons
Filter: fluval 405 (will take out media and use carbon)
Lighting: Basic T8's
Stand
Sand: aragonite
Skimmer: Odyssea ps75

And here is a stocking list for you guys to evaluate:
2x Ocellaris clowns
1x Bangaii cardinal
1x firefish
1x 6-line wrasse
1x mccosker's flasher wrasse

And here are some pics.
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Tank semi-clean
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Stand
 
Looks cool with the background painted and lights on

Bet you can;t wait now to get sand and rock in there and see ittake shape

Simon
 
MMmmm, well, I have never made it before, but someone on here has, it might have been KJ or Nemo?

It will take a long time to become Live and will need some live rock to seed from. I also thought it took quite a long time to cure?

Seffie x
 
Sorry it has been a while and i have not had a whole lot of money, considering i'm too young to work :crazy:. But i got $150 for Christmas as well as a new nova extreme pro 6 bulb t5 light. That puts my tank at a little below 6 watts per gallon which i think is ok for my purposes.
All lights
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10000k
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Acintic
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Noticed the earlier post. I have made DIY live rock, although the curing process is long and painful and although I love how it came out, I have not used it because I'm still not comfortable with the pH being given off.

Looking good, slow is better than fast :eek:
 
This morning i found this. Is it aiptasia and if it is how should i kill it?
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Kevin
 

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