My first reef tank.

[CanadianFrag]

This is my second attempt at salt water. Had it running for about a month and a half - 2 months before i added corals, started with a pink tip anenome which was way to big and had to be removed. Haven't had any problems keeping Frags or LPS Corals alive.

Equipment.
20G tank width - 24", depth - 14"
1x 24" Single bright LED
1x 18" Single bright LED
1x T8 Coralife Actinic
Fluval 206 Canister (Cleaned once a week)
Aqueon Power head 700gph
Fluval 300w Heater

16lbs or so of live rock.

Live stock
3 Damsels that i used to cycle the tank
1 Clown
1 Peppermint shrimp
2 Snails
1 Emerald crab

I bought a rock that was filled with Zoos and have had it in my tank for almost a week, only seems to have a few heads open up and now none open up. i did a fresh water dip but still won't open, any ideas on this?

I had a red alge problem but seems to be getting better now I'm doing water changes with distilled ozonated water and installed a power head to ad more flow to the side of the tank that seemed to have the most red alge

Going to be participating in the forum as much as i can!

 

[daleomilla]

looks like your off to a good start.

 

[unibob]

looking good welcome to the forum

this looks like an interesting coloured hammer. is it green with blue underneath tips?

 

[CanadianFrag]

Thanks, It was just a weird picture. hard to take picture of the tank due to the lightning.

Heres a close up.

 

[unibob]

ok thanks

still a nice healthy looking hammer.

 

[Jewel]

Looking good, Nice set-up.

 

[KBennett]

You might want to put that gsp on a rock on your sandbed.  It will probably take over all your rock pile where it is

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

do yu blow off yur rock with a turkey baster ?….all those bubbles and red algae will kill yur coral if they stay on them..so turkey baste yur rock and corals where there is bubbles and algae

 

[Jewel]

Like Pete said Blow that stuff off your rocks, When you do a water change blow it off and try and collect it while its floating in the tank. Try a strainer they work pretty good as well.

 

[TORX]

Great start. Welcome to this addictive hobby. Great to see someone local as well as there are not too many around Chatham.