jakaufman

looks good so far. as far as if the tank temp gets up too high.. a cheap fan should help get it down to some extent which would be probably the best "budget" solution

You guys don't see the resemblance??

what a steal! wish i had the space for it hah

Well here are some more pictures of the progress: Covered in algae.. I turned the lights off for a few days to get rid of it while letting the chaeto grow and take up those excess nutrients. Here is the fuge before the chaeto was added: The light didnt stay well the way I had it attached so I am goign to work on putting a small screw or two in to hold it up better i got my skimmer yesterday and am trying to figure out how to get it working. Seems like my cycle is nearing completion with the nitrates being all that was left and around 10ppm before adding chaeto. I am testing the tank tonight to see where they are now, plus getting the skimmer going. After everything is running and I get back from my last small weekend trip of the summer I am going to add livestock!

thanks jason Update: went through a green algae phase, now its gone and covered in brown algae! woohoo! Going to do a water change and test the parameters tonight I also added a kick butt refugium light (per melev's reef's suggestion) and will be putting chaeto in this weekend

i wish they had more info on the farmers.. very cool site though we could probably do a site like that around here with all the great corals people frag and sell locally

i think $290 is definitely worth it. do you need a certification or would they just give you a quick lesson when you get there? i did all the classroom work and pool work for my SCUBA cert but didnt finish the actual dives for my certification :(

those are awesome quality. im still saving up and debating my upgrade to a DSLR..

nice, big pieces of coral! where did you get them? I will probably be needing some larger pieces to get started when my algae/diatom bloom dies down!

Can you still find the Mrs Wage's pickling lime at grocery stores? I remember reading that it was hard to find for awhile. Is there a replacement for buying some cheaper option than the LFS kalkwasser mix? Thanks, Joe

love the video, that site is great too! i hope that it does well and that fish area gets filled up with great, informative videos

im glad i dont have the option to change mine yet.. the pressure to be creative comes along with it!

I am sure.. it was as I put the shrimp into the tank

awesome video. i look forward to my tank maturing some so i can get one of those from you!

did you look on the ground? I would guess hes just hiding because its a new environment