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Great, want to get it on my calender! Thanks ya'll!

New to WAMA's, and learning all the great things that come with it (vendor discounts, a great buy sell trade forum, an awesome support group and network of reefing addicts, etc.) I've poked around all over the forum, can somebody point me in the right direction to figure out things like when the next meeting will be, and where? Things that happen, how we can all find out? I'm very much looking forward to my first meeting, and have heard there are even perks like if I need a tank drilled, I can get it done on site if I bring it?! I've easily gotten my memberships worth from here, and it's been less than a month.

the sps is looking great, except for the Zoas. I just picked up a reef testing kit to see if I could figure it out. My other corals are doing great, they have not bloomed since their first day in the tank (when they came out in all their glory.) I noticed I had some red stuff building up in my sand, round about the same place I got my diatom bloom. I tested my water last night, and my no2 was 0, but no3 is back up around 80. My ammonia levels were also at .25. I JUST did a partial water change and then tested, would that have anything to do with my readings? I threw out the bio balls, and am just replacing filter floss every couple days or so, I'm not keeping anything else in the back, except for the oceanic carbon pads that slide in there. I'm only using those because I still have some left over before I started the tank. Should I be keeping anything different? Should I be dosing anything? I'll post my reef testings tonight when I get home from work. I don't know if they are in sps parameters, but like mentioned, other than my zoas, everything is looking great. This morning I did a quick tank inspection, was down a Clown. Found it wedged in-between my pump and "sump" wall. luckily still alive, and eating as soon as it was put back into the tank. I don't quite know how it got in there, but hopefully this wont be consistent. OH! Also new addition, peppermint shrimp. I drip acclimated it yesterday for about 45 minutes, threw it in the tank right before lights out. Saw it this morning, and the colors were significantly brighter. Yesterday it was pretty much just all white, and the red stripes really were coming out this morning. Anybody know if this guy will be alright with a blood shrimp. Done some moving about of corals as well, I've never had so much super glue on my hands in my life. Hopefully this will get better with time and practice! I'm rambling now, will post pics up tonight.

Also interested in this buy, will be following for an answer!

Great meeting you, Ryan. Are you moving out of the area? if you need help, I'm not far, just inexperienced!

Thanks for the headsup on that. I stopped at Petco today, I picked up a 40 breeder and a 29 gallon as a sump. I didn't look into if the glass was tempered or not, but I plan to sell the 55 and start fresh. It's just deep and high enough that it'll make an awesome size Reef Tank for the apartment. Rosco, what kind of lights are you running?

It's the finding space thing that's the issue! Never say never, but I love my little nano, although I wish I just started with the 29 Bio off the bat. It was brought to my attention that if there was ever any copper or treatment in my 55 that it would need a really good cleaning. I think I might hit up Petco's $ per Gallon sale and get a 40 gallon breeder, turn it into a frag tank.

Thanks Jimlin! Still have yet to see the Red Zoas come out again, maybe will move them on my next water change. I'd like to also apologize for my spelling since I started the build here. I will go in and try and fix my broken links as well. Added two Percula Clownfish, bought from Steve & Vince over at QuantumReefs. I've gotta' say, joining WAMAS is the greatest thing I've ever done. Vince was great with figuring out exactly what I was looking for (which honestly was everything, unfortunately my wallet says otherwise.) This was my first time adding a saltwater species to an aquarium, so all my experience was freshwater. I had read about drip acclimation, but Vince not only patiently walked me through it, he threw in some tubing with a small drip release valve! I also ended up leaving with a refractometer, first order of business, chuck the hydrometer. I wish aquarium stores/pet stores didn't even sell em'. Second order of business, figure out what pellets I should feed. Steve sold me on the pellets they carry, and Vince showed me how much to feed for two. Next on my list is one of their Blood Shrimps, which looked fantastic, but I figured I would spread my tank load out. I've already loaded in twelve SPS's, and two clowns in one week, would like to give the tank some time to figure out what's happening. They ate within the first hour of being put in the tank. I've posted some of my favorite pictures below for your viewing. So here is what I'm currently sitting with: 15lbs of live rock 20lbs of Aragonite live sand (live now!) Percula Clowns (2) Ricordeas (2) JPB Cobalt Shrooms (4) Liams Cloves (2" sq) Wavespring Neon Toadie Wavespring Neon Sinularia Green Star Polyps Rock Anemone Red Zoas I think I'm getting ready to sell my 55 freshwater, and buy a 40 gallon breeder to start growing some SPS, give me a chance to start messing around with lighting.

Also, there are some red zoas next to the Ricordeas in the 3rd picture. They came out in full the first day, and now they have been reclused since them.... thoughts? Also the Wavespring Neon Toadie has been holding back about 20% of the first day as well. Overall, They are doing well, I think.

Sorry about the missing links, I edited my Photobucket a bit, and I think I shot them all. Here are some pictures I took today with a decent camera. FTS: Rock Anemone

I would love to go with a 75. It just seems easier with everything I have setup already. Space being a big issue as well. Using the 55 as a sump doesn't even seem possible with my space right now. I love the 90 gallon cubes as well, but again, space!

That is the problem already, seeing the nano, and obviously getting swept up in it. The ol' lady is already so enthralled with the saltwater that she looked at my freshwater and said "Why don't you sell that one?" My immediate thought was, why don't I do more saltwater?! I have a friend who lives on the Mariana Islands who has sent me some georgous rock that is just waiting to cure, I would love to use it in my 55, I think I will start parting out my current FW stock. I'm in an apartment, so I'd rather not hang lights, but I also don't know enough to rule it out. with filter floss and rubble I would venture to say I could do 5 gallons.

SPS mostly. I don't think i would have trouble aquascaping. Could I use my canister, or would I have to drill? My only current upgrades would have to be the lighting, and I would probably invest in an RO/DI.

So I've started a 14 gallon biocube nano, and I'm in love with saltwater. I've been bit by the bug. Forget freshwater, what took me so long! I have a bunch of rock that's not live. and a 55 gallon freshwater that I'm running. I've read that 55 gallons are not good for saltwater, but can somebody tell me why? Is it because they are so skinny? I would need to change my lighting, obviously get rid of my stock in there, but would I be able to use a canister filter with live rock or filter like I am now, or would I have to drill it and run a sump? Just want to get some thoughts and opinions from the experts out there!

Haha, I'll need it. How long have you been keeping your clown pair in there? Do they have enough room?

I'll give it the good ol' college try and wipe it down before my next batch of pictures. Can anybody give me some information on what to feed my SPS? I've read a lot of contradictory information, some saying they just need light, others saying they do require food. Any direction on this matter would be fantastic. Also, my rock anemone sprouts it's neck out when the lights go off, and as soon as they go on in the morning, it recoils down flat. Do you think I have it to high up, and close to the light? It looks so glorious, and then... bam.

Maybe the video is better quality? And sideways, sorry, rookie status.

Cool little nano, an insparation to other 14 gallons. I look forward to seeing your progress, keep us posted!

Looks good, I'll be turning your way for advice! What was that you said about meetings twice a week?

Thank you all for your kind words! Let the addiction begin. I waited for the miss to go to sleep before I wet out and worked on the tank tonight. I'm using the standard 24W 10K daylights, and the 24W actinic blues. I did, it fils it up nicely. I snagged some corals off a forum member and have added them into my tank. It's my first time dealing with corals, the two part epoxy, and superglue all in one tank. I find putting them back quite like I had them after I attach the corals is... impossible. They were pretty beat from being transported, but after I put them into my tank they all spruced up, looking great in a matter of 8 hours. After my hermits rode all over them in the tank today, I finally glued them in tonight. Last night the Wavespring Neon Toadie and Wavespring Neon Sinularia were glowing in my moonlight bulbs, it was fantastic thing to see, especially as a beginner. The Sinularia is just a little frag, so I hope it grows, very cool looking. I took out my Rock Anemone to glue it to some rock, it was already in a crevace, and it "spat" out water and shriveled up. It seemed pretty attached already, and I couldn't pull it off, so I let it be. When I put it back in the tank again, it opened up. Such a cool thing to watch. Hoping for tips and tricks to help keep them alive! I'm not feeding in the tank, sans a pinch of brine shrimp every now and then for the crabs. Recommendations on anything other than light for the corals? I'm going to work on getting a camera, I apologize for all the crappy cell phone photos.

I did, I've only got my camera phone. Nabbed some corals from a forum member, and the are doing great, really opened up overnight, pics to come.

So on 11/12/12, I started my adventures with my Oceanic Biocube 14. Like many others, I've been in freshwater for years, and always been in awe of saltwater tanks, but due to my thoughts of not enough money, time, or knowledge, I always shyed away. Well, after my friend successively killed all of his fish in the Biocube running freshwater, he put it in his attic for another year or so. I was helping him clean up and found it, and "voila!" a tank was born. I ordered new lights, cleaned it up, and started cycling with two bags of argonite "live sand" and about 6lbs of live rock. Didn't like that, so I changed it around: I added a Clean Up Crew on 11/29/12 5 crabs 5 snails Bought more live rock Tank completely cycled, got a stand yesterday, and aquascaped again: More to come!

Oh, awesome! Ballston as well here! And South Arlington is obviously close! "Learning," not quite sure I get it...?

Hey all, have been registered and signed up for quite some time, figured I would introduce. My name is Isaac, and I'm living in Arlington, Virginia right now. Usual story, I've been in freshwater for years, and finally decided to start saltwater when I bequeathed a 14 gallon Biocube. I've been cycling for 6 weeks now, and I'm fairly sure I'm done. I'm getting a stand for Christmas, so as soon as that's setup, I'll be able to do my first water change (it's on the floor of my apartment now!) I'm still learning, and trying to read as much as I can, and already have plans of switching my 55 freshwater into salt, but want to learn as much as I can before I make a dedicated switch. My ultimate goal is to grow corals, any and all advice is appreciated. I look forward to learning and building with some local reefers! Here are some pics of my nano: First stage: and now: