Dread Pirate Dave
Well-Known Member
It has been a while since I was really into this hobby. My first saltwater tank was a 29 gallon fish only setup. This was pretty basic with an under gravel filter and standard florescent lighting. I didn't make it a year before jumping into the deep end with a 150 gallon tank loaded up with live rock. In 2001 our home burned down and this pretty much sucked the wind out my sails. Shortly after this event I ended up purchasing a mated pair of tomato clownfish from a small pet store in town. I was always fascinated with the idea of trying my hand at breeding and raising them.
These two (Boris and Doris) lived with me and my family for 20 years in a 20 gallon bare bottom tank and live rock. I had had Doris for 21 years before she passed on. Boris followed a year later. I never timed it to be more exact but I think they spawned on a monthly basis in that tank.
I was planning on moving them into a nicer tank along with an anemone. I had bought a 29 gallon biocube for them but procrastination won out and they never got to enjoy the new tank. In May of last year, not knowing what to do with the new tank, I decided to start again. I ended up here a few times when researching a dark red encrusting algae that was taking up residence on the shaded portions of my rocks. I'm fairly certain it is Peyssonnelia or closely related.
Here is the tank as it is today.
I'm already wanting to upgrade to a larger tank. I want more fish but they'll need more space than the current tank can provide.
I look forward to getting to know everyone here and learning from your experiences. I started off by reading lots of books. Now I'm reading lots of web pages.
These two (Boris and Doris) lived with me and my family for 20 years in a 20 gallon bare bottom tank and live rock. I had had Doris for 21 years before she passed on. Boris followed a year later. I never timed it to be more exact but I think they spawned on a monthly basis in that tank.
I was planning on moving them into a nicer tank along with an anemone. I had bought a 29 gallon biocube for them but procrastination won out and they never got to enjoy the new tank. In May of last year, not knowing what to do with the new tank, I decided to start again. I ended up here a few times when researching a dark red encrusting algae that was taking up residence on the shaded portions of my rocks. I'm fairly certain it is Peyssonnelia or closely related.
Here is the tank as it is today.
I'm already wanting to upgrade to a larger tank. I want more fish but they'll need more space than the current tank can provide.
I look forward to getting to know everyone here and learning from your experiences. I started off by reading lots of books. Now I'm reading lots of web pages.
