The 45g Money Pit.

[Krixic]

Just got back from my lengthy vacation. Im about to put some serious work into this tank. Just built a budget saltwater station! Spent around 100 bucks, using pvc, two 32 gal brute cans, a jebao return pump and various misc glues/tape. Im by no means a plumber nor am I super handy so be gentle haha. Thinking about setting up a diy water change but I don't know yet. My next project is to build a controller cabinet and to add some inverts to the DT and let them quarantine while my fish are quarantineing in there own place. Lots of algae to be eaten!

 

[Krixic]

Just introduced some livestock! I found a midas blenny finally and along with him, I got a flasher wrasse (I believe thats what it is....not sure what exact type tho, lemme know if you do). I also got a wheeler goby with a tiger pistol strimp (not yet paired). I literally have no idea where the shrimp went...have not seen her (she has bebes) in 3 days lol. I saw the goby yesterday for a brief moment hiding in a tiny crack in the tank but thats about it.

My blenny became best friends with my magnet scraper and has not left its side since I got him (3 days ago). Sorry for the blury pic of him...he gets spooked anytime im even looking at him (I swear he is ALWAYS watching me....Ill Glace over at him and he will lose it). Wrasse is warming up well and swims to greet me when I get close to the tank

Also added some inverts, couple turbos, nassarius and a conch...although im pretty sure the conch is dead cause he has not moved over 30 hours
Thought he was doing fine but oh well.

Plan to add a couple clowns and corals in the furture but want the blenny to chill out first

 

[Krixic]

Just got some corals today. I've never had so much trouble shopping in my entire life...I left so bad for LPS worker. Spent like 2 hours in that place lol. I got....
Metallic Green Birdsnest
Pink cats paw stylofora
Ricordia Uma
Lava lamp Mushroom
Red people eater paly
No name blue acro
No name green acro
Watermelon mushroom
Tubbs birdsnest

Sorry for the crappy image quality. Trying to get that worked on

 

[OrangeCountyReefer]

Great corals! The SPS might be difficult to keep in a new tank so don't get discouraged if they bleach but hopefully it all works out.

 

[Krixic]

Great corals! The SPS might be difficult to keep in a new tank so don't get discouraged if they bleach but hopefully it all works out.

Thanks! I figured since ny levels were more or less what they need to be (and they are beginner sps) that it would be fine. Here to hoping haha

 

[Krixic]

Just added a toadstool leather, frogspawn, Radioactive dragons head zoas, fire and ice zoas, branching gsp, and forest fire digi.

Got all of these for a decent deal. Guy was selling a IM 20gal with abs stand, lighting, pump, circ pump, ect. for cheap on Facebook. Came with ALOT of zoas and shrooms. Along with some other various stuff. Including a midnight clown I think.

 

[Krixic]

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