New to scr

[Fizzman]

Hello everyone. I am new to scr. I have been in the hobby for 6months. Currently running jbj 24gal nano, with ATS, diy juice bottle Reactor for seachem seagel, diy Chinese 165w LEDs inside the hood(http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2605111), and dosing dry calcium chloride(melt), baking soda, Epson salt. Mix corals. This tank has been up for about 3month. My tank previous to that was 1.7gal tank. Attached is pictures of both tanks still running.

[Fizzman]

And it's also my birthday, and I'm also drunk. Yay.

[EyeReef]

Happy birthday and welcome to SCR! Wow those tanks look amazing. How long was that 1.7g up for and was it difficult to maintain a tank of that size?


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[innerspark]

Welcome and Happy Birthday!

[OGFrenchHorn]

Happy birthday and welcome! man! i wish that my tank looked like that when I was 6 months into the hobby.

[Fizzman]

Happy birthday and welcome to SCR! Wow those tanks look amazing. How long was that 1.7g up for and was it difficult to maintain a tank of that size?


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Ty everyone, the 1. 7 gal is still running, 6months old. It's not hard at all, I just do a 30% wc once a week, I dunno if I have to because I've gone two weeks before. Pretty much a scaled down bigger tank. I replace the light with 72 x 0.25w led lights, 2:2:1 uv, blue, white. Inside it I use the Rio50 pump with sponge filter holder but I pulled the sponge out and run seachem seagel. I use a toothbrush to clean the sides, it's plastic so it's developing scratches but it's OK, it was a used tank to begin with. I stock it with a clownfish, 1 orange spot turbo, 2 hermits, 2astrea snail, 3 brittle star(the hitch hiker ones but I put it in the on purpose). Really the biggest problem I am having with that tank is the Gsp is starting take over and killing some zoas

[Reeferfourlife]

Happy birthday and welcome aboard!

[gumbii]

that little tank is awesome...




happy birthday...

[Bigpapii]

Happy late birthday
Nice tank!
And welcome to scr


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[Fizzman]

Happy late birthday
Nice tank!
And welcome to scr


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Ty, Jacob. I'm following your petri dish phyto thread. One of the dish as a birthday gift would not be refused.

[mdbannister]

Welcome!!!

[christian7144]

Welcome and happy late birthday


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[reefes pieces]

welcome!

[Fizzman]

I have a noob question concerning coral hype and pricing. When it has a brand name like Wwc, jf, rr, asd, or whatever obviously those guys initially distributed it. I can imagine where they obtain it from, either came in with a shipment they got or someone else got and either sold or gave it to them. These guys I assume have good reputations and all, but still doesn't add up to the hype. I imagine the # of collectors just waiting for their release directly from them is low. The question is, are there independent magazines, blogs, or similar adding to the initial hype? Seems like they can sell a piece of poop for $300 per lump and it would sell. I mean at my level I get why people buy it, cuz even if I didn't particularly like poop I know someone else would want it(probably for the same reason) so I can grow the poop to sell or trade for something I do like. But what I don't get is the link from them to us. Almost like a pyramid scheme where the first buyin wins and that last guy looses

[garylee2112]

Welcome! I like the 1.7gallon a lot. Ive always wished micro tanks were as big in the reefing community as it is in the planted community. Hope all goes well