~New to saltwater - 29gal w/15 gal sump~

Tank still had all levels at 0 today so we went to our lfs and got 2 Chromis, 2 Astrea Snails & 2 Red Legged Hermits :D Hopefully our Chromis do good! We do have fully cured and cycle live rock that is very mature.
Had all 460nm lights on, sorry so blue!
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Always fun to finally get some fish in the tank. FWIW, I have the same cloudy sand. I will NOT be using it on my next build. I still get constant sand storms that deposit sand on everything.
 
I especially like that orange one that "hangs" out by the glass all the time. :-) hehehe Happy for you. So much fun when you finally get to start stocking things. Good luck and keep the pics coming.
 
RedStang;761046 wrote: Always fun to finally get some fish in the tank. FWIW, I have the same cloudy sand. I will NOT be using it on my next build. I still get constant sand storms that deposit sand on everything.
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Yes now I want more fish lol! We washed it ALOT and the with the powerheads and critters it hasn't gotten cloudy, just a few sand particles float around :)

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rdnelson99;761049 wrote: I especially like that orange one that "hangs" out by the glass all the time. :-) hehehe Happy for you. So much fun when you finally get to start stocking things. Good luck and keep the pics coming.
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LOL isn't nemo the best!! I think their actually scared of it because they haven't even bothered getting a taste of algae lol. We're so excited, can't wait to get more.. hope these live! Def keeping pics coming.
 
UPDATE: 1 chromis died monday :( Bought a new chromis & a diamond watchman goby Friday.. along with 4 nassarius snails and 2 red legged hermits. 19 cleaners total & 3 fish :) bought a variety of food today to make everyone happy too!
 
Got a pair of Clownfish yesterday! Yay!!! The bigger one is about 1/4" longer.. we're calling them Coral & Nemo.. cliche I know! lol

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Don't mind the brown eyesore on the overflow box.. yes it needs some cleaning lol
 
Congrats on being so patient with the build and taking your time to do it right the first time! 9 months of patients will pay off in the long run! Glad to see your diy rock did so well!
 
PFCDeitz;773857 wrote: Off to a great start guys!
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Thanks! :up:

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LegalReefer;773871 wrote: Congrats on being so patient with the build and taking your time to do it right the first time! 9 months of patients will pay off in the long run! Glad to see your diy rock did so well!
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Thanks.. patience definitely pays off! ;) DIY saves alot of money.. more people should do it lol. Our water is pretty perfect, all tests are A+ everytime.. we have had diatoms, hair algae & cyano but they've come and gone for the most part. We're so glad the rock did so good, took 4-5 months for it to finally cure but it was well worth it.
 
Picked up new coral frags today!! Frogspawn, hammer coral, yellow polyps, neon green mushrooms & zoanthids (not sure of the kind yet) : D
 
LoveJC03;773944 wrote: Thanks! :up:

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Thanks.. patience definitely pays off! ;) DIY saves alot of money.. more people should do it lol. Our water is pretty perfect, all tests are A+ everytime.. we have had diatoms, hair algae & cyano but they've come and gone for the most part. We're so glad the rock did so good, took 4-5 months for it to finally cure but it was well worth it.
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Diatoms and algae in a new tank is very common, pretty much happens to every one in the first few months of the tanks life.

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Frogspawn ~ about 1"
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Hammer Coral ~ 2" tall/head 1" plus a couple small ones
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Green Striped Mushrooms ~ 3 on this rock, big one is silver dollar size
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Green Polyps ~ 3 on this rock, 2 are 1"
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Yellow Polyps ~ 4 on this rock
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Tank already looking better..even if our corals are tiny right now http://www.livingreefs.com/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt="" />
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Can't wait for all of these to start getting so big.. corals definitely make a tank! We really want to get some red, blue & orange corals http://www.livingreefs.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" />


~~ Thanks to our saltwater buddy Jim for the great deal on these awesome corals! ~~
 
:yay::thumbs:You guys are more than welcome. You have shown alot of patience and ethusiasm in your pursuit of this great hobby, much more than I ever could. One day you will be at a point where you can help someone out just getting started with all the information you have gathered. Keep up the good work and always remember all good things take time... Call me anytime. O yeh thanks again for the TDS meter. JIM
 
kvdigiulio;774261 wrote: :yay::thumbs:You guys are more than welcome. You have shown alot of patience and ethusiasm in your pursuit of this great hobby, much more than I ever could. One day you will be at a point where you can help someone out just getting started with all the information you have gathered. Keep up the good work and always remember all good things take time... Call me anytime. O yeh thanks again for the TDS meter. JIM
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Thanks again Jim! If we can have our tank look anything like yours we'll know we have succeeded. Your tank is amazing! Research and time definitely pays off. Also, knowing someone in the hobby who knows a lot doesn't hurt either! We'll keep in touch & you've got to come by and see ours one day :) Oh, and you're welcome.. let us know if you need/want anything. :yes:
 
Coming along nicely. :-) But.....now you are hooked. There is no turning back now. hehehehehehe
 
rdnelson99;774309 wrote: Coming along nicely. :-) But.....now you are hooked. There is no turning back now. hehehehehehe
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Thank you & yes I'd say we are hooked! :yes:
 
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