[neoh]

Hello everyone!

I've been in the hobby for quite some time, and this forum for quite some time, and I've always been a planted tank enthusiast. Once I was finally able to master the planted tank (which took years) I converted to cichlids (Tanganyikans) - though I've always had a soft spot for marine. I've always been way too afraid (and financially not able to) keep saltwater. I've always been a lurker on Canreef, and have had small but unsuccessful nano tanks in the past.

But now, It's finally happened.

I've been keeping my marine tank for awhile now, and haven't posted pics - through consult, I was told to put a journal together, as I would love to pick brains and get more involved with fellow marine hobbyists.

Current setup is:

77g custom acrylic (60x14x17)

2x powerheads (tunze/koralia)
9W UV
Three baffle sump w/refugium
Phosban 150 reactor using GFO
Marineland Pro 300 Skimmer
Digital Aquatics L3 Controller

RO/DI water

Lighting: Vertex Illumina 260 48" set to 70% B/RB 12% White

Levels:
Ca: 400
Salinity: 0.25
PH: 8.2
Mg: ?
Phos: 0
NO3: 5

Dosing:
Aquavitro Calcification
Aquavitro Ions
Kalkwasser
Phyto-Plus A

Currently housing 90lbs of liverock (soon to be much less than that)

Fauna is:

1x Bicolor Angelfish
1x Scooter Blenny
1x Clarkii Clownfish
1x Tomato Clownfish
1x Fairy Wrasse
2x (pair) Banana Wrasse
1x Blackcap Damsel

Coral:

Purple-Tip Frogspawn
Pink-Tip Frogspawn
Hammer
GTBA
Galaxia
Purple Pocci
Super-red Poly
X-Men Poly
Blue Mushrooms
Candy Cane
Atomic green-orange Ricordia
Yuma Ricordia
Florida Ricordia
Dragon-Eye Zoa
Watermelon Zoa
Campfire Zoa
Rainbow Monti
Pink/Purple Favia
Green Carpet Anemone

Inverts:

Snails
Fire Shrimp
Pacific Cleaner Shrimp
Gorgon Brittle Star