Trix25's 33 gal tank journal

[trix25]

thanks asmodeus

i have a question thou...i have been having some white growth on my rocks...anyone know what it is??? i looks like what i have in my last pic with my feather duster

[trix25]

PICTURES

1) filling up the tank for the very first time


2) messing around with the rocks


3) side view of the the messing around with the rocks for the 1st time


4) After several hours of aquascaping here is what i came up with (final aquascape) water still murky from the scaping.


5) side view of the final design


6) side view of final scaping without cloudy water


7) full view of final scaping without cloudy water


8) picture of my sump/refugium with macros


enjoy


so...tell me what you think? i am pretty happy with the design...i plan on having the left side of the tank for corals that needs less lighting, maybe zoos, mushrooms, blue xenia, blue cloves. then slowly moving on to the middle/right side, i would like to eventually have some sps and a red or brown monti cap on the far right.

also, i have been thinking about what are some of my future live stocks i wanna keep...my brother's sister is insisting on "nemos" but i am just kinda worried about where they are gonna host. i don't really like the idea of having anemones just because of their wandering nature plus it will not be fair for clowns too. i know i would like to have a pairing of pistol shrimp/gobie but not too sure if that will match up well with a peppermint shrimp.
Any suggestions for down the road?

p.s. waiting sucks.
p.s.s oh yeah not in the pics are my powerheads koralia 2's...just in case someone mention not enough flow in the tank

****also i am thinking if i should start dosing kalk with my top off water...is it too early???****

[Leah]

Pretty cool, Love how you did your sand!

[karazy]

looks great!

and OMG what camera are you using? your pictures look awesome!!

[Myka]

Lookin good! Looks just like my 33 when I first started it up!

[trix25]

Originally Posted by karazy

looks great!

and OMG what camera are you using? your pictures look awesome!!

thanks guys...you guys are the ones that have been giving me inspiration to do this saltwater tank. if not for this forum my tank would def not be where it is today, i've met some really nice board members that have taken the time to answer my silly questions...one board member in particular is pinhead...thanks!

also for my camera, it is a canon rebel xt with my sigma lens. if any of you guys don't have a camera and want me to help you take some pics just let me know/pm me.

[icecool217]

this blog looks very familiar
which sigma lens are you using? Those are very sharp pictures!

[trix25]

Originally Posted by icecool217

this blog looks very familiar
which sigma lens are you using? Those are very sharp pictures!

haha yeah, posted on bcaquaria too
i have the sigma OS 18-200mm is a great lens for the price and range. i use it pretty much everywhere i go. is great when i go on vacation cause i don't need to carry/change back and forth between lenses. down side is that a bit of sharpness is lost because of the range and also some barrel distortion when is wide open. on the other side thou the OS (optic stabilizer) have saved my butt several billion times and is a great feature on this lens. overall, this lens have served its purpose and imo the pros outways the cons.