My other hobby

[Redeye]

Old pic before it got redone as Paly/ricordea tank

 

[eisentrauti]

Wow, isn't this very complicated with salt water ?

 

[ChamNovice]

Coral tanks always look awesome. Riccordia is a favorite of mine, you need to post a couple pics of the new setup. I like soft corals a lot more than the hard corals, how they move with the water current. I could sit there and watch for hours.

I also used to have a coral tank, just a 24g aquapod. We then had a 4 day power outage this last winter. I was only able to keep water movement and temps stable for 2 days, the entire house got to cold (48F) to maintain the temps and it killed my tank. I would like another one, but go bigger.... I just can't afford chams and coral tanks at the moment, 2 fairly expensive hobbies. It sucks knowing you can't do anything to save several hundred dollars worth of coral.

 

[ChameleonAyer]

I LOVE SALT WATER TANKS!!! Ever since I was a kid, my Dad and I have always had a fish tank. He downsized about a year ago from a huge tank with a massive lion fish and a big powder blue tang to a small coral tank with just a little maroon clown. Your old set up is beautiful. Is that a tomato clown? We used to have PJ cardinals before Killer Carl (the lion fish)..

 

[Syn]

Great work with your tank!!

 

[Redeye]

small maroon...give it time
I run my aquarium maintenance company and work at a GREAT pet store in so cal part time, mainly specializing in reptiles and fish
makes these "hobbies" (ways of life) more affordable

the 200g bin for growing and selling corals helps too

 

[Lizardlover]

very nice! i have a saltwater tank but all i have are live rocks, you cant keep much coral with puffers, haha

 

[Pure]

That is a nice tank. I'd love to see pics of the new layout.

I just broke my last SW tank down. Needed the tank for a hisser colony..The Chams will take over.

 

[Redeye]

this is what it looks like after the remodel. Live Rock is 4 pieces total, 2 Tonga branch( no longer collected) and 2 Pukani pieces. Collection is primarily Zoanthids/Palythoa's and Florida Ricordea and Ricordea Yuma






It's a good start considering my budget of $0 and just trading stuff

 

[laurie]

That is am incredable tank and on a 0 budget well it is awsome.