David's 37 Gallon Reef Tank

Hello all,

Decided to make this thread based on a suggestion from another forum member, as a way to track the progress of my new tank.

A little history:

I used to be into the marine aquarium hobby pretty hot and heavy but due to the fact that my wife and I were living in apartments at the time, and were moving a lot (probably around 7 years ago) I decided at the time, it was too much stress and work to move the tank frequently. Now that we are settled into a house that we plan to be in for a while, I decided to pick up the hobby again. However this time I want to take a crack at the reef tank thing, so here's my tanks specs and gear:

37 gallon w/ oak stand and canopy
Pro Clear Aquatics Wet/Dry
Pro Clear Aquatics Protein Skimmer
40 lbs of live sand
5 lbs of live rock (just to cycle, I'll obviously be adding a lot more)

I have plans to get a 30" T5 fixture of some sort with 4 bulbs.

I'd really like to start off keeping zoa's and see where it takes me after that.

A few pics (sorry they are crappy, but our SLR battery died, so I used my iPhone):







Thanks!

David

 

nice looking setup and welcome to 3reef

 

I see a beautiful reef in the making. nice start, and Welcome.

 

good start David

5lb of live rock looks lost in there at present
going to look great as its starts filling out

Steve