first ever build. 46g bow front. the start

This is a total new hobbie for me. As of one week ago tomorrow I knew 0% about Saltwater reef aquariums. I have been studing like midterm exam ever since. Sooooooo much to learn. Heres what I got so far. about 30b live rock and 3 hermit crabs. Had my water checked and it tested high for ammonia. So as of now Im just learning as must a possible about buying and aquascaping live rock. All pointers on this needed and welcomed. thanks

 

very nice! welcome to the 46 bow front! k+ for getting the bow

what are your plans for the tank, FOWLR, Reef, any idea on livestock

 

more pics larger.

 

Thanks. I forsure want to do a reef tank however I have to save for the lighting neede.

 

reefs are the best, id say definitely look into getting a Tek i have a 4x39 t5 ho, bought it from reefgeek, a sponsor here at 3reef, and the light is just amazing


do you plan on adding more rocik? if you do id recommend flordia base rock from reefcleaners.org love their rock, i have it in my nano, wish i had it in my reef

 

Welcome to the hobby and a totally crazy crowd here on 3reef... but lots to learn here...
Definitely good choice to start with a larger tank... I made the mistake of starting with a Nano and it didn't work out at all. I can also only recommend reefcleaners.org. Also when it comes to choosing you CUC. They give great advice! Do you plan on a reef or Fisch only tank?

 

yeah, I do want to do a reef tank as soon as I get some lighting and ad coral frags. but as of now my tank is still cycling. no livestock other than three craps yet.

 

Check out the reef saver rockfrom bulkreefsuply.com it's neat stuff
Oh and cruise craigslist for lighting you can find some amazinly good deals if your quick ! Goodluck and welcome!

 

Ok I finally picked up a little more rock. I have a few pieces of FLorida and Pohnpei base and some Fiji. (although I was told Pohnpei and Fiji may be the same thing)

I got some epoxy because I wanted to do some shelves






I had two shelves cut out of large pieces of Pohnpei. I glued one shelve to this Large Pohnpei rock


I then glued another piece of Pohnpei together to form a bridge between the two.


Meanwhile I set a couple pieces of live Fiji in until I did some aquascaping


Here is the side shot of what the shelving looked liked. The bottom piece isnt glued rather resting on top of a piece of Fiji


I wanted to give the impretion of steps with the shelves.



This is from the front with two tunnels underneath and two arches over top. (although I assume the archin probably will have to go once I get larger corals?



Well there is my first aquascape.
Before


and after