Hello all from Atlanta, GA pics too!

Hello all,
My name is Tyler and I'm from Atlanta, GA and I have been poking around on this site for over a year or so and I have gotten so much info and tips and I haven't really introduced myself or my tank so I figured I would get a start on it now.

I have been in the reef hobby for about a year now, but I have been around tanks for a long time now. My step dad got me into the hobby and he gave me one of his smaller set-ups last year and I have been learning and enjoying every moment of it since i first set it all up.

I tried my hardest, being a newbie, not to dive in too fast and take it all slow and I am so glad that I did because it has paid out big time. I have read so many times on here and other forums to just take everything slow and absorb as much information that you can. I feel like I have done plenty of research and gained plenty of knowledge, but I in no way consider myself an expert or even close to knowing it all. I am still learning and love learning and hearing other people's problems and stories.

So here is what i got:

• 20 gallon tank - 30 x 12 x 12
• Coralife protein skimmer - 65 gallon rating
• AquaClear fliter running with carbon
• Coralife 96 Watt 17 inch 50/50 power compact
• Hydor Koralia 1 pump
• AquaClear 20 pump
• AquaClear 30 pump - x2

• about 15 pounds of live rock
• 1 inch of live sand bed

• pair of Ocellaris clownfish
• 1 - 4 stripe damsel
• 1 Mandarin Goby
• 15 blue leg hermit crabs
• turbo snails

• frogspawn
• green candy cane coral
• lavender mushrooms
• eagle eye polyps
• brown leather toadstool mushroom
• blue ricordea mushrooms
• colt coral

I don't have a huge variety, but like I said earlier I am trying to take it slow and keep everything in check and balanced. I want to upgrade to a bigger tank, but I am going to be moving to Texas in about a year and a half after I graduate so I dont want to spend alot of money upgrading when I have to tear it down later. I want to definetely upgrade my lighting so I can expand what I can keep in my tank. I would like to go with a T5 system but I gotta save my pennies.

Thank you for checking out my tank and I look forward to getting to know more of you from here on out. Thank you again

Here is the link to my photobucket account pics of my tank
Pictures by wck44 - Photobucket

 

Welcome to 3reef. Awesome tank.

 

Welcome to 3reef. Great looking tank, looks like you got some hair algae though.

 

Welcome to 3reef.

 

yeah i have a lil hair algae that broke out a couple of days ago but i am getting my nitrates back in line so it should reduce some soon hopefully. If there is anything else i can do please let me know thanks

 

welcome to 3 reef Bosshog .

you dont metion a Phosphate reactor or any Phosphate media like GFO (Phosban, Rhowphos, etc , in your filter system

Nitrates and Phosphates feed algaes, so IME , its best to stay on top of both these nutrients

Steve

 

Thanks Steve, actually i dont have a reactor or anything like that. To be honest, I really had no clue. Is there anywhere I can get some more info? Thanks again

 

welcome, and very nice tank

 

Hello and welcome to 3reef