My 46 gallon reef project.

Well I have been in to this hobby scince I was 11 and now I am 14(yes, yes a bit to young to be reefing) Well I have alredy cycled my tank for just over a month.

I got into this hoby with a 2.5 galllon tanks with goldfish then quicly when to a 29G tropical community tank then everything whiped out. Then I re cycled my tank and started to keep mixed ciclids(tanganika,maliwi and south american) the I went to the LFS and was looking at the saltwater section after that I was addicted. Sowhen my mom whent to Europe me an my dad when and got a 46 gallon.

After I started to shop for hardeware and I found everything I need.
My equipment is
-they hydro heater
-seaclone 150 skimmer
-46g all-gllass aquarium
-marine sock
-mag-drive 350
-charcole
-drilled in back with overflow
-30g sump
-2x175 watt SE ushio 10k metal halides
-2x40 watts T5 HO actinics made by hagen
-Home made caopy
-mag-float 130 acrylic(i find the acrylic ones work better)
-65 gallon stand(a 46 g stand is twice the mioney then a regular 65g stand.)
-ABS plumbing


My live stock I have is
-2x occileris clown fish
-3x blue/green reef chromis
-1x royal gramma
-7-10 asorted hermits
-2 montipora colonies
-verity of mushrooms
-a hairy mushroom cloni
-about 80 lbs of tonga, jakarta and fiji.
60lbs of aragonite sand
-2 acropora staghorne corals
-1 pulsing xinia
-the oest apatisia
-few bristal stars

I plan to have a sps dominat tank.


hear are some pictures from the begining.

 

Where is pic of current tank and fish?

 

You might have a problem with red slime algae and green hair b/c your tank is infront of the window. Try to keep the blinds closed and dont let any sun hit the tank.

 

Ah, your never too young to start and enjoy a salt water tank!
Seems like you have a pretty good grasp of the marine environment and everything it entails!
Good for you and best of luck!

 

Welcome! I am too 14 and have been in the FW hobby for years, as you have too. I really like the DIY canopy!
One word of advice, dont let anyone stop you because of your age!

 

you got yourself a nice looking tank goin would love ot see updated pics of what you got

 

looks good so far, ya might wanna keep an eye on the plants in the window, they dont look to good, lmao.

 

Awsome, the tank is looking great. I agree with lunatik, the window might be troublesome. The tank is looking awsome though, I cannot wait to see what becomes of it.

 

That is true....people at the LFS said my tank would die because of my age but me and my suborn attiude dient let that stop me

 

I dont get any sunlight hiting the tank...at all.