super uber PRE-n00b from FL

Excellent looking tank!

 

Thanks everyone! I owe the lack of setbacks not only to my FW experience, but to all the great info on forums including this one, so thanks to everyone here for letting me lurk around and soak up good knowledge. :thumb_up:

 

Welcome to the site!

 

Thanks Sndwave

Current update. Added a few soft frags recently. The orange zoos keep dying down every time I move them, only twice yet. Yellow polyps taking a beating from what I think is a digitate hydroid which sweeps about 2" tentacles across the same rock which is now 75% bare. Anthelia has been cut back once and about ready again. Shrooms are growing on the back glass now. Porcelain crab died during a molt. Other than that this is the most solid system I've ever kept, I'm amazed at how low maintenance it is, thought it would be more time consuming than my planted tanks. I'm doing 1g WCs every week or two, topping off with RO/DI, nitrates always at 0ppm. I never test anything anymore since params are always the same. I asked the fiance if she wants an Aqua Medic pendant for Xmas and she immediately figured out that would be for me. : So, I guess this will remain a softy tank for a while longer, even though I'm feeling like the system is established well enough for hard corals at this point.

Here's a multi-frame gif, I think they compliment reef tanks better than stills. Hopefully everyones on fairly high speed and doesn't have to wait long for it to load.

link seems to load easier

 

Hey Ft Meyers!! Welcome to 3reef! Been to Ft. Meyers a few times(during the aftermath of hurricanes) Was just in Naples a month ago! Love it there!! Beautiful Sunsets!!!! Where is a good LFS there? I looked in Naples and couldn't find a thing.

 

There are a couple decent ones down there. A new one I went to the other day just opened, Artistik Aquariums 26251 S. Tamiami Tr, not a huge selection but probably worth stopping to check, they have a sick combo on sale right now, huge rimless cube with built in filter, a skimmer, a round polished MH pendant on a stand, modern tank stand, like $680 or something, makes me wish my CCs weren't maxed. Ocean Environments 4075 Pine Ridge Road, a hot box but has a lot of little tanks, softies, lots of good nano fish, didn't notice larger fish or hard corals but wasn't looking. Nice macros there also, I keep meaning to go get a nice rock to start a green tank with. Another in Naples I can't remember the name of and a new one up here that just changed management, hopefully they have a better selection now since it was a nice place with a lot of empty tanks, but some nice stuff here and there. I haven't figured out which is best since I really don't go out for much yet. I'll find the other addresses and post back.

 

cool thanks!!!

 

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Looks like you are off to great start!

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