Hi from Fort Collins

[jeremya]

Hey Y'all,
My name is Jeremy; I've only had a tank for about 8 months. I am a middle school teacher in Loveland and I wanted to have a tank in my classroom so I set up a 55g FOWL. This summer I moved it home with me, built a stand, set up a sump, and started trying to keep some corals. I'm really hands on and on a teacher's budget so I've tried to almost everything DIY. I updated to an Urchin skimmer and a 6 Bulb T-8 fixture after my DIY skimmer and fixture wasn't cutting it anymore.

Live Stock:

1 Clown
1 Melanurus Wrasse
1 Coral Beauty
1 Red Fire-Fish
1 Starry Blenny (My favorite: He's got a great personality)

1 Frag of unknown polyps
1 Frag of GSP

 

[Craigar]

Hi from Fort Collins

Welcome to the MAdness

 

[SLewis]

Welcome, got pics of your tank? there are a couple teachers on here.

 

[fishguy69]

Welcome from the Great White Aquatics crew!

 

[FinsUp]

:welcome:

 

[ReeferMatt]

T8 or t5? Welcome!!!

 

[sethsolomon]

Welcome. Did you get that Melanurus wrasse from D&G?

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Hi from Fort Collins

Hey, welcome. We've got a lot of people up north. Holler if you need anything.

 

[jeremya]

Thanks for the welcome!
I've been bugging Great White since day one; Y'all have got a loyal customer.

I'll have to get some picture tomorrow when the lights come back on. I have T8's, Matt. Not ideal, but on a budget it is working for now.

 

[jeremya]

Angry Starry Blenny:
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Full Tank Shot; it has only been about 3 weeks since I move it:
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Current Sump, it has only been up for about 2 weeks. I'm getting a 55g from by brother that will be my new sump and fuge. I have an AquaC-Urchin Pro and a HOB filter in it now (the HOB is just in there picking up all the sand and detritus that got stirred up after the move). Using a drip ATO for now, planning on a float/pump one with the new sump.
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Coral Beauty, Wrasse, and Blenny:
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GSP, its been retracted all day. The blenny went on a rampage this morning and knocked a bunch of rocks over and kicked up alot of sand:
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Some Polyps, two new heads have started to split off just recently:
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My lights are high-bay T8 fixture with 3 20000K, 1 Actinic, and 2 10000K.
2 700GPH powerheads
2 120W heaters
1 MJ1200 (running the skimmer)
Rio660GPH Return Pump

The rocks are DIY made from portland cement and rock salt.

 

[Shaunv]

Welcome. I just moved to Loveland 3 weeks ago too.

 

[CRW Reef]

Re: Hi from Fort Collins

 

[sethsolomon]

Yup that Melanarius looks identical to the 1 I traded into D&G.