My wife and I are fired up to go to the meeting this weekend and I thought I would do a short writeup about us and our system prior so you can get a rough idea of who we are. My name is Chris and my wife is Christie. My university's (UC Santa Cruz) mascot is the Fighting Banana Slug, hence the "goslugsgo" moniker.
The tank: the main display is a 65 wide, which is essentially a standard 65 gallon tank laid on its side. The footprint is 24" X 36", with 18" of depth. I really like the wide style, as it provides options other than the standard vertical rock stack. Also, the system is set up in a "peninsula" configuration which allows me to really take advantage of the format. The tank was initially set up about four years ago and for two years performed well as I wandered along the saltwater learning curve. Unfortunately, as my business started to take off two years ago, less and less attention was paid to the tank. During that time period I installed AI Sol Blue LED lights, but didn't know enough about the acclimation process so the lights (along with admittedly poor husbandry practices) torched all of the coral, save a few pink zoas and GSPs. As for the fish, the count initially included two black and white ocellaris; two orchid dottybacks; and two striped blennies, of which both clowns and one dottyback remain.
The tank is currently enjoying its renaissance, with parameters in check and a new coral encrusting happily. We're looking forward to restocking with some frags from AA at the meeting and getting to know some of you fine folks!
The tank: the main display is a 65 wide, which is essentially a standard 65 gallon tank laid on its side. The footprint is 24" X 36", with 18" of depth. I really like the wide style, as it provides options other than the standard vertical rock stack. Also, the system is set up in a "peninsula" configuration which allows me to really take advantage of the format. The tank was initially set up about four years ago and for two years performed well as I wandered along the saltwater learning curve. Unfortunately, as my business started to take off two years ago, less and less attention was paid to the tank. During that time period I installed AI Sol Blue LED lights, but didn't know enough about the acclimation process so the lights (along with admittedly poor husbandry practices) torched all of the coral, save a few pink zoas and GSPs. As for the fish, the count initially included two black and white ocellaris; two orchid dottybacks; and two striped blennies, of which both clowns and one dottyback remain.
The tank is currently enjoying its renaissance, with parameters in check and a new coral encrusting happily. We're looking forward to restocking with some frags from AA at the meeting and getting to know some of you fine folks!
