AlexMorsePremium Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Hey everyone! I recently decided to jump into reefkeeping. I had kept many freshwater tanks years ago, moved around a bit and never really got back to the hobby. I finally settled in Austin in '08 and am fully addicted, doubt I'll move away... so I got the itch to get back into the hobby and up my game. Started my first reef tank a few months back. I'm just starting to add coral, but have a population of fish that are happy and growing. Looking forward to see what I can learn here. I've got a 5' 90 gallon display which is near full fish wise (I think) Pair of percula clowns 4 bluegreen chromis Royal Gramma basslet Bicolor blenny Six stripe wrasse Foxface Would like to add a little more, but trying to decide what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Welcome to the club. That's a great start on the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Wow! Great start of a tank! Welcome to the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jestep Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Welcome. Looks like an awesome start, love the clean, open, scaping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Howdy Alex, and welcome. Looks like a great start, I love the setup. What kind of corals and other critters are you looking to add? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMorsePremium Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Going softies + LPS in the tank for coral. So far I have: xenia (now separated into two bits) zoa rock hammer candy cane/torch/trumpet fox some striped mushrooms The hammer and candy cane are a good size already, everything else tiny. I imagine I'll add some more euphyllia because it's fun, pretty, easy... just gotta make sure I have enough space around it. As you can see I've got a lot of bare rock, very open to suggestions as I'd like to get a lot more life in here. On the fish side I figure I've got enough room in my bio load for one more decent size fish to grow for a while (yellow eyed kole maybe?) or a few medium size. I'd love a hippo tang but I don't think this size tank could keep it happy and healthy for very long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Some gorgonians would look great in there. The photosynthetic ones are super easy and they would fill a lot of the empty vertical space and several types provide great visual movement. Here's a picture of a few in a frag tank that I found. These are some thicker ones, but you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMorsePremium Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Those look cool, will have to read up on them a bit. I'd love to fill in the back of the tank with some things with height, or that will attach to the glass and be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Here's a good article on them: https://reefbuilders.com/2013/01/26/photosynthetic-gorgonians-home-aquaria/ They're about as indestructible as anything you can keep in a tank. This is a great place to get cheap ones as well as really high quality macro algaes: http://www.live-plants.com/ The purple and yellow plume varieties are my favorite. They flow really well with the water movement and aren't as aggressive as some others. http://www.live-plants.com/goldenplume.htm http://www.live-plants.com/purpleplume.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Here's a good article on them: https://reefbuilders.com/2013/01/26/photosynthetic-gorgonians-home-aquaria/ They're about as indestructible as anything you can keep in a tank. This is a great place to get cheap ones as well as really high quality macro algaes: http://www.live-plants.com/ The purple and yellow plume varieties are my favorite. They flow really well with the water movement and aren't as aggressive as some others. http://www.live-plants.com/goldenplume.htm http://www.live-plants.com/purpleplume.htm Just saw some of the purple gorgonians at Aquatek. Straight out of the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMorsePremium Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 Pretty sold, will check at Aquatek this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexMorsePremium Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Picked up two gorgonians, great addition, love them already. I've been messing around with streaming the tank, not fully satisfied yet but have a livestream with two angles now https://www.youtube.com/alexmorse/live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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