new to the hobby....

[streetsled]

ive been a member of maast for about 6 months but finally got my first salt water tank. 29 gal BioCube. ive tried to do lots of research before starting out. my wife and kids got me a tank for christmas. ive enjoyed pictures and discussions on maast for a while now and just realized i have never posted before.

[Jordan N.]

Welcome to MAAST!

What kind of tank do you plan to set up if you don't mind me asking? A FOWLR? A full blown reef tank? Any idea on the eventual stock?

Anyways welcome to MAAST and the hobby.
-Jordan N.

[saabtech]

Welcome and keep us posted....
we need pics, lots and lots of pics.

[Mr Cob]

Welcome! Congrats on your first post :)

[Bill S]

Welcome - feel free to ask questions.

[txav8r]

Welcome to the addiction!

[streetsled]

thanks for the warm welcome everyone. i wil definately post up pics as soon as i start adding to the tank. im going to get some more live rock today. i will keep everyone posted on my build. im not sure what a Fowler tank is, but i do want to have some corals. i dont think the lighting that i currently have is enough for a full blown reef. thank again

[Jordan N.]

thanks for the warm welcome everyone. i wil definately post up pics as soon as i start adding to the tank. im going to get some more live rock today. i will keep everyone posted on my build. im not sure what a Fowler tank is, but i do want to have some corals. i dont think the lighting that i currently have is enough for a full blown reef. thank again

FOWLR; Fish Only With Live Rock.

[Mr.Schertz]

thanks for the warm welcome everyone. i wil definately post up pics as soon as i start adding to the tank. im going to get some more live rock today. i will keep everyone posted on my build. im not sure what a Fowler tank is, but i do want to have some corals. i dont think the lighting that i currently have is enough for a full blown reef. thank again
Your tank has plenty of lighting for shrooms,leather,polyps,zoas,acans. Just be patient with the cycle. THe longer you wait,the better. I have seen too many people dive into the hobby and purchase live stock to fast. Start with good water movement,a consistent light cycle and some good live rock.

[Europhyllia]

Hi! If you been able to research and wait that long for your tank I am sure you have the patience to wait for things to stabilize. That's great.
I had a 29g tank for a long time. It's a great way to get started. Not as expensive as a big tank but more stable than the little ones.
Can't wait to see updates! :)

[streetsled]

heres a few pics.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG00351.jpg

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG00341.jpg

[ErikH]

Soooo, how long did it take to balance all of that? :)

Welcome to the bestest hobby ever. Other hobbies get boring, this one demands. Kind of like a wife.... :D

[streetsled]

it inly took about 10 mins to balance everything. The first pic has a little hermit in the center. He seems pretty happy running around everywhere.

[Pennies2Cents]

Welcome to MAAST! Your going to Love it here! :)

[Big_Pun]

welcome to MAAST. biocubes are cool, i used to own 5 all setup at one time, so any questions just ask, as you can see allready evryone is very helpful here. take it slow research and plan ahead and you should be fine. the stock lights on the cube are fine most of the stuff in my 65 came out of 2x29g biocubes.

[ErikH]

I think instead of "Welcome to MAAST" we should be greeting everyone by saying "Get ready to UPGRADE!"

I am fixin to go big. :D

[streetsled]

thanks again everyone. I don't think I've ever been a part of a forum with so many helpful people. Most of them bash people for asking questions or just talk trash.

[hobogato]

a little late on this, but that rockwork looks great

[SoLiD]

Any updates Mike?

[streetsled]

whats up david? the 27th was one month that the tank has been up and running. heres a little pic of how things are going so far.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0002.jpg

[FireWater]

Looks good. I loved my old BC29 - here is a link to pics of it and should give you an idea of corals you can keep in it. Mine was stock lighting, I did upgrade the flow a little and modified the chambers a little to facilitate cleaning. Make sure you clean out the bottoms of the chambers periodically.

http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=35082&highlight=firewater

[streetsled]

heres a few more pics from this morning. this one is a Dragon Goby but he only like to look right into the camera. he wont pose for any side shots. lol
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0003.jpg

this next one is just a wider shot of the tank with my friendlylittle cleaner shrimp waiting for me to put some food in the tank.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0009.jpg

[tony]

looking good! i had a blennie that loved posing for the camera

[streetsled]

man firewater, that tank looked sweet. thank for the tips

[FireWater]

No sweat. I loved mine and it served me well until the "I need a bigger tank" syndrom hit me. Any other ?'s please feel free to ask - I along w/ several others have or had these tanks.

[Big_Pun]

yes very good start into this hobby be ready to want more lol heres my old collection not as nice as firewaters though lol
http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=51887&page=2

[offroadodge]

hello

[streetsled]

hows it going everyone? ive been working a bunch and havent had time to post any pics but here is a few of my tanks latest shots.
i picked this up from GC Reef
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0028.jpg
and this also...
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0032.jpg
and i added a pair of clowns too..
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0030.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0026.jpg

[streetsled]

sorry for all the poor pics but im only using my Palm Pre...

[corruption]

Those pics are great for being shot with a phone camera! Love the rockwork -- looks like you're off to a great start :)

Quick question -- are there 2 different types of clowns in the tank, or is it just a trick of the photography that it appears that way?

-Justin

[streetsled]

they are both maroon clowns.

[Kenya]

keep up the nice work

[streetsled]

some new pics.....
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0015.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0025-1.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0023-1.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x210/streetsled/CIMG0022-1.jpg

[Pennies2Cents]

coming along great... :)