im jesse and im new here

[tystxne1]

hello all, my name is jesse montano i live in houston tx im 26 i work at the best tattoo shop around (texasbodyart.com) im new to the hobby and ive already been threw the ringer with the L.F.S and i wanted to say im am totaly hooked and in love with this hobby, it makes me almost wanna quit tattooing to raise coral lol. well u guys have already answered my ?s and been way helpfull so far, so i know that i found my home and might i say by the way awesome site.im rockin a 70 gal bow front tank that has been a nightmare because i didn't study before i went to the lfs but anyway thats a story for another time lol........ hello maast.

[txav8r]

Welcome to MAAST!

[Texreefer]

Looks good,, glad to have you Jesse. Welcome to MAAST

[Europhyllia]

Hi!

Looks like you are off to a good start! I like that nice open sand space and macro on the rocks

[cbianco]

Welcome Jesse!

It's always nice to see a new face here on MAAST.

In an effort to get to know your tank better, feel free to start a "tank journal" type thread here on the forums. Let us know exactly what you have, what you've broke and what you want!

Christopher :)

[hobogato]

welcome jesse

nice looking tank, how long have you had that goniopora?

[Scream311]

Hi Jesse.

Like the way you scaped your Rocks

[ismvel]

Welcome to MAAST and the pain and heartache that is known as reefing. :)

[Mike]

Welcome to MAAST. There is a great group of people on here with a lot of knowledge. Welcome to the club...

[tystxne1]

hey thanks for the warm welcome guys, i soooo glade to hear somthing nice about my rocks because again thig is my first saltwater tank and i wasnt sure if i was setting the live rock wrong lol. and ive had the goniopora for a couple months or so. its done soooo good since i put it in and i love the feel it gives the tank. i realy wanna move past the softies but i dont wanna move to fast. slow and steady wins the race with S,W, tanks i hear lol. and so far its working despite being ripped off and jerked around and out of a good 1800 to 2000 bucks from a local fish store. to end up with a 70 gal bowfront tank thats not predrilled or sump ready so now no lid because ive got skimmers and everything hanging off the back of my tank ahhhhhhhh! but again i went to a store and saw awesome fish and trusted they were leading me down the right path. now ive been able to make my cannister filter work all of my lvls are staying on que so far. but had i know then what ive had to learn on my own the hard way then the top of my tank and everything in it would be tucked nicly away in the sump below..... but knoooow stupid L.F.S HAHAHA ......but ripped of bad i say penn plax products and odyssea lights are crap and i own it alll lol

[jroescher]

Welcome Jesse.

Tank is starfire glass? If so, it's the envy of a lot of people here.

I'm not sure what you mean by cover, unless your talking about a canopy for lights and equipment. You really don't want a glass cover on your tank or lights will overheat the tank in no time. Evaporation is your best friend.