[mr_X]

hi. didn't know where to put this, so i put it here. just wanted to say hello to everyone, like the welcome suggests.

i'm from pa, but i hear alot of good things about manhattan reefs. i'm just 5 years young in the reefkeeping hobby, and have a few tanks at the moment.
the display is a 195, built by glass cages, with a starfire front and drilled for a closed loop.
the loop is powered by a reeflo barracuda, which runs through an oceans motions 4 way.
the lighting is 3 SLS ballasts (gallaxy 250 watters on the outside and a magnetic 400 in the middle), and 3 lumenarc mini reflectors.
lamps are various.

the skimmer is a MSX 300.

i also utilized a perfecto 125 as a sump with refugium, and i have a few frag/prop tanks plumbed in.

my stocklist varies. my display was generally sps dominated, but the frag/prop tanks are now filled with mostly lps. my love is for lps.
australian lps is what i've had a taste for lately.

here are a few pics. soem are recent, some are older...




back of tank-

early pic of front of display-


i'm currently selling the 195 and will be replacing it with a 6' x 6' square tank that is 21" tall, with a single overflow, dead center.
that is down the road some. meanwhile, i'll be keeping the breeder tanks running along with the sump.

[ocholoco]

Welcome to MR, Great Tank looks really good.

[UnknownWaters]

Welcome fellow addict. beautiful set up.

[KathyC]

Welcome to MR
More pics please!

[ClosetFishGeek]

Nice tank....and welcome to MR....

[nyc reefer]

Hey Doug, its good to see your on MR. How did the gym build go?

[masterswimmer]

Welcome to MR. Enjoy your stay. I'm sure you'll have a lot to contribute seeing the success of your systems. Very nice.

swimmer

[mr_X]

Quote: Originally Posted by nyc reefer Hey Doug, its good to see your on MR. How did the gym build go?

thanks everyone.
the gym build went well, except for the fact that no one does anything for the tank but me. i have to top it off and feed the fish if i want them to live.
if i had it over to do again, i would have kept my mouth shut and left it alone. now i have all those fish and corals to worry about.

i've added alot of easy stuff like gsp, zoas, and xenia, so it's not hard to keep them going.

[1UCKY]

Welcome! I met you a while back in PA and got that Clown Tang from you....You were right he ended up beating almost all my fish up; he's currently in another member's tank.

	Acanthurus Lineatus Acanthurus Lineatus-Clown Tang Clown tangs are very aggressive tangs and will attack other tangs even when very small. They also get very large in size and become even more aggressive. They don’t do well and most, even if they do start to eat, don’t make it. Clown tangs, even small ones, in general have a bad track record and should probably be avoided.

[Chiefmcfuz]

Welcome to MR! Great shots, please post more!