First Time 34G Solana

[LaCoCaNostra]

best of luck
welcome to Manhattan reefs

Thanks man! Happy to be a part of the community.

 

[Oscarcolino]

Nice star how's the zoas and the mosrooms

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Update: Frags

Nice star how's the zoas and the mosrooms

Now that you ask here's an update... They are doing great

I love seeing these guys expand throughout the day..
Here's the hairy mushroom:

Some of the Zoas:

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

The chalice looks to be getting healthier everyday and even some changes in color

 

[Oscarcolino]

Nice

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Fts

I know I've been showing a lot of specific shots so here a FTS from today 1/17/15

 

[thirty6]

Very nice lookingo setup, good luck with it

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Very nice lookingo setup, good luck with it

Thanks I'll take all the luck I can get :smokin::smokin:

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Update: New fish!

It's been a while since my last update but the tank seems to be flourishing. All the frags I recieved from Oscar have been growing and are in great shape. I did have a small set back a few days ago when I came home To find my black clown fish dried up on the floor :frown:

So today being my day off I decided to take another trip out to the BX to check out Central Aquariums. After walking up and down the isles for a while I decided on a flame angel and a McCoskers Wrasse. Here's some shots of the newest members of the fam.





Here's some miscellaneous shots that I snapped today:

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

It's been a while!

So it's been quite some time since my last update but there have definitely been good changes and growth in my tank. I added some new livestock (fish and corals) and purchased a new stand.
So now I have 8 fish in my tank
Flame angel
McCoskers Wrasse
Blue mandarin
Diamond goby
Royal Gramma
Domino Damsel
Pajama Cardinal
Neon dottyback

Here's some pics...

This is the new stand I got from one of the members on here



After a fresh paint job this is the finished product :


After I placed some of the new frags in:

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Some fish shots

This is actually the newest addition,the neon dottyback. I actually picked this one specifically because he was darker than the other neon dottys

Here's a shot of the mandarin and diamond goby:


The diamond goby is easily one of my favorites in the tank, it's a very active fish and I love the way it sifts throug the sand.
I think I'm done with fish for a while just want to add more corals going forward.

 

[greengny]

Stand came put great my friend. Really like that paint job. Make sure you have a cover for that tank. D/Goby will jump sooner or later. Has happened to me....

Tank looks great.

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Stand came put great my friend. Really like that paint job. Make sure you have a cover for that tank. D/Goby will jump sooner or later. Has happened to me....

Tank looks great.

Thanks buddy...the tank was a great deal. It's funny that you mention that about the D.Goby b/c this morning before I left I noticed him hovering around the top of the tank when he's normally on the sand bed. I also got like 4 of these fish from Aquarium Village. Awesome store, thanks for the recommendation.

 

[Clink51]

Very cool setup. whats your filtration looking like?

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

Very cool setup. whats your filtration looking like?

Thanks bro...filtration is pretty simple bc of the siZe of my tank im just using filter pads and have some carbon in a sock in the back. I was actually debating whether or not to run GFO and a skimmer but again idk if all if that is necessary...

 

[Clink51]

Def go with a skimmer man, its a great investment and with the bioload your stocking its gonna come in handy.

Run the GFO if you start getting alot of algae and have already backed off on feeding

 

[latino277]

I would definitely get a skimmer. You have a lot of fish for that size tank and time it's been running. Make sure you keep up with your water changes as well.

 

[LaCoCaNostra]

I would definitely get a skimmer. You have a lot of fish for that size tank and time it's been running. Make sure you keep up with your water changes as well.

Thanks bro...yeah I've been doing weekly 5 gal water changes