This is my first every aquarium and the pictures are very new so please pardon the appearance. The pictures were taken about 5 days after the rock was in. It’s a 65 gallon AGA reef ready with; 20 gallon Eshopps reef sump, AquaC Urchin Pro protein skimmer w/Rio 1400, and a Mag Drive 9.5 return pump. I have added a black background since this picture was taken.
Currently there is just the Northern Puffer in there. I’m on my way to the LFS (Country Critters) on Saturday to get some Margarita snails, maybe some red foots, since I am unable to find any mud snails or periwinkles near shore this time of year. The idea of the tank is not necessarily a “local” only species tank, but a temperate tank. I would love to get some Catalina Gobies and other temperate species as well as collecting tropical strays in the summer time. The sand and water are both collected from Napeague Bay in Amagansett. The rocks and macro algae’s are from Montauk Point.
<O:pSo far the puffer is a ferocious eater. I rescued him from a 10 gallon tank, but he might be too aggressive against both inverts and other fish. I feed him frozen Bay Scallops I got from the grocery store. He eats about a half of a scallop twice a day and continues to search for more. Sometimes he nips at the macros but rarely does much damage and at night he rests in the front left corner, which he has carved a small crevasse.
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I still need to add more macros as its going to be a planted tank when finished. I would still like to add some Codium fragile and a few others (maybe more tropical macros like s shaving brush).
The temp is steady at about 68-70 degrees and stays fairly clean. The only issue right now is there is some brown algae growth on the sand bed, which is why I need to get to the LFS to get some snail. I would also love to get a purple sea urchin and maybe a horseshoe crab (although they get huge). We will have to wait and see how it evolves over the next few months. The summer will be the biggest time for change, depending on what I can collect locally.
Currently there is just the Northern Puffer in there. I’m on my way to the LFS (Country Critters) on Saturday to get some Margarita snails, maybe some red foots, since I am unable to find any mud snails or periwinkles near shore this time of year. The idea of the tank is not necessarily a “local” only species tank, but a temperate tank. I would love to get some Catalina Gobies and other temperate species as well as collecting tropical strays in the summer time. The sand and water are both collected from Napeague Bay in Amagansett. The rocks and macro algae’s are from Montauk Point.
<O:pSo far the puffer is a ferocious eater. I rescued him from a 10 gallon tank, but he might be too aggressive against both inverts and other fish. I feed him frozen Bay Scallops I got from the grocery store. He eats about a half of a scallop twice a day and continues to search for more. Sometimes he nips at the macros but rarely does much damage and at night he rests in the front left corner, which he has carved a small crevasse.
<O:p
I still need to add more macros as its going to be a planted tank when finished. I would still like to add some Codium fragile and a few others (maybe more tropical macros like s shaving brush).
The temp is steady at about 68-70 degrees and stays fairly clean. The only issue right now is there is some brown algae growth on the sand bed, which is why I need to get to the LFS to get some snail. I would also love to get a purple sea urchin and maybe a horseshoe crab (although they get huge). We will have to wait and see how it evolves over the next few months. The summer will be the biggest time for change, depending on what I can collect locally.
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