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the evolution of bear's 29 gallon

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#1 ·
so as you all know this is an evolution that continues and will get updated from time to time.... this adventure has been all about life..... imparticulare vast amounts of life in a small expance.... i ask only that you please do not reply to this thread until i have finished posting (i will tell you when).. this will be picture heavy and may take a few posts to complete.... thank yo for your understanding....

now.....

my journey begins.....


a hastily emptied 29 gallon tank so i could not change my mind about jumping into salt water.....
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a small bit of Live rock and a monster Base rock i had to break with an Axe....

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now some Live sand and a MAJOR mistake (i covered to much of my rock)...

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i was getting excited things were moving along nicely... a new piece of LR and a Zoa get added as i learn to organize my reef a bit better for flow and looks....

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and then.........
 
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#6 ·
looking good. all i got to say lol.
 
#7 ·
You're off to a great start! I really like your rock work. How do you have them fastened together? I can hardly wait to watch this tank evolve over time. And how nice that you are keeping us so up to date with pics! Those crab pics came out so clear and I LOVE the llittle starfish. What type of star it that? It's so little and cute. :)
 
#9 ·
the rock work is held together by gravity LOL no ties no glue just very careful placement...... thank you all for your comments and encouragement.....
still not feeling the whole idea of fish as of yet......
although i have gone against better advice and began to research one special fish i like and methods of breeding the food required for it.... but again IF i decide to get a fish or two it will not be for a long time to come... i think... right now i am working on learning how to make the tank thrive and researching feeding methods for the corral and inverts i intend to stock.... no i dont have a list yet as i am looking at all options carefully...
 
#12 ·
If it were me (and we know it's not, lol) I might be a little concerned about gravity holding the rocks in place. I really like how you set them up. I'd hate to see them take a tumble after the reef is in place and thriving. Upset some of those little babies (forget which zoas & palys do this but onefish2fish can tell us) and you can set off nuclear warfare in the tank.​
 
#13 ·
if it seems sturdy enough it should be alright but you can always secure rocks with aquarium putty, zip ties, or prior getting it wet use concrete, and/or even drill holes and use pieces of a plastic hanger and im sure there are other methods.

any type of zoo or paly will release a toxin stressing any near by corals ( also depending how large your tank is/how much was released ) and may then cause that coral to release toxins of its own, deplete the oxygen available for fish respiration, stings your eyes and open cuts and is best avoided when possible. fragging these corals is another cause to release the toxin and sometimes even squirt ( which can shoot right into your eye, so safely googles are suggested )
you have to make these guys mad for a release but i know personally i wouldnt take it lightly. i lost an entire mixed reef in 1 day. i had woke up to a tank as milky as milk ( no joke ) and corals and even fish gone. my skimmer wasnt working at the time so that only sped up the process. the tank was mostly LPS, zoos and softies but all SPS was bleached white. I can only assume that my huge colony of green palys was set off ( it had to of been easily 1,000+ polyps. ) and it started killing other corals which then died fouling the water more killing other corals and so forth. fish suffocated and were lying dead on the bottom of the tank. now if you have a few mini colonies of zoos in a tank i wouldnt be getting paranoid. this is just something to keep in mind. in other words, only put your hands in the tank when you absolutely need to.
 
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i only go in to add to the tank or move something if necessary... between the bristle worms and my Zoa's i am really not into starting a squirt and sting session LOL.... i have been reading a great deal on fragging lately so that when i am at that point (far from now i am sure) i will be armed with massive amounts of knowledge... also my LFS (BTW the greatest dealer i have EVER done business with) has regular frag work shops and will take the time to show some one the right way even if its not time for the Work shop... best of all he does it just to be sure you know what you are doing and does not try charging or any crazy stuff like that.....
 
#19 ·
NEW PIX!!!! please again allow all of the post to come in before responding so the log stays clear and grouped thank you...

Great day today got my new star!!! also got some LR in a great trade that included some corals all for an empty 10 gallon !!!


new rock work full tank shot to start us off

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more coming.......
 
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