Progession of a 46 gallon reef tank

Alright, so no pictues yet but there will be plenty! Trust me But i've decided to go ahead and at least give some information now.

Equipment:
46 gallon bowfront
36" 4x39W Tek Light T5
CPR Backpack 2r + Hang On Protein Skimmer
Emperor 400 powerfilter
200w visi therm stealth heater
2 Maxijet 1200 powerheads

More info about inhabitants will come as the tank progresses.

Hope You Enjoy!

 

lol yup, i stll havent bought the lighting or skimmer yet *no cash at the moment to pay off the credit card* but once i do, i'll be able to get it. Then i'll have to wait a while again once i get those so i can go ahead and buy the water, live rock and sand

 

So the tank is now up in my room, here are some pics. Sorry for the glare from the window, i think it won't be as bad once there is water and stuff actually in the tank. The backing is window tint used on cars, i think it turned out pretty good.

 

yup, that's exactly what we did

 

thanks lol at first looking at this tank, it looked kind of small to me, but now that i actually have it up in my smallish sized room, it actually looks like a pretty decent size, i love the fact that i can view it from my bed it will look awesome once i get corals and rock and everything in there, i wish i would just get more money, i get paid on the 1st hopefully it will be an ok sized pay check as i have some other bills that i have to pay but hopefully i'll have enough left over so i can get the last of my equipment

 

soo i've decided to get the lr and everything before i get the skimmer and light. I think i'll be able to get it next weekend and start working on the tank

 

so there's going to be one change as far as the equipment goes, instead of the listed skimmer, i'm going to buy the Deltec MCE600 protein skimmer which is a top of the line product *can't wait until i have the funds for it*

 

thanks! from looking at the back side you can tell its window tint, but looking inside, you can't see anything which is really good, since my wall color is a shade of yellow/cream and i didn't want to see that through the tank

 

thanks yea i wish i could of gotten a 50 but the 46 was all i had room for.

Lol funny about the blinds, the string broke *the one that pulls them up or down* so my dad had to replace it, so he just took the blinds from another room and swithced them, i don't like how heavy the blinds are though

 

The tank is officially up and running! my parents surprisingly really got into setting up the tank, and helped decide where the rocks go and the sand. I need to get more water next week, i didn't buy enough to fill up the tank. There is also a little bit less than 88lbs of rock, i couldn't use all of it because some pieces were to big.

Test Results Day 1:
Salanity- 1.025
NO2- 0.05
PH-8.6
Alkalinity-normal 1.7-2.8
Nitrate-0
Ammonia-was a blue color, chart didn't have that color? i guess it was high and off the charts then.

 

hehe thanks! i 'm happy just how it is but i do plan to still have some coral in there, the only color i have is some red stuff growing on a rock, no idea what that is

 

its the red sea marine and freshwater lab kit.

oh and thanks!