Goldenmean's 55G Golden Path

[goldenmean]

My LFS was having a 1 day only sale - 20% off all corals.
I fell in live with this Rainbow Trachyphylliidae

[ricosuave]

gorgeous specimen GM!

[ReefSilly]

I fell in live with this Rainbow Trachyphylliidae

Very nice colors

[goldenmean]

Thanks!!
Here are a couple more pics:

Top Down under MH lights


The first morning in his new home and he was hungry - notice how swollen he is and how his mouths are protruding
Under actinic lights

[atlantic reefer]

awesome pics

[goldenmean]

My 55g tank has been up and running for 4 months now and I am preparing to add fish to the tank
So far here is my fishy wish list (Gutter guard first!)
Longnose Hawkfish
flasher/fairy wrasse (of some sort) did you guys and gals see the Scott's Wrasse that Prow just got?? WOW
Rainsford Goby
Midas Blenny
Im still open to other suggestions????

So the real subject of this post is quarantine tanks.
I did not do a QT tank with my nano and I have been lucky
I have a lot more $$$ in this tank ( and the nano wasn't cheap) and the fish I want are going to be a bit pricey so it only makes sense to use a QT.
I stopped by petco to look for some sponge filters. I wanted to get the filter system so I could get the sponge into my sump and start getting it seeded with that good bacteria. Petco did not have any sponge filters like I saw online - just the power filters. I thought I would check out the glass tanks while I was there.
They had the aquarium kits on sale. I bought the AGA 10 gal starter kit for $30.
It includes the 10g tank, 2x15w incandescent light hood, and a Whisper 10 power filter (and some useless crap). Just enough light so the fish can see their food.
I have also bought a box corner filter, air pump and hose, heater, test kit, tank background, PVC pipe segments, and a couple plastic plants. The corner filter and some sponges have been in my sump since the beginning of the month.





I will be remove some of the pvc pipe. There is way too much.
After the holidays I will add salt water and move the corner filter and sponges to the QT and using ammonia and a little fish food really get this tank cycled. So hopefully I can add the first fish to QT by mid January

[goldenmean]

2 weeks ago when I add the open Brain I also added a Green Star Polyp Colony. I like the way the GSP looks like a water fall.

[atlantic reefer]

more great pics

[ReefSilly]

We need a update

[goldenmean]

I will give a more detailed update later this weekend but until then here are a few FTS,

The Tank room


DT w/ QT


FTS