It might seem like cart before the horse making a build thread before I ever actually get a tank, but in my mind I’ve been “building” the tank for 6 months already. We moved across NH at the end of May and one of the first things I did was get my rocks soaking in warm saltwater. On two trips to Maine over the summer I gathered NSW and amphipods along with some gravely beach crud. This got chucked in with the rocks. A local meet up resulted in some scrapings of coralline algae that were also added to the stew.
Fast forward a couple of months and I started getting antsy. I decided to set up what I call a natural quarantine tank. Rock, sand, low light, and good food. That’s about the time I ordered a culture of white worms and got them going.
Once I was convinced that it was cycled I ordered a pair of Davinci clowns from Blue Light Aqua (forum sponsor). They’ve been in there for about a month and are doing great.
I also built a gravity fed mixing station that I connected my rodi to. It’s soooo much easier than working in buckets all the time.
Finally, I ordered the Waterbox through Fish Mike’s in Manchester when my wife decided she’d rather I spent my time on home reno projects instead of drilling a tank and building a stand. I’ve never even contemplated such a nice tank so I’m super excited!
Just today I ordered 10lbs of live rock from Gulfliverock that I’ll cook down in the basement for a couple of weeks.
Fast forward a couple of months and I started getting antsy. I decided to set up what I call a natural quarantine tank. Rock, sand, low light, and good food. That’s about the time I ordered a culture of white worms and got them going.
Once I was convinced that it was cycled I ordered a pair of Davinci clowns from Blue Light Aqua (forum sponsor). They’ve been in there for about a month and are doing great.
I also built a gravity fed mixing station that I connected my rodi to. It’s soooo much easier than working in buckets all the time.
Finally, I ordered the Waterbox through Fish Mike’s in Manchester when my wife decided she’d rather I spent my time on home reno projects instead of drilling a tank and building a stand. I’ve never even contemplated such a nice tank so I’m super excited!
Just today I ordered 10lbs of live rock from Gulfliverock that I’ll cook down in the basement for a couple of weeks.