Decided to dive in head first in the hobby, screw it right? Go big or go home as they say
Always loved saltwater fish, kept basic freshwater in the past(red bellied piranha). Wanted salt, looked into it a few times but never pulled the trigger
One night 2 or more years ago I went on a deep dive learning about coral and just the fascinating creatures that they are and it exploded my curiosity and amazement for the hobby.. I decided I wanted to keep these aliens. A living piece of art from another world
I mean how hard could it be right? ….
Went on Craig’s list and found a guy selling a Coast to Coast custom made 72x30x25 aquarium a Reef octopus 5000 Ext skimmer and some other equipment at a very fair price and locally, so I decided to pull the trigger… went that weekend and brought it home
(That’s the tank in his home before I took it out of the wall)
All done right? Ready for fish and coral. Super easy hobby ….. ughhhhh
Over two years later… reading article after article and watching video after video and having to learn basic woodworking, plumbing, electrical, chemistry and more. Spending an..? unusual() amount of money (F’n plumbing parts right?) I finally put water in this thing on 8/30.
After stalking these forums over the last few years, I decided to join and share all that I went through to this point as I’ve taken pictures along the way get any advice from seasoned reefers on my set up and suggestions on changes or whatever
Questions … what is the best way to present this? Should I dump the whole thing at once? From the start till today or add a little at a time here and there?
Is it best to add to the original post every time (is that possible?) or make new comments each time? Or both?
Looking forward to learning from everyone and getting opinions on my set up
Always loved saltwater fish, kept basic freshwater in the past(red bellied piranha). Wanted salt, looked into it a few times but never pulled the trigger
One night 2 or more years ago I went on a deep dive learning about coral and just the fascinating creatures that they are and it exploded my curiosity and amazement for the hobby.. I decided I wanted to keep these aliens. A living piece of art from another world
I mean how hard could it be right? ….
Went on Craig’s list and found a guy selling a Coast to Coast custom made 72x30x25 aquarium a Reef octopus 5000 Ext skimmer and some other equipment at a very fair price and locally, so I decided to pull the trigger… went that weekend and brought it home
(That’s the tank in his home before I took it out of the wall)
All done right? Ready for fish and coral. Super easy hobby ….. ughhhhh
Over two years later… reading article after article and watching video after video and having to learn basic woodworking, plumbing, electrical, chemistry and more. Spending an..? unusual() amount of money (F’n plumbing parts right?) I finally put water in this thing on 8/30.
After stalking these forums over the last few years, I decided to join and share all that I went through to this point as I’ve taken pictures along the way get any advice from seasoned reefers on my set up and suggestions on changes or whatever
Questions … what is the best way to present this? Should I dump the whole thing at once? From the start till today or add a little at a time here and there?
Is it best to add to the original post every time (is that possible?) or make new comments each time? Or both?
Looking forward to learning from everyone and getting opinions on my set up