This tank started cycling in December 2022 only a few weeks after being purchased second hand. After wanting to set up a marine tank since 2020, I finally took the plunge. I had only kept a few tiny freshwater tanks before this so this was my first attempt at keeping a 'big' tank.
I took photos along the way, capturing the journey, which I will upload here to bring the thread up to speed with the present day.
There have been a lot of problems, and I slowly bought equipment and implemented strategies as I learnt more instead of having everything ready in the beginning. This was due no small part to lack of funds, I'm a uni student who is dedicating much more money than I ought to on a hobby, but I love it so much and I believe I'm at the stage where I have bought the vast vast majority of the hardware necessary.
My goal was to set up an sps dominated reef, and still is. I believe my tank has matured enough by now to support this kind of system, so I hope it is just waiting for me to 'figure it out', and strike the balance to allow the corals to take off.
This is the most recent image I have of my tank, taken on the 15/2/2024 I think. Just after I installed my new lights and the stand I built for them.
Once the thread is up to speed, hopefully I can ask some questions on here and get some advice moving forwards as I post what I'm doing.
Looking forward to the coming year with this tank.
I took photos along the way, capturing the journey, which I will upload here to bring the thread up to speed with the present day.
There have been a lot of problems, and I slowly bought equipment and implemented strategies as I learnt more instead of having everything ready in the beginning. This was due no small part to lack of funds, I'm a uni student who is dedicating much more money than I ought to on a hobby, but I love it so much and I believe I'm at the stage where I have bought the vast vast majority of the hardware necessary.
My goal was to set up an sps dominated reef, and still is. I believe my tank has matured enough by now to support this kind of system, so I hope it is just waiting for me to 'figure it out', and strike the balance to allow the corals to take off.
This is the most recent image I have of my tank, taken on the 15/2/2024 I think. Just after I installed my new lights and the stand I built for them.
Once the thread is up to speed, hopefully I can ask some questions on here and get some advice moving forwards as I post what I'm doing.
Looking forward to the coming year with this tank.