Time to dive deeper into the hobby.
Other than day dreaming from time to time about going bigger, I still figured my next upgrade would at least be 5 years off. I also hoped it would be a peninsula tank as i have a long living room so a room separator would be awesome. Sometimes the universe has other plans.
The LFS was open for business throughout the pandemic but you were not allowed in. I bought fish, coral, and dry goods from them throughout as i wanted to support them as much as i could. During the summer they reopened the store to go in with masks. And in late July the owner had enough and decided he wanted out of the business.
Even though this was very sad there were a couple positives that would come out of it. First he was not closing due to the pandemic. He still had a healthy cash flow throughout and was having his first child so he wanted out of the retail game. He also planned on selling the LLC to a new owner so the store would return someday, just somewhere around town (hopefully close by).
This is when the new tank was revealed. The LFS owner was not selling the building....everything must go.
I walked in and saw this sitting there empty and just begging to be purchased. There were two other people eyeballing it and i knew i had to make a decision quickly. I called the wife explained the situation and claimed it as my own.
Introducing a scratched up Red Sea Max S-500 for $1500.00. I am ecstatic. Whoop!
First thing of note, this tank is Dirty. It was up and running for almost 5 years, there was healthy coralline growth, dried up worms, cobwebs, and a boatload of salt creep inside the stand. But all the equipment worked, the sump was in good shape, and the three lights were Aqua Illumination Hydra TwentySix HD LED.
This is going to be a fun challenge!
I am in no rush to get this thing up and running. I decided to determine the budget and dive into cleaning this beast. Luckily it just fit in my garage so it was safe and had plenty of room to work around.
Time to break out the shop-vac,
B-Kind
Other than day dreaming from time to time about going bigger, I still figured my next upgrade would at least be 5 years off. I also hoped it would be a peninsula tank as i have a long living room so a room separator would be awesome. Sometimes the universe has other plans.
The LFS was open for business throughout the pandemic but you were not allowed in. I bought fish, coral, and dry goods from them throughout as i wanted to support them as much as i could. During the summer they reopened the store to go in with masks. And in late July the owner had enough and decided he wanted out of the business.
Even though this was very sad there were a couple positives that would come out of it. First he was not closing due to the pandemic. He still had a healthy cash flow throughout and was having his first child so he wanted out of the retail game. He also planned on selling the LLC to a new owner so the store would return someday, just somewhere around town (hopefully close by).
This is when the new tank was revealed. The LFS owner was not selling the building....everything must go.
I walked in and saw this sitting there empty and just begging to be purchased. There were two other people eyeballing it and i knew i had to make a decision quickly. I called the wife explained the situation and claimed it as my own.
Introducing a scratched up Red Sea Max S-500 for $1500.00. I am ecstatic. Whoop!
First thing of note, this tank is Dirty. It was up and running for almost 5 years, there was healthy coralline growth, dried up worms, cobwebs, and a boatload of salt creep inside the stand. But all the equipment worked, the sump was in good shape, and the three lights were Aqua Illumination Hydra TwentySix HD LED.
This is going to be a fun challenge!
I am in no rush to get this thing up and running. I decided to determine the budget and dive into cleaning this beast. Luckily it just fit in my garage so it was safe and had plenty of room to work around.
Time to break out the shop-vac,
B-Kind
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