Not sure exactly what all to include in a build thread, so I’ll start and you guys tell me what I’m missing!
Biocube 32, standard lighting so far, but drooling on Steve’s lighting mod.
slot one: heater
slot two: intank media basket
slot three: another heater (I like my house cool, this helps keep constant temp)
powerhead on the left pointing to center front
started with live rock
cycled
added livestock in this order with time in between each: two clowns, blue-legged hermit crabs, assorted snails, flame hawk fish (my favorite by far!), sad little anemone from local store because I felt sad for it, one little patch of zoas, and a cleaner shrimp.
parameters are staying very consistent, water changes bi-weekly, top off with rodi
Fish are are awesome and demanding little buggers of attention. I can’t look in the tank to count/find snails and hermits with having to look around fish faces. They bug me relentlessly when I‘m testing water by bumping the tubes as I’m filling them.
Zoas are open and pretty and growing.
Cleaner shrimp staked out a place under the rock and stalks all the fish who are still hesitant of him
Anemone is attached, eating and I’m hopeful for it.
future plans: another fish of some type and more zoas. I love the zoas! And I need to learn how to take better pics of my goodies.
open to thoughts, suggestions, and comments! Pics from along the way to now.
Biocube 32, standard lighting so far, but drooling on Steve’s lighting mod.
slot one: heater
slot two: intank media basket
slot three: another heater (I like my house cool, this helps keep constant temp)
powerhead on the left pointing to center front
started with live rock
cycled
added livestock in this order with time in between each: two clowns, blue-legged hermit crabs, assorted snails, flame hawk fish (my favorite by far!), sad little anemone from local store because I felt sad for it, one little patch of zoas, and a cleaner shrimp.
parameters are staying very consistent, water changes bi-weekly, top off with rodi
Fish are are awesome and demanding little buggers of attention. I can’t look in the tank to count/find snails and hermits with having to look around fish faces. They bug me relentlessly when I‘m testing water by bumping the tubes as I’m filling them.
Zoas are open and pretty and growing.
Cleaner shrimp staked out a place under the rock and stalks all the fish who are still hesitant of him
Anemone is attached, eating and I’m hopeful for it.
future plans: another fish of some type and more zoas. I love the zoas! And I need to learn how to take better pics of my goodies.
open to thoughts, suggestions, and comments! Pics from along the way to now.