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what all do you need to get up and going?
Eienna's 50g Reef
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Thanks, and congratulations to you!
Haha, you want everything or just the absolute essentials?
Bare minimum, I need a fresh box of salt. I'm down to about 25g worth. That would be if I either go barebottom temporarily or reuse the old sand. I also need stripper and paint so I can get the stand done - I really don't think I want to try repainting it with the tank full and on it. Wouldn't be real intelligent. XD
To finish the job properly, I could use some nice clean sand...I'm just doing what I can to clean up the old live rock...eventually I have to try and afford a new light, something to reseed the rock and sand with critters, probably just a little more rock, and a large lump of macroalgae. I've been thinking I'd like a skimmer, but it's really not necessary.
I think that's it....
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On a side note, I also regularly use Dr. Tim's Waste-Away, and I'm almost out of that. Thankfully I have a nice stock of mysis and krill...getting short on some of the other foods but there's enough for now.
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Very sorry about the bronchitis. Sounds like its been a rough winter for you. If you are getting the rain from 'Titan' that won't help either. I will keep you in my prayers.
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Thank you very much...and yeah, it has...but God and a few very nice people really helped brighten it up for me. ♡
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I have to do a switch. Between a Cichlid tank into my 30g and the 30g into the 46. Going to get new sand, keeping everything else. Than going to cure some rock in a Rubbermaid tub. Just don't want to send my new tank into a cycle and loose everything. I can't do a sump right now, but do have a skimmer, heater, 2 PH and LEDs
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I am sorry you are getting sick again. This has been a long winter for everyone. I am soooo ready for Spring. I have MS and sure am ready to go outside and enjoy the warmth. I will pray for you.
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Fibromyalgia for me...so I feel ya, even if this is somewhat less debilitating.
I understand how you feel about the move now XD Just keep everything wet (think LR in buckets of tank water) and you should be okay.
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God bless you both. It sounds like you both have very good attitudes amidst trying circumstances. I am old enough now to believe "that all things do indeed work for our good" Romans 8:28
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I just literally slept all the way through from Saturday night to Monday morning.
Good morning then!
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Haha, thanks!
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Well...we're moving.
This is going to be fun (NOT.)
My chances of making it to the expo are very slim at this point, too.
My hubby is buying me my salt, though...so when I move the reef I can put it in the upgrade.
This is going to be fun (NOT.)
My chances of making it to the expo are very slim at this point, too.
My hubby is buying me my salt, though...so when I move the reef I can put it in the upgrade.
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That it is...and this time, I should be able to set it up and make sure everything's hunky-dory before moving the fish, as opposed to last time (which was, frankly, hellish) when I had to move everything at once.
My removal of the leptastrea from the rock didn't go so well...it looks kinda rough and broke into a few pieces...but hopefully it'll heal okay. I have some seachem reef dip, which has iodine in it (I can smell it), so if it starts getting infected I can do something about it. Pray for the best. :/
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vlangel
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So when does this move happen?
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