Hello, I’m new to the site and kinda sorta new to keeping reef tanks. So here’s some background on me.
I had a reef tank back when I was a poor jr. high school kid. Started with a 20 gallon cube that I kept small freshwater sharks and mini puffer fish. That ended up becoming a reef tank. Then I got a 75 gallon from my uncle that was absolutely infested with hair algae. After I moved out of my parents and got married I switched that to a 40 gallon AIO tank. And when I started loosing motivation because I couldn’t afford to fix degrading equipment and things started dying I transferred what was left into a standard 20 gallon tank with a bio wheel filter where everything did pretty well for about a year until the wife left on a hot summer day and turned the ac off to save money. Since the start of my original tank until the last day I had a bi color angel that stuck with me during the whole thing for about 7 years.
So I’ve been wanted to get another tank since my last one died about 8 years ago. Always held off though because I was renting and never felt I was financially comfortable starting another on. Well I just purchased my first home and was at petco and they were having a 50% off sale on Aqueon rimless tanks. Asked the wife if she would care if I started another on and she said go ahead. $45 later I got a 14 gallon cube.
Moved it out to the garage work bench and filled it up with water to check for leaks.
This is where I’m currently at. I’m probably going to go by home depot tomorrow morning and build a basic frame to hold the tank until I build a facia to wrap around the frame to better match our furniture.
My idea for the tank were to keep 2 clown fish, a 6 line wrasse and mostly LPS corals. As much as I would like to get another bi color angel I feel the tank would be too small. I plan on taking this tank very slow. After I get it on a stand I plan I getting dry rock, sand, a power head and possibly one small piece of live rock and waiting for the cycle. I have an idea in my head of what I want the tank to look like so hopefully I can meet my expectations.
While I’m still unpacking some things I will keep an eye out for my old phones so I can show what I used to have. They weren’t very nice but it was an attempt.
I had a reef tank back when I was a poor jr. high school kid. Started with a 20 gallon cube that I kept small freshwater sharks and mini puffer fish. That ended up becoming a reef tank. Then I got a 75 gallon from my uncle that was absolutely infested with hair algae. After I moved out of my parents and got married I switched that to a 40 gallon AIO tank. And when I started loosing motivation because I couldn’t afford to fix degrading equipment and things started dying I transferred what was left into a standard 20 gallon tank with a bio wheel filter where everything did pretty well for about a year until the wife left on a hot summer day and turned the ac off to save money. Since the start of my original tank until the last day I had a bi color angel that stuck with me during the whole thing for about 7 years.
So I’ve been wanted to get another tank since my last one died about 8 years ago. Always held off though because I was renting and never felt I was financially comfortable starting another on. Well I just purchased my first home and was at petco and they were having a 50% off sale on Aqueon rimless tanks. Asked the wife if she would care if I started another on and she said go ahead. $45 later I got a 14 gallon cube.
Moved it out to the garage work bench and filled it up with water to check for leaks.
This is where I’m currently at. I’m probably going to go by home depot tomorrow morning and build a basic frame to hold the tank until I build a facia to wrap around the frame to better match our furniture.
My idea for the tank were to keep 2 clown fish, a 6 line wrasse and mostly LPS corals. As much as I would like to get another bi color angel I feel the tank would be too small. I plan on taking this tank very slow. After I get it on a stand I plan I getting dry rock, sand, a power head and possibly one small piece of live rock and waiting for the cycle. I have an idea in my head of what I want the tank to look like so hopefully I can meet my expectations.
While I’m still unpacking some things I will keep an eye out for my old phones so I can show what I used to have. They weren’t very nice but it was an attempt.