brissey02
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The consolidation of my 120 with a 40-gallon sump, begins with a 20-gallon fiiji cube peninsula that I picked up recently. (i mean, while I love my big tank, I think this is the best way to go for me right now. my clownfish may disagree though, as they've had full run of an extra hundred gallons compared to what they'll soon have)
I picked the kitchen counter next to the sink, for 3 reasons.. to ensure it would be okay in an RV since this is likely the only place I'll have to put it once we're in one (stationary 100%.. no risk to fishies due to moving around), for a place to drain water for water changes without messing with a bucket, and because my mother moved in with us out of a 2500 sqft home, and there's no room to put anything in our house right now.
I placed the leveling mat down, and by some miracle finally for the tank centered on it, before connecting the pump and return in their appropriate places. Gave everything a good scrub, then put the filter sock in.
I will say, it's definitely a neat little tank. We wanted rimless when we got the 120 but ended up buying one with a hood off of someone. I loved the idea of the hood on it... until we owned it. it was short-lived, to say the least, and it ended up in the "burn pile" shortly after (the wood started rotting and falling into the tank)
I went with Caribsea Fiji pink sand, then filled the tank with salt water that I got from a reef store with much better water quality than I have at home.
that's where we're at for now. I have the rocks soaking in bleach water now, in preparation to start making my aquascape. In the meantime, I'm scrolling Pinterest and build threads for ideas
I'm 100% open to any suggestions (and budget lighting recommendations) because nano tanks feel like a whole new ball game to me right now (keep the apex, and switch it to being on this tank? or sell?)
will update once I start working on the rockscape
I picked the kitchen counter next to the sink, for 3 reasons.. to ensure it would be okay in an RV since this is likely the only place I'll have to put it once we're in one (stationary 100%.. no risk to fishies due to moving around), for a place to drain water for water changes without messing with a bucket, and because my mother moved in with us out of a 2500 sqft home, and there's no room to put anything in our house right now.
I placed the leveling mat down, and by some miracle finally for the tank centered on it, before connecting the pump and return in their appropriate places. Gave everything a good scrub, then put the filter sock in.
I will say, it's definitely a neat little tank. We wanted rimless when we got the 120 but ended up buying one with a hood off of someone. I loved the idea of the hood on it... until we owned it. it was short-lived, to say the least, and it ended up in the "burn pile" shortly after (the wood started rotting and falling into the tank)
I went with Caribsea Fiji pink sand, then filled the tank with salt water that I got from a reef store with much better water quality than I have at home.
that's where we're at for now. I have the rocks soaking in bleach water now, in preparation to start making my aquascape. In the meantime, I'm scrolling Pinterest and build threads for ideas
I'm 100% open to any suggestions (and budget lighting recommendations) because nano tanks feel like a whole new ball game to me right now (keep the apex, and switch it to being on this tank? or sell?)
will update once I start working on the rockscape
