Hi! I'm a new nano reef tank owner

[ConnivingPigeon]

Hello!

I was gifted a Evo Max 13.5 by a friend who was upgrading, and I've been loving it. There's a pair of clownfish, a goby, a couple snails and a couple crabs as well. Fortunately, the tank was well-maintained and was given to me in a stable state, so I've been able to dodge a lot of the painful introductory bits (with, of course, the downside of not choosing what to place and what to stock).

I'm a software engineer in my day job, so I've decided to hack together a reef-pi setup for the maintenance tasks. I've got a webcam and a jetson nano set up on the shelf. Once covid is over, I'll be traveling again, so I'd like to be able to watch the fish while I'm gone, and if I get some time, I'd like to play with a neural net to track where the fish go all day. I'm looking into acquiring the bits to monitor/maintain the water levels since this seems like the least pleasurable part of the maintenance so far/

Looking forward to learning more from you all!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Gernader]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[maceto]

Welcome!

 

[Bepis]

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[Nano925]

Welcome !

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[vabben]

Welcome! Look into Reefbreeders, they have a cheap ATO to help automate your top-offs. Or check out the Duetto ATO, which is what I personally use.

 

[bsr2430]

Welcome!
Another one sucked in!

 

[rubertoe93]

Welcome!!

 

[Nano925]

Hello!

I was gifted a Evo Max 13.5 by a friend who was upgrading, and I've been loving it. There's a pair of clownfish, a goby, a couple snails and a couple crabs as well. Fortunately, the tank was well-maintained and was given to me in a stable state, so I've been able to dodge a lot of the painful introductory bits (with, of course, the downside of not choosing what to place and what to stock).

I'm a software engineer in my day job, so I've decided to hack together a reef-pi setup for the maintenance tasks. I've got a webcam and a jetson nano set up on the shelf. Once covid is over, I'll be traveling again, so I'd like to be able to watch the fish while I'm gone, and if I get some time, I'd like to play with a neural net to track where the fish go all day. I'm looking into acquiring the bits to monitor/maintain the water levels since this seems like the least pleasurable part of the maintenance so far/

Looking forward to learning more from you all!

I have an Evo 13.5 and I use this. I use a 1 gallon plastic jar from Walmart as my reservoir.

 

[P-Dub]

Welcome!!! Gifted tanks are a great way to get into the hobby and certainly a great price!

 

[Ippyroy]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[DDenny]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[harley32907]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[zukihara]

You'll be planning out a 210 with a CAD program soon enough, arguing about water chemistry on your lunch break and attempting to breed tangs in your basement. Eventually, you'll purchase a very high end 3D printer and design your own skimmer and reactors because "the others are trash".

Your BTC earnings will be rolled into something like Tezos and rather than Lambo, you will remove the tie and go for the new 700g in wall species tank. Wife ticked, but, hey, she owns half the BTC so you "get along for the kids".