New House - CHECK
New Baby - CHECK
Aquarium Build - Heck Yes!!
After moving into our new home and welcoming our newborn son, it's definitely time to get back into the game! A little bit of background, I've always had fish but did not get into Reef keeping until I had the opportunity to visit the Keys with my High School Biology Class. During our trip, we had the chance to dive and observe several different ecosystems. I became especially interested in the ecosystem that lives within the floating patches of Sargassum. Fast forward to the best scam ever... I convinced my parents that I needed a reef tank for "Science Fair." In my defense, it was actually a really solid study...
Fast forward, I started with a 33g, moved to a 47 tall and squeezed a BioCube into our shoebox apartment in Chicago... Now it's time for a new build and I want to start from scratch! This is what I'm thinking so far and the first step will begin with curing the dry rock... Feedback is very much appreciated:
I'm hoping to get the mixing station setup this weekend, rock ordered and begin the curing process (I want to take my time and control every step of the process)
New Baby - CHECK
Aquarium Build - Heck Yes!!
After moving into our new home and welcoming our newborn son, it's definitely time to get back into the game! A little bit of background, I've always had fish but did not get into Reef keeping until I had the opportunity to visit the Keys with my High School Biology Class. During our trip, we had the chance to dive and observe several different ecosystems. I became especially interested in the ecosystem that lives within the floating patches of Sargassum. Fast forward to the best scam ever... I convinced my parents that I needed a reef tank for "Science Fair." In my defense, it was actually a really solid study...
Fast forward, I started with a 33g, moved to a 47 tall and squeezed a BioCube into our shoebox apartment in Chicago... Now it's time for a new build and I want to start from scratch! This is what I'm thinking so far and the first step will begin with curing the dry rock... Feedback is very much appreciated:
- SC Aquariums 50g Starfire PNP
- 2X AI Prime HD
- Live Rock - combo of BRS Shapes, some Tonga Plate and Reef Saver
- Sand - Mixture of Live and Dry
- RODI & Mixing Station
- Still not 100 on heat source and other upgrades needed
I'm hoping to get the mixing station setup this weekend, rock ordered and begin the curing process (I want to take my time and control every step of the process)