I hate waiting!!!

Tice · Jan 14, 2020

Hello all. Here is my tank so far! I am currently (impatiently) waiting for my nitrites to come down. Also have my second light ordered.

Fishy212 · Jan 14, 2020

Waiting is the hardest partttt.

Flippers4pups · Jan 14, 2020

Looks great! It will be worth it in the long run!

Malifry97 · Jan 14, 2020

Looks great! Following! Are you planning on getting another light?

theMeat · Jan 14, 2020

Nice.

MERKEY · Jan 14, 2020

Looking good!

eggplantparrot · Jan 14, 2020

how do you plan on getting behind the tank to do any maintenance? or if freak accident like fish jumps out back there?

Pau Hana Reefer · Jan 14, 2020

Looking nice! And yeah, lots of waiting in this hobby.

How much clearance do you have for your sump? Hard to tell from the pictures.

Tice · Jan 14, 2020

Malifry97 said:
Looks great! Following! Are you planning on getting another light?

Yes, it’s actually already ordered. Just waiting for it to be delivered.

Tice · Jan 14, 2020

eggplantparrot said:
how do you plan on getting behind the tank to do any maintenance? or if freak accident like fish jumps out back there?

I can actually reach through the stand. There’s only maybe 2 feet behind there. I’m also planning on putting a screen top on.

Tice · Jan 14, 2020

Pau Hana Reefer said:
Looking nice! And yeah, lots of waiting in this hobby.

How much clearance do you have for your sump? Hard to tell from the pictures.

That’s the only down side. I went with a 29 gallon sump for overflow safety. I have about 8 inches between the rim of the sump and the bottom of the DT.

Currdawg12 · Jan 14, 2020

wait til you want another tank. it will fill up quick then you'll want more. I started with a 45 this time last year and this year have started a 90 and another 10... waiting on the 90 and 10 to get the ammonia spike ;Nailbiting

Tice · Jan 14, 2020

Currdawg12 said:
wait til you want another tank. it will fill up quick then you'll want more. I started with a 45 this time last year and this year have started a 90 and another 10... waiting on the 90 and 10 to get the ammonia spike ;Nailbiting

Nice! This one is a 75. I want a 120...

Tice · Jan 14, 2020

Everyday I come home from work looking for a diatom bloom, no such luck yet. My wife actually said to me yesterday “most people would be upset seeing algae, you’re actually hoping for it!”

Currdawg12 · Jan 14, 2020

Tice said:
Nice! This one is a 75. I want a 120...

my dad had a 125 and it was awesome! but oddly enough he never wanted coral just fish. which IMO is boring lol. I wish I would have bought but he got out of the hobby years ago and now he wants too get back in it cause I showed him all my coral but he's talking about a 300 gallon

Cristy17 · Jan 14, 2020

Looking good! Yes the wait is tough..but it will payoff in the long run.

Tice · Jan 14, 2020

Currdawg12 said:
my dad had a 125 and it was awesome! but oddly enough he never wanted coral just fish. which IMO is boring lol. I wish I would have bought but he got out of the hobby years ago and now he wants too get back in it cause I showed him all my coral but he's talking about a 300 gallon

Once my kids are all out of the house we’re planning on moving into a smaller place with no stairs, I figure a house on a concrete slab will hold anything I can talk my wife into letting me have!!