Lori's Nano in 90 - 2014

Lori Lynn

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I am just going to start this thread on the computer, and then will upload a photo once my tank arrives. I just ordered a tank yesterday, so hopefully it will get here before July 1. I just found this contest, so clearly, I am behind a lot of contestants, but I am going to give it a whirl!
 
I received my tank on July 2, 2014 after getting a sweet deal on Drsfostersmith.com. I built the stand and leak-proofed my tank that night. On 7/3, I went to my LFS and picked up 20 lbs of live rock and some live sand. I aquascaped and added water. Half of the water from one of my existing tanks and the remainder, water I had prepared in preparation of my tank's arrival. The water has settled a bit over night, but it still has a ways for it to go.
 

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Updated photos and tank build

I went out of town right after I set up my tank. When I got back, it was done cycling, as I had used live rock, live sand and about 50% water from an existing tank. I did some rearranging of the aquascaping, as I had re-thought it while I was on the road. Once I got back, the tank was a little cloudy still, so I did a water change, although the water was testing fine. Right before I had left, I had taken a few cuttings from one of my existing toadstools. It has since attached to a shell, so I added that to the build. In hind sight, I should have made the cutting a little larger. I had fragged one of my mushroom colonies, so I added a mushroom that I already had on hand. I haven't taken the time to do the math yet. I went to a LFS and had scoped out a black and white clownfish and a snowflake clown, so I scooped them up and added them to the tank. While I was there, I got a sweet deal on a grab bag of mostly mushrooms and some zoanthids. I will post a receipt shortly. I also went on to blue zoo aquatics and ordered myself some corals and an anemone. That score arrived Thursday and I have added those to the tank as well. Things are coming along nicely. I tried to upload these and post them on my phone and didn't have any luck. I had to hunt down a non-work computer to get this accomplished. : /
 

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