Hey guys and gals welcome to my build thread. I have been in this hobby, in one capacity or another, for nearly 20 years. After a short hiatus. It's time I get my hands wet again. Let's get to the build.
I decided I wanted to go small on the new build so after looking around I decided on the Waterbox 20.
Next it was time to decide on lighting. After researching all the new options on the market I decided to go with AI Prime 16HD
Next I decided to pick up some Marco Rocks and start aquascaping.
After staring at the dry, dead rock for about a week I started thinking back to the last tank I had started with dry rock. Let's just say I wasn't all that pleased with how long it took the tank to mature. I battled every kind of nuisance algae that you can think of. Was this because of the dry rock? I can't say for sure but I hadn't dealt with so many issues early on in the past using live rock.
Anyway, I decided to ditch the Marco rock and order some premium live rock from KP Aquatics. I was so happy that I did. This was similar to the live rock I remembered early on in the hobby, It was filled with life! I found pistol shrimp, pods, starfish, urchins, mirthrax crabs, and things I'm still trying to identify. Yay!
I like to take things slow. As they say, nothing good happens fast in this hobby. I let the tank cycle and mature over the next few months without coral (Ignore the anemone, he was in there for a weekend sleepover). I know that's a long time for some but as I said, I'm in no hurry.
And that's where we are as of today. I will continue to post updates and thanks for following along.
I decided I wanted to go small on the new build so after looking around I decided on the Waterbox 20.
Next it was time to decide on lighting. After researching all the new options on the market I decided to go with AI Prime 16HD
Next I decided to pick up some Marco Rocks and start aquascaping.
After staring at the dry, dead rock for about a week I started thinking back to the last tank I had started with dry rock. Let's just say I wasn't all that pleased with how long it took the tank to mature. I battled every kind of nuisance algae that you can think of. Was this because of the dry rock? I can't say for sure but I hadn't dealt with so many issues early on in the past using live rock.
Anyway, I decided to ditch the Marco rock and order some premium live rock from KP Aquatics. I was so happy that I did. This was similar to the live rock I remembered early on in the hobby, It was filled with life! I found pistol shrimp, pods, starfish, urchins, mirthrax crabs, and things I'm still trying to identify. Yay!
I like to take things slow. As they say, nothing good happens fast in this hobby. I let the tank cycle and mature over the next few months without coral (Ignore the anemone, he was in there for a weekend sleepover). I know that's a long time for some but as I said, I'm in no hurry.
And that's where we are as of today. I will continue to post updates and thanks for following along.
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