LiveRockDaddy
Community Member
Hi everyone, old to the hobby but new to starting back up. I see some things have changed since 2011 . I used to have a 30g FOWLR for a few years until me and my SO moved in together - and they didn't allow pets. For the past two years I've been itching to start one back up.
So, skip to this past Saturday. We helped my mother out with a community yard sale. Low and behold, I seen a Coralife Biocube 14. I quickly looked on google and seen they go for roughly $300 new. Mind you, we already have a FW tank (10g) for a goldfish my son won at a carnival. Anyways, back to my yard sale find. $20 and it came with a lot of extras - mainly filter cartridges. So I detoxed it with 1:1 vinegar and water, did a leak test, cleaned all the working parts - and now we are here. Yesterday I went and got some live sand as well as live rock, and immediately put it together. Today I'm getting my test kit (I forgot it *facepalm*). I'd like to get the lights replaced (debating on replacing the CFL's or splurging on the new LED hood. For now it's going to house 2 clowns, a small CUC and eventually down the road some hardy corals.
Today my salinity is at 1.023 with 9.5g of water. I used Prime to dechlorinate until my RODI system comes, prior to pouring it in. I'm sure it's cycling, I just have no means to test it right now as I only have a freshwater test kit (does it really matter?). Last time I cycled my tank, I threw a piece of cod in it to get it going, and it took forever. I'm debating just throwing in some Turbostart 900 so I know it did something. Anyways, here's some pictures of my obvious tunnels and newbie rockacaping. There's only so much you can do in a 14g .
So, skip to this past Saturday. We helped my mother out with a community yard sale. Low and behold, I seen a Coralife Biocube 14. I quickly looked on google and seen they go for roughly $300 new. Mind you, we already have a FW tank (10g) for a goldfish my son won at a carnival. Anyways, back to my yard sale find. $20 and it came with a lot of extras - mainly filter cartridges. So I detoxed it with 1:1 vinegar and water, did a leak test, cleaned all the working parts - and now we are here. Yesterday I went and got some live sand as well as live rock, and immediately put it together. Today I'm getting my test kit (I forgot it *facepalm*). I'd like to get the lights replaced (debating on replacing the CFL's or splurging on the new LED hood. For now it's going to house 2 clowns, a small CUC and eventually down the road some hardy corals.
Today my salinity is at 1.023 with 9.5g of water. I used Prime to dechlorinate until my RODI system comes, prior to pouring it in. I'm sure it's cycling, I just have no means to test it right now as I only have a freshwater test kit (does it really matter?). Last time I cycled my tank, I threw a piece of cod in it to get it going, and it took forever. I'm debating just throwing in some Turbostart 900 so I know it did something. Anyways, here's some pictures of my obvious tunnels and newbie rockacaping. There's only so much you can do in a 14g .
