Hey all. I thought I'd introduce myself and start a tank diary as my baby matures. Fair warning and spoiler alert, though.....the tank is built and running, so I'm going to be posting a LOT of old pictures to start with. If you're like me, though, you probably love looking at the construction pics of a tank almost as much as the finished product. Hope you enjoy this hot mess.
To get you all started, here's a little about me. My name is Richard, I'm a resident of South Florida in the medical field, and I've been into aquariums since....oh, more or less forever. My current main display tank is a 110g tall AGA with a single overflow that I originally bought back in 2008 when I was living in Boca. This tank has had a couple lifetimes mainly due to an extended move that left it dry as a bone for most of 2011 before the new house and aquarium rebuild could happen. When it was finally time to start rebuilding the tank, I thought a couple new additions might be in order. So here's where we begin......
....back in June 2008, when the whole mess got started. My 55g rock and inhabitants were off to the side, waiting with bated breath for their new digs. Which didn't take long....
......and here's how the tank matured and looked for most of 2009:
Until the fateful day in Sept of 2010 when I knew it had to be disassembled, sold off, and prepped for a long storage. 'Twas a sad time, I tell you. Tank was drained down, livestock was sold back to the LFS for credit, and the live-frame rockwork was disassembled. Rather than pitch everything, however, I put it in containers to dry out for re-use. I knew this wasn't going to be the last they saw of me and my tank.......
To get you all started, here's a little about me. My name is Richard, I'm a resident of South Florida in the medical field, and I've been into aquariums since....oh, more or less forever. My current main display tank is a 110g tall AGA with a single overflow that I originally bought back in 2008 when I was living in Boca. This tank has had a couple lifetimes mainly due to an extended move that left it dry as a bone for most of 2011 before the new house and aquarium rebuild could happen. When it was finally time to start rebuilding the tank, I thought a couple new additions might be in order. So here's where we begin......
....back in June 2008, when the whole mess got started. My 55g rock and inhabitants were off to the side, waiting with bated breath for their new digs. Which didn't take long....
......and here's how the tank matured and looked for most of 2009:
Until the fateful day in Sept of 2010 when I knew it had to be disassembled, sold off, and prepped for a long storage. 'Twas a sad time, I tell you. Tank was drained down, livestock was sold back to the LFS for credit, and the live-frame rockwork was disassembled. Rather than pitch everything, however, I put it in containers to dry out for re-use. I knew this wasn't going to be the last they saw of me and my tank.......