Wow, I can’t believe I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a new tank. The black friday deals were just enough to push me over the edge. I was debating between the Waterbox 130.4 for the entire week but I ended up deciding on the Red Sea.
I also finally get to start my own build thread! I am going to take my time getting the tank up and running before adding anything. I have a ton of rock that I ended up leaving outside for the last couple years so my next step is to bleach and then cure all the rocks I plan on using.
So the first thing I want to do is set up a rough timeline. My steps in order are currently below. Any input on those in question marks is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Assemble tank
Clean and cure rocks(same time together)
plan/install of apex and controllers and wiring(same time together)
Add rock, sand, and water and start flow(vectra m1 & 2x mp40s)
Turn lights on
Add chaeto and light to refugium???
Add pods to display and fuge
Add initial cuc???
calc, alk, mag ready for corrals???
Start first dosing???
Transfer first fish
Transfer first corals
I also finally get to start my own build thread! I am going to take my time getting the tank up and running before adding anything. I have a ton of rock that I ended up leaving outside for the last couple years so my next step is to bleach and then cure all the rocks I plan on using.
So the first thing I want to do is set up a rough timeline. My steps in order are currently below. Any input on those in question marks is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Assemble tank
Clean and cure rocks(same time together)
plan/install of apex and controllers and wiring(same time together)
Add rock, sand, and water and start flow(vectra m1 & 2x mp40s)
Turn lights on
Add chaeto and light to refugium???
Add pods to display and fuge
Add initial cuc???
calc, alk, mag ready for corrals???
Start first dosing???
Transfer first fish
Transfer first corals