reef octopus T-60

[kemper6120]

After being out of the hobby for a while i have been bitten by the aquatic bug again.. Here lately I have been dying to get back into the hobby and restart my journey into the aquatic world! This past friday me and one of my good friends went on a field trip and i ended up coming home with a reef octopus T-60 setup which included the 32 gallon rimless tank, very nice stand, and the sump. I also ending up getting a mp-10 :wink:! yes, my wallet has been crying since! i worked most of yesterday getting stuff out of storage and getting ready to get this thing filled with water (for the most part). im still deciding if i want to run a separate fuge or not.. What do yall think? Im new to the smaller aquariums and im a little rusty so any advice will be highly appreciated !!!

 

[kemper6120]

 

[FL_Reefer]

Welcome back! Looks like your off to a good start! Keep them pics a comin!

 

[NeveSSL]

Awesome, man! Welcome back! We're doing a club meeting at Sustainable Aquatics next month... you should get your tank up and running and grab a pair of clowns while we're there... you'll get to pick from several thousand. Haha!

Brandon

 

[ajones2n]

Could also make a pit stop in Knoxville and check out those reef stores.

 

[kemper6120]

Thanks guys and i will do my best to have it up and running by then!! hopefully i can get my rodi up and running this week and get her filled up with water this weekend.

 

[kemper6120]

Awesome, man! Welcome back! We're doing a club meeting at Sustainable Aquatics next month... you should get your tank up and running and grab a pair of clowns while we're there... you'll get to pick from several thousand. Haha!

Brandon

Where is sustainable aquatics?

 

[ajones2n]

East Tennessee in Johnson city I think.

 

[NeveSSL]

They're about 2 hours closer than Johnson City, fortunately. They're in Jefferson City.

Brandon

 

[kemper6120]

That's about a 3 and a half hour drive. Will the clowns be alright for the trip home??? Never carried a fish that far lol

 

[NeveSSL]

Oh yeah... 3.5 hours is nothing for them... they ship overnight all the time. :) SA will bag them with oxygen, too.

Brandon

 

[kemper6120]

Nice! Sounds like I need to make a trip to 7 seas aquatics and get some salt and start mixing!!!

 

[NeveSSL]

Definitely! Dr. Tims One and Only is great for helping cycle your tank, too.

Brandon

 

[kemper6120]

Alright, thanks! I will look I to that!

 

[NeveSSL]

This is a good place to start: Bacteria in a Bottle: Snake Oil or Worth Trusting?

I had great success with it. Its worth noting, though, that you will have to follow the insructions for it to work. Specifically, when you add the bacteria, make sure you add it when you add the fish, otherwise the bacteria will not have any food and it will not work.

Brandon

 

[Dowtish]

It's about time we something from you! Welcome back!

Where are you living now?

 

[kemper6120]

I'm in Westmoreland (close to gallatin) now but I will still come to the critter and around y'all's area every now and then! Ready to be back in the meeting and involved with the group again!

 

[kemper6120]

This is a good place to start: Bacteria in a Bottle: Snake Oil or Worth Trusting?

I had great success with it. Its worth noting, though, that you will have to follow the insructions for it to work. Specifically, when you add the bacteria, make sure you add it when you add the fish, otherwise the bacteria will not have any food and it will not work.

Brandon

Just watched that video. Seems like it's good stuff! Will look into it for sure!

 

[kemper6120]

please only post things that has to do with reefing on this thread... can someone flag this?!?

 

[Tennsquire]

If you can't make it to Jefferson City, the reef store in Bearden (Knoxville) is an outlet for Sustainable Aquatics, and pretty much has tank-raised clowns all the time. I bring stuff back from there frequently when we go over for football weekends (including my pair of maroon clowns last year).