Hey guys! So glad I found this forum. A little backstory, I've been working diligently on rescuing a heavily neglected tank. I posted in member introduction initially, and you can see my first post, titled "New tank, tons of problems" Here.
Quick recap, I bought a neglected 60 gallon tank for next to nothing with about 60 lbs+ of a combination of live rock and life rock. Tank itself is mature at about 3 years old. I wish I took a picture of it when I first bought it, because it was gross. Came with a 500 watt heater, Marineland 360 canister filter, a seaclone 100 gallon skimmer, the tank/stand, 3 different powerheads, a spare heater, 2 clowns, an angelfish, and about 12+ olive sandsifting periscope snails.
I've since added 2 Fluval 38" light bars running on Auto, but I'm changing tonight to a Pro custom profile I found on here. Currently battling cyanobacteria (believed to be), which appears to be producing bubbles and is aggressively showing up in my sand and on my live rocks. Used 6 scoops of Chemiclean and currently am waiting for the 48 hours to pass before doing another water change.
If you want to know more in depth about the problems I've been having and how I've been fairing, check the link for background information, but I'll be posting here as the tank develops! Attached are some various pictures of where it started and where I'm at now. Future plans include an RODI unit, a 25 watt UV sterilizer, and possibly, a reactor, but for now, I'm focusing on getting the neglect recovered and getting this tank back to a solid base.
This is my first marine tank, but I have a background in chemical manufacturing and have always had a hot tub or a pond on my property, so I have some understanding to water maintenance. That being said, this is a REALLY steep learning curve!
First picture is 1 month before I picked the tank up (nothing was done between that picture and when I picked it up, it was a disaster and I don't even want to bring up the conditions of the cartridge filter), second picture is not long after I got it stabilized, third picture is later well after that. Since then, I've changed the aquascape around, and I'll et a picture updated this weekend after I do the water change from the Chemiclean!
Quick recap, I bought a neglected 60 gallon tank for next to nothing with about 60 lbs+ of a combination of live rock and life rock. Tank itself is mature at about 3 years old. I wish I took a picture of it when I first bought it, because it was gross. Came with a 500 watt heater, Marineland 360 canister filter, a seaclone 100 gallon skimmer, the tank/stand, 3 different powerheads, a spare heater, 2 clowns, an angelfish, and about 12+ olive sandsifting periscope snails.
I've since added 2 Fluval 38" light bars running on Auto, but I'm changing tonight to a Pro custom profile I found on here. Currently battling cyanobacteria (believed to be), which appears to be producing bubbles and is aggressively showing up in my sand and on my live rocks. Used 6 scoops of Chemiclean and currently am waiting for the 48 hours to pass before doing another water change.
If you want to know more in depth about the problems I've been having and how I've been fairing, check the link for background information, but I'll be posting here as the tank develops! Attached are some various pictures of where it started and where I'm at now. Future plans include an RODI unit, a 25 watt UV sterilizer, and possibly, a reactor, but for now, I'm focusing on getting the neglect recovered and getting this tank back to a solid base.
This is my first marine tank, but I have a background in chemical manufacturing and have always had a hot tub or a pond on my property, so I have some understanding to water maintenance. That being said, this is a REALLY steep learning curve!
First picture is 1 month before I picked the tank up (nothing was done between that picture and when I picked it up, it was a disaster and I don't even want to bring up the conditions of the cartridge filter), second picture is not long after I got it stabilized, third picture is later well after that. Since then, I've changed the aquascape around, and I'll et a picture updated this weekend after I do the water change from the Chemiclean!