Hello and welcome to anyone reading my build thread.
You may have noticed the title (Send in the Clowns), which refers to the two little clownfish that started it all.
Some backstory. My partner of 12 years is a reefer who has a 65 gallon display and a 50 gallon frag tank. Although I've always appreciated the beauty of the hobby, I haven't always been thrilled about the expense and the mess involved. Overall, I'd say my attitude toward his reefing could be summed up as "reluctantly supportive".
Here's where my own reefing story begins. One random day in late November, my partner came home from work with 2 adorable baby clownfish. Apparently, one of the reefers in the local Facebook group had a clutch of baby clowns, and needed to find homes for a few of the imperfect specimens. My partner happily brought a couple home intending to keep them in his frag tank.
The baby clowns were adorable. There was a larger dominant wyoming white, and a tiny submissive snowflake clown. Naturally, I named them Joker and Arthur. Perfect, not only because they are clowns, but also because these names suit their personalities and looks perfectly. Did I mention I am obsessed with the movie Joker?
Once I named the clowns destined for the frag tank, I started eyeing the empty Fluval Evo 13.5 sitting in the corner. Suddenly, the annoying surplus of reefing equipment cluttering up the basement seemed awfully convenient.
I sheepishly mentioned to my partner that I could start a nano tank by setting up the Evo for them. It would be such a shame for them to be hidden away in the basement frag tank....
And so my journey begins.
You may have noticed the title (Send in the Clowns), which refers to the two little clownfish that started it all.
Some backstory. My partner of 12 years is a reefer who has a 65 gallon display and a 50 gallon frag tank. Although I've always appreciated the beauty of the hobby, I haven't always been thrilled about the expense and the mess involved. Overall, I'd say my attitude toward his reefing could be summed up as "reluctantly supportive".
Here's where my own reefing story begins. One random day in late November, my partner came home from work with 2 adorable baby clownfish. Apparently, one of the reefers in the local Facebook group had a clutch of baby clowns, and needed to find homes for a few of the imperfect specimens. My partner happily brought a couple home intending to keep them in his frag tank.
The baby clowns were adorable. There was a larger dominant wyoming white, and a tiny submissive snowflake clown. Naturally, I named them Joker and Arthur. Perfect, not only because they are clowns, but also because these names suit their personalities and looks perfectly. Did I mention I am obsessed with the movie Joker?
Once I named the clowns destined for the frag tank, I started eyeing the empty Fluval Evo 13.5 sitting in the corner. Suddenly, the annoying surplus of reefing equipment cluttering up the basement seemed awfully convenient.
I sheepishly mentioned to my partner that I could start a nano tank by setting up the Evo for them. It would be such a shame for them to be hidden away in the basement frag tank....
And so my journey begins.