Taking the plunge! Slow and steady.

[CoralB]

Welcome !!

 

[FrugalReeferJon]

 

[trellemania]

Hey fellow reefers! After years of jealously watching reef videos on YouTube I finally decided to take the plunge after moving out of an apartment and into a house.

My current setup is a 40g breeder with the FijiCube AIO drop in, two Sicce Nano powerheads, a Tunze 9004 nano skimmer, a Tunze ATO with 10 gallon reservoir, two Kessil Tuna Blue 360 lights with the Wi-Fi dongle, CaribSea Life Rock, and CaribSea live sand.

I’ve got two clowns, and a royal gramma. For my clean up crew I have 4 Astraea snails, 4 trochus snails, and a hermit crab. I’ve had bad luck with the hermit crabs, they seem to die off quickly; I had 7 originally and they all seem to disappear.

My tank has been running since late July and so far no issues except with diatoms and the hermit crab die off. I stocked the clowns on August 17th after the tank cycled and then put the royal gramma in two weeks ago. Going to get a watchman goby in a few weeks after the gramma is settled in.

The plan is to get some easy beginner corals in a few months once the tank is mostly stocked and the nuisance algae is gone.

Cant wait to see your journey!! Welcome! CUC is something you'll re-supply as the tank matures :)

 

[1112-425XL]

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Welcome to Reef2Reef