(Tank Move and 8 week update posted in replies, July 30th)
Greetings!
Doing a bit of an experiment. I will get into more details as to why I am doing this particular plan in future posts. For now, the short version is that I am starting a 10g nano tank as a QT/Observation tank for live rock, live sand, hermit crabs and snails from Tampa Bay Saltwater @LiverockRocks
Plan is to, in a few months, move the entire contents of this 10g tank into a 100-125g reef ready tank with sump to seed the sterile dry rock and sterile sand I will be putting into the larger tank. Then use the 10g tank as a QT/Observation tank for future additions to the larger tank.
On June 1st, I ordered the Original TBS Package for a 10g tank. Scheduled to pick up the first half of the order on Saturday, June 10th. I live in the Greater Tampa Bay Area, so will do local pick up. ‘Tis my understanding that there will be two pickup times, the first one will be the live sand and base live rock with minimal visible growth in it. Then a week later the premium live rock with all sorts of visible growth on it along with the snails and crabs. Looking forward to that!
I will not be adding anything to cycle the tank other than the contents from the Original TBS Package, and food for the crabs. I will of course be monitoring the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and maybe pH and alkalinity.
Equipment and stuff: very basic at this point
Most Up To Date Pic 07/24/2023 (7 weeks old): see below for more
See ya around!
Day 1 for reference
Greetings!
Doing a bit of an experiment. I will get into more details as to why I am doing this particular plan in future posts. For now, the short version is that I am starting a 10g nano tank as a QT/Observation tank for live rock, live sand, hermit crabs and snails from Tampa Bay Saltwater @LiverockRocks
Plan is to, in a few months, move the entire contents of this 10g tank into a 100-125g reef ready tank with sump to seed the sterile dry rock and sterile sand I will be putting into the larger tank. Then use the 10g tank as a QT/Observation tank for future additions to the larger tank.
On June 1st, I ordered the Original TBS Package for a 10g tank. Scheduled to pick up the first half of the order on Saturday, June 10th. I live in the Greater Tampa Bay Area, so will do local pick up. ‘Tis my understanding that there will be two pickup times, the first one will be the live sand and base live rock with minimal visible growth in it. Then a week later the premium live rock with all sorts of visible growth on it along with the snails and crabs. Looking forward to that!
I will not be adding anything to cycle the tank other than the contents from the Original TBS Package, and food for the crabs. I will of course be monitoring the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and maybe pH and alkalinity.
Equipment and stuff: very basic at this point
- 10g Top Fin Essentials Aquarium Starter Kit and their stand for it. From PetSmart
- The above kit has an HOB filter, heater, thermometer, lid with super basic LED light, net, and a few odds and ends.
- Hikari Crab Cuisine
- Freeze dried mysis shrimp
- RedSea Marine Care Test Kit
- LED Refractometer for Reading Salinity with Calibration Fluid
- Rubber gloves
- RODI Fresh Water and premixed red sea salt RODI water from LFS (supposedly guaranteed 0TDS)
- Python siphon
- Buckets
- I’m sure there will be more stuff, will update list accordingly
Most Up To Date Pic 07/24/2023 (7 weeks old): see below for more
See ya around!
Day 1 for reference
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. Still need to level it. Another day.
