Hi everyone, finally getting this started, still waiting for a couple of more items like the Mame Overflow (hence the jerry rigged lily pipe and overflow box), but holding myself accountable to document this wild ride over the last 9 months.
All started with my very first tank ever 9 months ago, the heavily planted and overgrowing in the back, mostly to water the plants above and around it with a good daily misting, and as many will be able to relate, escalated quickly from there…
“Maybe one more, small puffer tank on a wood cabinet, they’re so cute, and then of course, maybe, add a reef tank, just as last one.” That was 5 months ago, and turned into what you see in front.
The whole thing was born out of a lot of inexperience and constraints, like the metal stand having those only 7 inch spaced pillars originally designed and welded by a friend with a canister filter in mind, it having to be free of any >30db or anyhow annoying sounds at night because it’s 2 feet away from my bed etc. All those constraints led to a lot of dumb mistakes but also some things that turned out well, and looking forward to sharing them over the coming weeks.
But first of all a big thanks to everyone who helped along the way, here in the forums to YouTube, the excellent customer support from BRS, Premium Aquatics, late MarineDepot and many more - it’s such a joy, especially today, to join a group of kind and dedicated nerds that are helping each other out so genuinely in so many small and large ways.
Looking forward, and of course if anyone has any immediate thoughts or questions - great weekend in the meantime!
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