Tank Entry

Well the tank is close to 10 months old now.

And its been about 9 since I posted.

So the tank is running good. So far I have 2 clowns, a diamond goby, 2 bangai cardinals (of 3 that I put in...No clue where the 3rd went, never found a body, suspect the cat), a flame angel, 2 pepirment shirmp, a number of snails/crabs, and a dragon eye zoa.

I just moved the tank to another room, I upgraded to LED's, got a new skimmer and just ordered 2 koralia evo powerheads. ...

Well after 4-5 weeks my cycle is complete

The two table shrimp are pretty much gone, ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0, and nitrates are between 0 and 5 ppm.. Temp is 77-78 degrees, salinity is right on the mark. Calcium seemed high at like 480-500 but it was my first test and not sure if i did it right.

Did a 5 gallon water change today.

But im concerned as I havent seen any algae or diatom blooms.....i have read many start up threads with these and im wondering ...

Well I got the final piece of the overflow siliconed and let it cure for a few days. Water tested and I think it leaked more than it held...ok not really but there are some places I have to redo.

But I was informed by my future wife that she wants to move by the end of next year. Considering I didnt plan to have this thing set up till at least march of next year seems kinda poiintless to set it up get it cycled etc and then turn around and move it 9 months later.

So ...

Well I ordered my SW test kit and the agua lifter pump Melev recommended for my overflow. I put the other side on the overflow and am waiting for it to cure for a day or two and will water test it.

Was going to order my 4x54 watt T5 fixture this weekend but a bad battery in my car took the funds so its gonna have to wait.

Its moving a lot slower than I wanted but life and money are interfering

Well it all started when I got a jones for owning another fishtank. I had owned freshwater tanks off and on as a kid. Now that I am almost 30 I really wanted to get a SW tank. So I moved into a house last year that had an awesome spot for a fish tank. The wall separated two rooms and had a space about 4 feet wide, 2 feet deep and 4-5 feet tall. So I was looking at a 55gallon tank. The more research I did the more I wanted to utilize a sump and the more equipment I realized I would have to ...