Equipment

Hey guys, just checking in to show the progress I've made. Over the past week I had a 90 gallon tank and stand listed on Craigslist. I didn't know how fast it would go, but I listed it on the high side of what I found in my area. By Thursday of last week the tank (shown below) sold!!

Also listed on Craigslist was an AquaticLife 48in. 6x54W T5 light. By the end of Friday I had the light back to my house and running above the tank. Here's ...

I took a video today but my battery ran out. Things are looking better already, even though most of the corals have lost a lot of tissue that seems to be slowing. My nitrates are high, and I did a water change yesterday and I'm planning to do another here in a couple of days.

My first year of reef keeping had its share lessons and mistakes. I had a detritus problem and the filtration was too inadequate to deal with it, so cleaning was a pain in the mass. I had problems dialing the lighting and flow just right, and as a result coral growth was inconsistent. This first year taught me what I really wanted (I think) out of the hobby, so I decided to start anew. I wanted a ...

Hey guys, made you look. Actually, not a complete joke. Tomorrow morning I'm going up to my aunt and uncle's to get their old saltwater tank. I don't know much about it other than that it's a 90 gallon tank. They're giving me all their old equipment as well so the plan is that I'm going to take it all and then sell what I can't use myself. However, I'm sticking to my 75 gallon tank since I don't really like how tall the 90s are. Anyway, keeping my fingers crossed for a good, reef capable light ...

Not much has happened recently with the tank. I have been super busy doing other things around the house and trying to line up other contractors to get various things done.

Last night Wesley from Metal-Made.com called and said he was picking up the stand from the powder-coater. Wesley built the stand to my exact specs and did a fabulous job. The stand is 72 1/2 x 30 x 47 inches tall. it is built with 1/4 inch 2 x 2 tube except the top is 2 x 3.




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