d2mini
Reef enthusiast
So the decision has been made and put into action.
I decided to go with the Angler setup for two reasons.
1) It's more unique
2) This should be a little easier than Seahorses which is good since I have my big cube to take care of and I won't worry as much if I have to leave town for a few days.
So this will be an Angler tank, probably a yellow warty or a red/orange. Waiting to see what my LFS can get me. And then the rest will be live rock, 1-1.5" of sand, and lots of colorful softies like Ricordea, Zoas, and Sponges. The Anglers can change color to match their surroundings so I want to keep everything nice and colorful.
So the tank has been filled and it's running. Filled it mostly with fresh saltwater with just a little bit of water from my other tank. I'm going to let the drain from my main tank and auto water changes system drain into a bucket for the week, which I'll end up transferring into this tank via water changes to get some of the good bacteria in it.
Since I had such an awesome experience with Tampa Bay Saltwater with the other tank, I'll be going that route again. Might place the order for a friday delivery this week, we'll see. Part 1 of "The Package" will get me half the rock and all the sand. Then in another week or two I'll be able to get Part 2 which will get me the rest of the rock and all the other goodies! Then mr Angler. Between using water from my big tank and using TBS, I should pretty much skip any kind of cycle. The plan is to also keep this tank as simple as possible. Maybe a timer for the lights, but not much else. At least for quite a while. The only thing I'm planning on adding in the near future is a nano protein skimmer.
Here's the first pics!
I decided to place the tank in the living room by the fireplace (which we never use, we're in texas) and it's just 7 feet or so from my other tank. You can see the blue glow on the giraffes in the first pic.
I decided to go with the Angler setup for two reasons.
1) It's more unique
2) This should be a little easier than Seahorses which is good since I have my big cube to take care of and I won't worry as much if I have to leave town for a few days.
So this will be an Angler tank, probably a yellow warty or a red/orange. Waiting to see what my LFS can get me. And then the rest will be live rock, 1-1.5" of sand, and lots of colorful softies like Ricordea, Zoas, and Sponges. The Anglers can change color to match their surroundings so I want to keep everything nice and colorful.
So the tank has been filled and it's running. Filled it mostly with fresh saltwater with just a little bit of water from my other tank. I'm going to let the drain from my main tank and auto water changes system drain into a bucket for the week, which I'll end up transferring into this tank via water changes to get some of the good bacteria in it.
Since I had such an awesome experience with Tampa Bay Saltwater with the other tank, I'll be going that route again. Might place the order for a friday delivery this week, we'll see. Part 1 of "The Package" will get me half the rock and all the sand. Then in another week or two I'll be able to get Part 2 which will get me the rest of the rock and all the other goodies! Then mr Angler. Between using water from my big tank and using TBS, I should pretty much skip any kind of cycle. The plan is to also keep this tank as simple as possible. Maybe a timer for the lights, but not much else. At least for quite a while. The only thing I'm planning on adding in the near future is a nano protein skimmer.
Here's the first pics!
I decided to place the tank in the living room by the fireplace (which we never use, we're in texas) and it's just 7 feet or so from my other tank. You can see the blue glow on the giraffes in the first pic.
