mermaidKaty
Reefing newb
Hello!!! :sfish:
My name is Katy and as of yesterday I am now a saltwater aquarium owner! I've always loved the saltwater world and since our family friend (J and her husband B, who are like my second parents) own 3 saltwater tanks (90 gal reef, 30 gal reef & 16 gal nano) I've been spending a lot of time with their tanks. J has had tanks (salt & fresh) her whole life and she knows a lot, so I rely on her for most of my info. I just thought it would be good to get on a forum to get outsider opinions/info.
Okay, here is what I walked into yesterday.
I have been trying to decide if it was best for me to start from the sand up, so to speak, when it came to getting into this hobby. J&B talked with me about why it's good to start from scratch, get an established tank or get a nano tank. They told me pros and cons of each. I searched our local Craigslist for people selling their tanks and didn't have much luck at first. Then Tuesday 8/30/13 J found an add for a 47 gal column saltwater tank with live rock, a tang, picasso trigger, moray snowflake eel and 2 clowns (black and white and usual orange and white) for $300. We got a picture of the tank and decided this was the tank for ME. It was established, but still could be worked with. We go over to the peoples house, get the tank broken down and head to my house with it. The tank was not set up, in my opinion, for the fish. They had a plastic colosseum that the eel (which is at least 12 inches long) was hiding in, the live rocks were just sat on the bottom of the tank and provided NO hiding places for any of the fish. The fish were in good health and were very active.
We get the tank back to my house and start setting it up. I'm in need of more live rock but J has some she's willing to give me. We had to buy more substrate because there was hardly ANY in the tank. I felt like these people had just gone out, got what they could afford and then put fish in it that they thought looked "cool" and didn't really look up anything about them or what they need to survive. The lighting they have doesn't even fit on the tank and isn't powerful enough for coral so I'm replacing that ASAP. They're feeding the fish flakes and the eel silverheads (I think that's what they were.) J is giving me some of what her fish eat so we can get them used to that. (I can't remember what all she gives them but she's writing all of that down.)
Thanks for reading!
-Katy:^:
My name is Katy and as of yesterday I am now a saltwater aquarium owner! I've always loved the saltwater world and since our family friend (J and her husband B, who are like my second parents) own 3 saltwater tanks (90 gal reef, 30 gal reef & 16 gal nano) I've been spending a lot of time with their tanks. J has had tanks (salt & fresh) her whole life and she knows a lot, so I rely on her for most of my info. I just thought it would be good to get on a forum to get outsider opinions/info.
Okay, here is what I walked into yesterday.
I have been trying to decide if it was best for me to start from the sand up, so to speak, when it came to getting into this hobby. J&B talked with me about why it's good to start from scratch, get an established tank or get a nano tank. They told me pros and cons of each. I searched our local Craigslist for people selling their tanks and didn't have much luck at first. Then Tuesday 8/30/13 J found an add for a 47 gal column saltwater tank with live rock, a tang, picasso trigger, moray snowflake eel and 2 clowns (black and white and usual orange and white) for $300. We got a picture of the tank and decided this was the tank for ME. It was established, but still could be worked with. We go over to the peoples house, get the tank broken down and head to my house with it. The tank was not set up, in my opinion, for the fish. They had a plastic colosseum that the eel (which is at least 12 inches long) was hiding in, the live rocks were just sat on the bottom of the tank and provided NO hiding places for any of the fish. The fish were in good health and were very active.
We get the tank back to my house and start setting it up. I'm in need of more live rock but J has some she's willing to give me. We had to buy more substrate because there was hardly ANY in the tank. I felt like these people had just gone out, got what they could afford and then put fish in it that they thought looked "cool" and didn't really look up anything about them or what they need to survive. The lighting they have doesn't even fit on the tank and isn't powerful enough for coral so I'm replacing that ASAP. They're feeding the fish flakes and the eel silverheads (I think that's what they were.) J is giving me some of what her fish eat so we can get them used to that. (I can't remember what all she gives them but she's writing all of that down.)
Thanks for reading!
-Katy:^:
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