Anybody in Central Virginia?

[CarrieB]

Hi Koop!

The hermit crab and a sea cucumber that followed me home are waiting in a 20g. The sea urchins didn't make it.:sad2: I think they were doomed when I picked them up, and I wish I'd been more proactive.

The rocks are not attached to each other. That was just not something I was willing to tackle, and I can't imagine being that sure about how I wanted them to be arranged. I just moved them around until I found something I liked that felt solid. I had to resort to leaning a couple of the smaller ones on top on the back glass. Several of the rocks are pretty big, so I started with those on the bottom and that helped. Having said that, I did the whole right side over at least three times and have no fingerprints left. Yes, I bought gloves but then couldn't remember where I left them.

 

[Koop]

Sorry to hear about the urchins. I like your setup. How tall is the tank?

 

[rvareef]

lookin good carrie!

 

[A.Astore]

Looks good! There are some really interesting shaped pieces of rock there! Glad everything is coming together for you.

 

[CarrieB]

Tank is a 150g tall - 4'x2'x31" high.

Yes, I love the rock. I was dying to get it into the tank and arrange it. My husband liked the height of the tank because he's tall. He liked not having to bend over to see in the tank. It's going to be a bit of a challenge for my short arms, though. I guess it's motivation to keep my hands out of the tank.

 

[Koop]

That is tall. Have you decided what you are going to put in it yet?

 

[CarrieB]

I haven't sat down and really started making a stocking list. I need to have one or two Ocellaris clowns, because my two year old grandson is my justification for the tank. (He already loves it, even without the fish.) Probably a cleaner shrimp and a bubble coral because they were favorites in my old tank. I only had old school fluorescents so I didn't get into the fancier corals, so I'm looking forward to learning about those once I upgrade the lights. Also, I saw a reference to fancy macro algae that has me intrigued.

I'm going to wait the requisite 72 days before putting fish in the tank, so it's going to be a slow process. That's okay because I've spent the budget for now.