magellan007
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Finally I'm starting my own tank blog! *exciting*
Originally, I began with a tiny 22gal setup that was initially going to be FW but Emily at ART talked me into saltwater, convincing me that it wasn't hard to do and actually easier than a freshwater tank... SO! for memory lane, here's my first saltwater tank as it looked right before it was taken down:
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And now...onto my new obsession! The tank is made by AllGlass and measures 36"x18"x24" with 1/4" thick glass and steel reinforcing frames, etc. The stand is 4' high which is nice so you don't have to worry about injuring too many vertibrae when you look at the tank. The canopy has been fitted with 2 large MH, 2 pc, and blue LED lunar lights. There's a Wave 2K wavemaker installed centrally in the back--which is cool and creates superior water movement--and I've got my Korala1 going on the side for extra motion along the arch. There's a Remora AquaC skimmer that, for the time being, is hanging on the back lefthand side (I plant to put it in the sump beneath the tank). I don't have the sump/refugium set up yet; my husband plans on building a bigger one than the 15g he's already made..so if anyone wants that one, just let me know.
There's approximately 80lb of fiji & misc. rock/dead coral--only about 10 of which was base rock--and about +95lbs of black lava sand. (I love this sand, but the only downside was that the wavemaker has blown it away from the front center of the tank, creating a nice, large divot... I hope to be able to place a coral or something there in the future that likes strong water movement, but for now it's a collection zone for rubble and shells--which my hermits love to frequent.)
OK, enough info for now; here's what these things are all about: the pictures!
((just putting in the sand))
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((my husband sneaked a picture of me arranging my rock..ignore the pregnant belly))
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((a shot of the tank as everything is settling))
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((that night with the lunars...))
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((..*drumroll*...TA-DAH!))
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look at all its majesty~
I pick up my banded goby today, and my other fish soon after. More pics to come!
Originally, I began with a tiny 22gal setup that was initially going to be FW but Emily at ART talked me into saltwater, convincing me that it wasn't hard to do and actually easier than a freshwater tank... SO! for memory lane, here's my first saltwater tank as it looked right before it was taken down:
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And now...onto my new obsession! The tank is made by AllGlass and measures 36"x18"x24" with 1/4" thick glass and steel reinforcing frames, etc. The stand is 4' high which is nice so you don't have to worry about injuring too many vertibrae when you look at the tank. The canopy has been fitted with 2 large MH, 2 pc, and blue LED lunar lights. There's a Wave 2K wavemaker installed centrally in the back--which is cool and creates superior water movement--and I've got my Korala1 going on the side for extra motion along the arch. There's a Remora AquaC skimmer that, for the time being, is hanging on the back lefthand side (I plant to put it in the sump beneath the tank). I don't have the sump/refugium set up yet; my husband plans on building a bigger one than the 15g he's already made..so if anyone wants that one, just let me know.
There's approximately 80lb of fiji & misc. rock/dead coral--only about 10 of which was base rock--and about +95lbs of black lava sand. (I love this sand, but the only downside was that the wavemaker has blown it away from the front center of the tank, creating a nice, large divot... I hope to be able to place a coral or something there in the future that likes strong water movement, but for now it's a collection zone for rubble and shells--which my hermits love to frequent.)
OK, enough info for now; here's what these things are all about: the pictures!
((just putting in the sand))
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((my husband sneaked a picture of me arranging my rock..ignore the pregnant belly))
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((a shot of the tank as everything is settling))
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((that night with the lunars...))
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((..*drumroll*...TA-DAH!))
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look at all its majesty~
I pick up my banded goby today, and my other fish soon after. More pics to come!
))
I'll post a picture of it later today.
