Cheebs
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Howdy all,
I've been in the hobby for many years now, and I've upgraded and downgraded many times based on moving, finances and all that jazz, but I finally pulled the trigger on a setup that I had been eyeing for a long time. I really enjoy the look of rimless cubes, and when the Artisan II went on sale I couldn't resist.
I am located in Ottawa, Canada, so getting a tank shipped from California was a little nerve-racking, but it came in perfect shape!
Here are a few pics from when it arrived, to where I'm at today:
So things are beginning to cycle now! I am working on a fish list. So far my ideas include:
Firefish (Purple or helfrichi)
Flame Angel
Maroon pair I've had for roughly 9 years (I will have to wait for the tank to be nice and stable as they are with their S.Gigantea)
Yasha or Yellow Goby + Pistol Shrimp
Six Line Wrasse (or another wrasse alternative)
As for equipment, this is what I currently have:
CADlights 50 Galoon aquairum, stand, sump +plumbing
160g CADlights skimmer
Ecotech Radion Gen 2 LED light
Vortech MP40w (my christmas gift to myself, it's on the way)
I built the aquascape with roughly 60 lbs of live rock, and have more rock in the sump. Now is the waiting game! I hope to come back with an update soon.
If anyone has any advice or comments, they would be welcome. I'll leave you with a couple shots of my former/current setups:
Thanks for looking, be back soon!
I've been in the hobby for many years now, and I've upgraded and downgraded many times based on moving, finances and all that jazz, but I finally pulled the trigger on a setup that I had been eyeing for a long time. I really enjoy the look of rimless cubes, and when the Artisan II went on sale I couldn't resist.
I am located in Ottawa, Canada, so getting a tank shipped from California was a little nerve-racking, but it came in perfect shape!
Here are a few pics from when it arrived, to where I'm at today:
So things are beginning to cycle now! I am working on a fish list. So far my ideas include:
Firefish (Purple or helfrichi)
Flame Angel
Maroon pair I've had for roughly 9 years (I will have to wait for the tank to be nice and stable as they are with their S.Gigantea)
Yasha or Yellow Goby + Pistol Shrimp
Six Line Wrasse (or another wrasse alternative)
As for equipment, this is what I currently have:
CADlights 50 Galoon aquairum, stand, sump +plumbing
160g CADlights skimmer
Ecotech Radion Gen 2 LED light
Vortech MP40w (my christmas gift to myself, it's on the way)
I built the aquascape with roughly 60 lbs of live rock, and have more rock in the sump. Now is the waiting game! I hope to come back with an update soon.
If anyone has any advice or comments, they would be welcome. I'll leave you with a couple shots of my former/current setups:
Thanks for looking, be back soon!