Hello Everyone!
My name is Dave, I'm from RI.
First post and first day in the hobby, its been a long one.
I have been researching marine aquariums for at least 6 months and had a 10 gallon I wanted to build as a nano, but after tons of reading and a good find on craigslist I couldn't resist I decided to go bigger for more comfort and room to grow.
I want to get right into day 1 info for you all; I have tons of questions, but don't worry I will conclusively search before I ask any.
I am very excited and a little nervous.. Let our journey begin!
In this thread I am just going to give a small intro and save the details for my build thread. My first tank, purchased today, was found on craigslist for $100. The post entitled "46 bow front tank" $100. I already get excited because that's much cheaper than a new one, so I call the guy and turns out there are tons of accessories too.. So I go check it out and I find and purchase the following:
DAY 1:
46 gallon glass bow front tank and stand - nasty it must have crashed, long story, nearly clean now, I'm a noob but knew enough to use water/vinegar mixture and not soap.
2 Pails of live rock that is dry, don't know how long out of water. Is this dead and throw out? or can I cure it?
The bottom of the tank had sand that as I sifted through with gloves looks ok, is this ok to use to re-setup? I bagged it in 4 large ziplocks.
There was a light - He said its worth a lot, I looked it up and its a T5
Current USA 36" 4x39w t5ho, I believe, the label is gone. Tested Working.
2 powerheads - maxijet 400, and 1000
and a Protein Skimmer! It says custom made in CA. I know nothing about these but I know I need one and was surprised to find it included.
other than that there was a bucket of accessories and some supplements:
em erythromycin
ultralife red slime
Ruby reef Rally
Maybe this points out a reef problem and I shouldn't re use any Rock or Sand??
Did I get a good deal?
I have the 10 gallon for QT now so that worked out well.
Hope to become a happy and active member of this forum,
Wish me luck, and patience, as I begin this long journey with a cycle, after some needed feedback from some generous reefers.
My name is Dave, I'm from RI.
First post and first day in the hobby, its been a long one.
I have been researching marine aquariums for at least 6 months and had a 10 gallon I wanted to build as a nano, but after tons of reading and a good find on craigslist I couldn't resist I decided to go bigger for more comfort and room to grow.
I want to get right into day 1 info for you all; I have tons of questions, but don't worry I will conclusively search before I ask any.
I am very excited and a little nervous.. Let our journey begin!
In this thread I am just going to give a small intro and save the details for my build thread. My first tank, purchased today, was found on craigslist for $100. The post entitled "46 bow front tank" $100. I already get excited because that's much cheaper than a new one, so I call the guy and turns out there are tons of accessories too.. So I go check it out and I find and purchase the following:
DAY 1:
46 gallon glass bow front tank and stand - nasty it must have crashed, long story, nearly clean now, I'm a noob but knew enough to use water/vinegar mixture and not soap.
2 Pails of live rock that is dry, don't know how long out of water. Is this dead and throw out? or can I cure it?
The bottom of the tank had sand that as I sifted through with gloves looks ok, is this ok to use to re-setup? I bagged it in 4 large ziplocks.
There was a light - He said its worth a lot, I looked it up and its a T5
Current USA 36" 4x39w t5ho, I believe, the label is gone. Tested Working.
2 powerheads - maxijet 400, and 1000
and a Protein Skimmer! It says custom made in CA. I know nothing about these but I know I need one and was surprised to find it included.
other than that there was a bucket of accessories and some supplements:
em erythromycin
ultralife red slime
Ruby reef Rally
Maybe this points out a reef problem and I shouldn't re use any Rock or Sand??
Did I get a good deal?
I have the 10 gallon for QT now so that worked out well.
Hope to become a happy and active member of this forum,
Wish me luck, and patience, as I begin this long journey with a cycle, after some needed feedback from some generous reefers.
