- Location
- Briarcliff, Westchester
I have come a long way with this tank so far and I am very proud of myself for getting it all done! I bought this tank in November from an MR member. At the time I had a 29 gallon biocube totally taken over by every algae imaginable. When I got this tank I made sure I did it right the first time. I am only 15 years old so setting up this tank was a long process and it took a lot of work! I am a member of thereeftank and I was lucky enough to win reviewer of the month and receive an AWI Typhoon III RO/DI system, and then I got a great deal on halides and VHO's, so I began to build a canopy. I finished the tank and canopy in late december and took my biocube down to cook the rock with RO/DI water. I then got 50 pounds of marcorock and arranged them the way I wanted in the tank. I got all the plumbing into the tank and all the sand in by february. I then redid the sump to have 3 sections. A protein skimmer section, a return pump section and a refugium. I made sure everything was set up the way I wanted it to be and started the process of filling this baby up! The sump is a 55 gallon so it took a while but I eventually got it. After that I let the tank cycle while I kept my corals in the biocube for a month and then added my CUC and a week later corals went in. 1 week ago I bought my first 3 fish, a pair of black saddlebacks and a small yellow tang. They are all really healthy and eating great! So now we're up to today... My rocks finished cooking the other day and today I added them to the tank. So far I love it! I figured it was about time to put up a quick picture and get this thread started so here you guys go! The water was cloudy because I just added the new rocks and only actinic's are on. I will get some better pictures tomorrow.