Well, TCMAS friends, I finally did it. After lots of soul searching and question asking, I finally bit the bullet and bought a tank. I purchased the Fluval M60 (24 gallon) aquarium kit. I decided on this tank because I loved the clean look of the tank and the stand looks very nice with the rest of my furniture in my living room.
This buld is going to be slow moving, as this is my first ever I want to give adequate time for the cycle and be slow with the livestock adding.
I need to have a media basket made, either by myself or from the master of arts and crafts, jlanger, along with finding something to fill the second chamber. Any ideas for that would be appreciated! I want to avoid a skimmer if possible, so any ideas other than that would be great!
I still need to pick up a heater, refractometer and a light before much progress will begin. I plan to fill the tank to leak test and get the pumps running, but other than that I won't be adding salt until the heater and refractometer arrive.
I think I've rambled enough, so I will wrap up this first post with some pictures. More to come!
Ooooo! Boxes!
The finished product, plus extra goodies. The stand was really easy to assemble, and I suck at using tools
(disregard the window behind the tank, the blinds are always closed...I just opened them up for the picture)
I plan on using the integrated water change system that comes with the Fluval tank. I noticed there are notches in each baffle, which would allow the whole back to be drained for a water change (I think?). Downside will be needing to turn all electrical off during water changes, but I will see if this becomes a PITA and I just stop using the water change system.
My first attempt at a rockscape. I want to leave lots of swimming room for fish and coral growth, so the minimal look is pretty nice for now. I will add sand once I nail down the rock. I am using some of my dads old rock and sand he had laying around, so I can always pick up more rock if I need it (thanks dad!).
This buld is going to be slow moving, as this is my first ever I want to give adequate time for the cycle and be slow with the livestock adding.
I need to have a media basket made, either by myself or from the master of arts and crafts, jlanger, along with finding something to fill the second chamber. Any ideas for that would be appreciated! I want to avoid a skimmer if possible, so any ideas other than that would be great!
I still need to pick up a heater, refractometer and a light before much progress will begin. I plan to fill the tank to leak test and get the pumps running, but other than that I won't be adding salt until the heater and refractometer arrive.
I think I've rambled enough, so I will wrap up this first post with some pictures. More to come!
Ooooo! Boxes!
The finished product, plus extra goodies. The stand was really easy to assemble, and I suck at using tools
(disregard the window behind the tank, the blinds are always closed...I just opened them up for the picture)I plan on using the integrated water change system that comes with the Fluval tank. I noticed there are notches in each baffle, which would allow the whole back to be drained for a water change (I think?). Downside will be needing to turn all electrical off during water changes, but I will see if this becomes a PITA and I just stop using the water change system.
My first attempt at a rockscape. I want to leave lots of swimming room for fish and coral growth, so the minimal look is pretty nice for now. I will add sand once I nail down the rock. I am using some of my dads old rock and sand he had laying around, so I can always pick up more rock if I need it (thanks dad!
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