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Finally today, my stand arrives for my cube...after running around town for the wooden board and what not...we finally got it into place the stand seems a lil high...at 3ft...so plus the tank at 28 inchs...the whole thing stands a lil under 6 ft... need to get on a chair to access the tank..but i guess its still ok...gives it a sense of granduer...since ure on the same level...not like a kiddie tank..where u look down on it... its also got a very good viewing angle... u can see the whole Aquascape standing up...

Anyway... off to the supply shop...

The list of equipment that i have already bought is as Follows.

1 x 31" * 31" * 28", 1/2" thick all glass eurobraced Aquarium = 800.00 Patacas.
1 x 3 ft stainles steel stand = 800.00 patacas.
120 lbs of crushed Aragonite sand mixed grade = 360.00 patacas
2 x 50 gallon reef crystal salt = 220.00 patacas
1 x 400 watt Hydor Theo Heater = 180.00 Hkd
1 x Red Sea Prizm Hang on Tank Skimmer = 560.00 Hkd
1 x Fluval 405 Cannister Filter = 900.00 Hkd
1 x SEIO 860gph pump = 240.00 Pataca
2 x 1100lph Power heads = 90.00 hkd
20lbs uncured live rock = 240.00 patacas
1 x 6 Gallon bucket = 48.00 patacas
various test kits

stuff i still need to buy.
1 or 2 x light fittings = approx 1000.00 patacas each
another 40 lbs of Crushed Aragonite = 3.00 per lb
approx 100lbs of uncured live rock from hainan island = 12-15 pataca per lb.
some more salt
more test kits and meters.

So... i havent got the fittings for my bathroom tap to run a longer hose yet...so ... i had to fill it by bucket...i figured 100 gallon tank... 6 gallon bucket... 20 buckets...no probs... i didnt actually count how many buckets i had to fill ... but many times did it cross my mind that if i lost my footing and hit my head on the corner of the tank...i would most likely drown in this monster of a fish tank.

In goes the water and the salt...At about half full i start to clean the sand... as i dont wanna fill the tank up to the top and then put the sand in and have water overflowing onto my floor. After washing the sand to get rid of the floaty bits in it goes...unfortunately ...not enogh sand... i need at least 4" of sand but i am getting about 2.5" avg so yeah..another 40-60lbs of sand tommorow. Checking the clock its still only 9 something so i take a quick break and head to a fish shop to buy some live rock just to help start the cycle off.

So yeah... its all set up now...all three powerheads running...plus the fluval... i know a lot of people dont believe in cannister filters in a saltwater aquarium... i dunno..i still tend to like em... ive gotten by with no filters and skimmers before... so yeah... should be a lot easier with so much more equipment this time... probably will get a better skimmer... ive read a lot of bad stuff about the one i bought... but since my tank has got bracing..and i havent got a sump... the choice is quite limited..

need to get more sand, salt and more rocks tommorow...
need glass to be cut for the cover...then i just sit and wait..for 4-6 weeks before i even start to think about putting something alive in it

This will probably stay a Fowlr, with maybe a spatter of soft corals...