Trying again after 2002 Ice Storm in NC killed my tank. Refresh my memory :-)

I have a friend who just set up the same tank and I am still shaking my head as to how he got it cycled and stocked so fast. LFS told him it was just the way the tank was made...no idea what that means.

Anyway as far as the temp goes in a tank that size I would just get a small fan to blow over the top. They do have some small chillers but your temp doesn't seem too high.

 

Now waiting on Fedex

Got two new nano koralia power heads for bottom of tank. And both reef and salt water test kits. Should be here Friday. I will test all params and if everything is ok then it will be time for a water change and cleanup and add two small fish. Not sure what yet going between Chromis and Clowns? I want to see how they do before adding any corals.
Any ideas on what fish?

 

Cycle is Finished !!!!!!!!!!

Got two new nano koralia power heads for bottom of tank and moved rock aroud for better coral dispersion later

Checked paras tonight. Everything looks awesome

See new pics!!!

Yes still no livestock but patience is golden in this business!

Of course my kids and wife are no help " when r we going to get a fish?"

 

Got a small clean up crew last night and did the drip line to acclimate them and all is well so far. Blue legs are crawling over the rocks just working their butts off, oops do they even have a butt? I told them them if they did a good job I wouldn't eat them

 

Update on tank. Tank cycled great just using liverock. All test have been spot on.
Here is updated pics.


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Lookin good. Awesome job with your rock work. Did you use glue to get it to stay like that?

 

I lost the needle thing inside of it in the ocean when I was seeing what the salinity of the ocean was lmao;D I really want to get a refractometer.

Just saw the pics. The tank looks awesome, I like the rock work. My Clownfish was my first fish and he is the best. Dopey thing haha.Good luck.

 

Several of us have gotten refractometers from an ebay seller out of Hong Kong over the past few weeks. Only cost about 30 bucks delivered. The thread is here somewhere or you can pm me and I'll give the the sellers id.

 

I got my refractor from Marine Depot. Love it.
Only had to glue one rock up top everything else just fit

 

New pic