Samanthabea Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Day one the big tank fill 55 gallons is a lot finally got all the equipment now just add water me my husband and kitty are ready to go(very slowly in all aspects) the kids just like to play with the boxes for right now 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) That seems like quite the filtration you got there I'm surprised its the kids playing with the boxes and not the cat🤣 Very exciting! But also probably very expensive when your first getting into saltwater. I was once going to get a saltwater aquarium but after calculating the prices and it = more then $500 CAD (keep in mind I was planing on doing everything the cheapest possible way) I decided to setup two more freshwater tanks instead with the space that the SW tank was going to go. Saltwater is really pretty, and I would love to set one up one day, when I can afford it. I'm tagging @quirkylemon103 they seem to take an interest in saltwater and am sure will enjoy your project! Good Luck! Hope everything goes as planned! Will you be adding Corals eventually? Or will you just stick with a FOWLR tank (fish only with live rock)?? Edited April 1, 2021 by JamesB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Soft corals still debating on an eel or goby tank I love gobies but I saw the eels and fell in love with them to I know gobies would be easier but I'm still toying with the idea of the eels I think ive spent somewhere near 1000(probly over) I have the freshwater survivors of ich from this tank in a smaller setup now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric R Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 @Samanthabea yay, glad to see you're starting a thread for your tank. Following along. Also, have you ever seen a garden eel tank? Pretty cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 3 hours ago, ererer said: @Samanthabea yay, glad to see you're starting a thread for your tank. Following along. Also, have you ever seen a garden eel tank? Pretty cute! garden eels are very cute but they are also very difficult. they need live copepods and the copepods need to go above there cave, burrow, hole(whatever you want to call it) or else they won't eat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 12 hours ago, JamesB said: That seems like quite the filtration you got there I'm surprised its the kids playing with the boxes and not the cat🤣 Very exciting! But also probably very expensive when your first getting into saltwater. I was once going to get a saltwater aquarium but after calculating the prices and it = more then $500 CAD (keep in mind I was planing on doing everything the cheapest possible way) I decided to setup two more freshwater tanks instead with the space that the SW tank was going to go. Saltwater is really pretty, and I would love to set one up one day, when I can afford it. I'm tagging @quirkylemon103 they seem to take an interest in saltwater and am sure will enjoy your project! Good Luck! Hope everything goes as planned! Will you be adding Corals eventually? Or will you just stick with a FOWLR tank (fish only with live rock)?? Yeah I'm kind of obsessed with saltwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Samanthabea said: Day one the big tank fill 55 gallons is a lot finally got all the equipment now just add water me my husband and kitty are ready to go(very slowly in all aspects) the kids just like to play with the boxes for right now are you using the canister filters? I don't remember why but a lot of people recommend against using them. but I have also seen some very nice tanks with canister filters. So I would do some research on why some people recommend against them Also cute cat Edited April 1, 2021 by quirkylemon103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Haven't seen the garden eel tanks and canisters are high maintenance for saltwater that's why I didn't return the aquaeon so I had a backup for the fluval and the needs a eels are one of the thing I'm looking at hard especially feedings are messy and I don't have an option for a sump the tank can't be drilled and rigging one up is a space factor Edited April 2, 2021 by Samanthabea Just saw I accidentally switched words around 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 And the cat loves my freshwater its on the table and she just lays next to it and watches the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) Turned my filters on for the first time and made a lake in my kitchen o-ring was placed wrong lesson learned replacing the lost water now Edited April 4, 2021 by Samanthabea Wrong term 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Moooom the rock ate my shell again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Salinity 1.024 temp 81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 All handpicked for their hidey holes great for eel or goby any suggestions on placements 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 (edited) Amonia .50 ph sitting between 7.8-8 Edited April 4, 2021 by Samanthabea Added photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Did full panel today these are the results 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Power Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 Good luck! I love saltwater aquariums, but I am too poor and too lazy and too impatient to actually try one myself. Instead, I enjoy others' work. Looking forward to seeing your progress on your tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 6, 2021 Author Share Posted April 6, 2021 Thanks this took me a good month to get all of the startup stuff like you said it's expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 It cycled quickly and the hermits and cirith are doing well just got my first fish a snowflake eel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 13, 2021 Author Share Posted April 13, 2021 Eel proofing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I have run a few marine tanks. Compared to freshwater planted tanks, they thrive with much more flow. I used canister filters with spray bars, along with power heads, to keep water circulating everywhere. I enjoyed the surprises that came on live rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 I have a canister and top filter, protein skimmer and a power head any suggestions on the power head placement (planning on more live rock I had a mystery snail and a couple mystery creatures 1 worm in the sand and 1 red thing with 3 branchs/tubes on the rock come with mine also used live sand) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samanthabea Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 I'm on a seafood diet I see food and I eat it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 13 hours ago, Samanthabea said: I'm on a seafood diet I see food and I eat it Is that a picasso Tigger and a snow flake eel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefish Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I find my fw tanks much harder than my reef. Sw tanks can be run cheaply, if stocked correctly. I don't know if links are allowed, but there is an aquarist called wvreefer on nano-reef who runs a tanks with nothing but in-tank circulation. She also is a fw keeper. https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/380786-wv-reefers-12-gallon-long-and-dirty/?tab=comments#comment-5474339 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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