Hello,
I am gonna go ahead and start my Build Thread. As of the start of this post this tank has been up for around 7 months. It is a Fluval Evo 13.5 AIO Tank. This is my first saltwater tank. So I am learning as I go.
I decided to set up the fish tank on my desk next to my computer (Picture 1). I put it there cause that’s where I will see it the most.
I then made a scape that I liked at the time (Picture 2). I would later change the scape. But I can get into that later.
I filled up the tank and let it cycle for around 2 weeks, then I got my first fish. 2 Ocellaris Clownfish from one of my LFS’s (Picture 3). They are pretty chill clownfish at the time of this post. I have not seen any aggression from them but they definitely are not scared of anything.
It gets pretty boring from here. I get the average CUC (Nassarius Snails, Cerith Snails, Blue Legged Hermit Crabs, a Turbo Snail and Trochus Snail) I also got a Skunk Cleaner Shrimp but he would later die due to stuck molt. That was pretty sad.
After about the 4 month mark I changed the scape to a 2 island look. I felt this scape was better fit for the tank. And its what the tank currently looks like at this time.
At around the 5 to 6 month mark I got my third fish. A Firefish from my LFS (Picture 5). He was a pretty scared little fish when I bought him but now I see him at the front of the tank all the time. He’s my favorite fish in the tank at the moment.
And now most recently I have gotten my first coral, a Duncan Coral (Picture 6)! I got it cause everything I read and heard said it was a pretty easy coral to care for. My tank parameters were all good (Tested using the Red Sea Test Kits) The Duncan coral seems to be doing good, it’s open and out all the time I see it.
Now we’re all caught up with this fish tank. I’ll update this thread as I go from here on! Thanks for reading my first post!
I am gonna go ahead and start my Build Thread. As of the start of this post this tank has been up for around 7 months. It is a Fluval Evo 13.5 AIO Tank. This is my first saltwater tank. So I am learning as I go.
I decided to set up the fish tank on my desk next to my computer (Picture 1). I put it there cause that’s where I will see it the most.
I then made a scape that I liked at the time (Picture 2). I would later change the scape. But I can get into that later.
I filled up the tank and let it cycle for around 2 weeks, then I got my first fish. 2 Ocellaris Clownfish from one of my LFS’s (Picture 3). They are pretty chill clownfish at the time of this post. I have not seen any aggression from them but they definitely are not scared of anything.
It gets pretty boring from here. I get the average CUC (Nassarius Snails, Cerith Snails, Blue Legged Hermit Crabs, a Turbo Snail and Trochus Snail) I also got a Skunk Cleaner Shrimp but he would later die due to stuck molt. That was pretty sad.
After about the 4 month mark I changed the scape to a 2 island look. I felt this scape was better fit for the tank. And its what the tank currently looks like at this time.
At around the 5 to 6 month mark I got my third fish. A Firefish from my LFS (Picture 5). He was a pretty scared little fish when I bought him but now I see him at the front of the tank all the time. He’s my favorite fish in the tank at the moment.
And now most recently I have gotten my first coral, a Duncan Coral (Picture 6)! I got it cause everything I read and heard said it was a pretty easy coral to care for. My tank parameters were all good (Tested using the Red Sea Test Kits) The Duncan coral seems to be doing good, it’s open and out all the time I see it.
Now we’re all caught up with this fish tank. I’ll update this thread as I go from here on! Thanks for reading my first post!