Hello everyone
This is my second run at this hobby. In 2012 I acquired a 28 gallon nanocube that was home to live rock and sand which had been running in someone's home for over a year. They never found the time or desire to add livestock.
On a very tight budget, I purchased it and turned it into a work-in-progress oasis. In 2013, I moved to Chile and had to part with my first tank.
Fast forward ten years and I figured now is as good a time as any to receive another baptism by fire in this hobby. Blessed with a bigger budget, more patience, and a deeper appreciation for life of all forms, I am eager to get started.
For this one I went with an Innovative Marine 50 gallon lagoon AIO.
Some other non stock equipment:
2 mp10 vortechs
1 xr30 radion g6 pro
DIY ato
Heaters and all that
I chose five words to inscribe into the DNA of this build and wrote them on the back of the tank:
Health
Balance
Dynamic
Love
Fun
Words have great power when combined with intention and purpose!
Been running for 7 weeks.
Built the scape over about 5 days. In total the scape is 46 pieces of rubble pieced together. The plan is to primarily house rock dwelling fish.
I'm going to take my time and focus on balance of the ecosystem. Added two jars of Poseidon feast pods from algae barn today, just as I'm starting to see small dots of algae on the sand bed. The first real sign of life.
Thanks for reading.
This is my second run at this hobby. In 2012 I acquired a 28 gallon nanocube that was home to live rock and sand which had been running in someone's home for over a year. They never found the time or desire to add livestock.
On a very tight budget, I purchased it and turned it into a work-in-progress oasis. In 2013, I moved to Chile and had to part with my first tank.
Fast forward ten years and I figured now is as good a time as any to receive another baptism by fire in this hobby. Blessed with a bigger budget, more patience, and a deeper appreciation for life of all forms, I am eager to get started.
For this one I went with an Innovative Marine 50 gallon lagoon AIO.
Some other non stock equipment:
2 mp10 vortechs
1 xr30 radion g6 pro
DIY ato
Heaters and all that
I chose five words to inscribe into the DNA of this build and wrote them on the back of the tank:
Health
Balance
Dynamic
Love
Fun
Words have great power when combined with intention and purpose!
Been running for 7 weeks.
Built the scape over about 5 days. In total the scape is 46 pieces of rubble pieced together. The plan is to primarily house rock dwelling fish.
I'm going to take my time and focus on balance of the ecosystem. Added two jars of Poseidon feast pods from algae barn today, just as I'm starting to see small dots of algae on the sand bed. The first real sign of life.
Thanks for reading.
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