grimlock3000
Aquarium Advice Addict
No fish for me yet, but after three months of learning, I am really starting to make some progess with my marine tank. Today, I realized everything is finally coming together and I can see the fish at the end of the tunnel swimming towards me.
First up, an Excalibur HV1 protein skimmer was delivered to my house earlier today. I was not originally planning on a skimmer for the 15g tank, but I finally decided to order one after the Anemone incident:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=37690
...and reading this article:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showquestion.php?faq=2&fldAuto=13
...and reading The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Bob Fenner.
All signs pointed to a protein skimmer being a very good idea to help the tank stay clean and healthy (especially once I start feeding fish).
Also today, I am going to sit down with my wife and pick out two fish for the tank. It will be nice to finally pick out some fish after a few months of rocks and a clean up crew. Speaking of the clean up crew, that has been great. I have only lost one snail to a hermit crab (the crab is now walking around with a new shell).
Next to the tank, I have nine pounds of new LR curing in a bucket. Once the new rock cures and goes in the tank and remains stable, I can get the fish from a LFS.
First up, an Excalibur HV1 protein skimmer was delivered to my house earlier today. I was not originally planning on a skimmer for the 15g tank, but I finally decided to order one after the Anemone incident:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=37690
...and reading this article:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/showquestion.php?faq=2&fldAuto=13
...and reading The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Bob Fenner.
All signs pointed to a protein skimmer being a very good idea to help the tank stay clean and healthy (especially once I start feeding fish).
Also today, I am going to sit down with my wife and pick out two fish for the tank. It will be nice to finally pick out some fish after a few months of rocks and a clean up crew. Speaking of the clean up crew, that has been great. I have only lost one snail to a hermit crab (the crab is now walking around with a new shell).
Next to the tank, I have nine pounds of new LR curing in a bucket. Once the new rock cures and goes in the tank and remains stable, I can get the fish from a LFS.