It’s been a journey with no end... this reef tank. Sometimes I kick myself for upending that gorgeous little Red Sea tank- however I wouldn’t have learned the lessons I have. Going big meant new challenges. I could get bigger fish which leads to more waste to export, more equipment, more chemicals, more money and more time.
Things went well at first then after going away last summer on an extended trip I came back to nothing but problems. I had an experienced reefer guy tank sitting but for some reason parameters went haywire. I lost many corals. Each loss was painful. I’d find the source of a problem, nip it- and another would arise. In the last month I’ve finally gained control. The fish were fine. I’m actually shocked by how resilient they are. I have crazy creatures in there too that just thrive including a starfish, a huge sea cucumber and a coral banded shrimp.
I’m learning to not push the limits on what my water parameters can do and for now I’m keeping things I know are happy in there. Rock anemones, varieties of mushrooms, bubble coral, leathers, hammers and torches.
I was feeling confident enough just before Covid hit I had ordered a 60 gallon Cad Lights cube specifically for captive bred sea horses. The tank and skimmer got held up somewhere untraceable to even the merchants that sold them. I believe everything happens for a reason and it gave me time to come to my senses. I really don’t need the responsibility for the additional level of care they would need. I was able to cancel the tank and I’m still trying to get an answer from the skimmer guy. Anyway... I digress. I’ll leave a short video and a few pics of the tank as it is now. I’ll always have loads more to learn.





Things went well at first then after going away last summer on an extended trip I came back to nothing but problems. I had an experienced reefer guy tank sitting but for some reason parameters went haywire. I lost many corals. Each loss was painful. I’d find the source of a problem, nip it- and another would arise. In the last month I’ve finally gained control. The fish were fine. I’m actually shocked by how resilient they are. I have crazy creatures in there too that just thrive including a starfish, a huge sea cucumber and a coral banded shrimp.
I’m learning to not push the limits on what my water parameters can do and for now I’m keeping things I know are happy in there. Rock anemones, varieties of mushrooms, bubble coral, leathers, hammers and torches.
I was feeling confident enough just before Covid hit I had ordered a 60 gallon Cad Lights cube specifically for captive bred sea horses. The tank and skimmer got held up somewhere untraceable to even the merchants that sold them. I believe everything happens for a reason and it gave me time to come to my senses. I really don’t need the responsibility for the additional level of care they would need. I was able to cancel the tank and I’m still trying to get an answer from the skimmer guy. Anyway... I digress. I’ll leave a short video and a few pics of the tank as it is now. I’ll always have loads more to learn.
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