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Topic: new tank build along with a new baby Posted: August 27 2014 at 8:50pm |
Hello, I am starting a new tank thread hopefully I can keep up with it while having a 2 week old baby girl. The baby and the tank will be 1 week apart. (baby first of course) My wife was so lovely and bought me a JBJ 24 gallon nano cube with 2 PC bulbs for my birthday. Not only did I get a fish tank my daughter was also born on my birthday. What a great birthday!! I previously had a 125 gallon tank while I lived in Arizona for a few years but had to break it down to move back. I am currently living in Heber City so sourcing for things is going to be a little more difficult and trips to the stores are going to be more expensive. (don't tell my wife) Without further a do here are a couple of shots I have taken while setting it up. This is a FTS with the salt mixing in it. This is my apex mounted inside the small stand. The stand is so tiny and I think mounting this gave me more frustration then anything on my old tank. That is the updates I have for now on the tank. I am also including a picture of my old tank just for fun.
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Posted: August 27 2014 at 8:51pm |
Congratulations on the new baby girl and the new tank!
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Posted: August 27 2014 at 10:33pm |
Nice
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 12:04pm |
Sweet!
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 6:47pm |
When will we get to see a pic of the new baby?
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 7:59pm |
Wow now that's a huge upgrade! Love the color of the canopy and says!
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 8:01pm |
How dose the canopy doors open up?
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Posted: August 28 2014 at 10:05pm |
The doors on the canopy just open like regular cabinet doors there was 4 of them with a center divider. BTW that is my old tank in arizona.
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Posted: August 30 2014 at 11:15pm |
Thanks to Mark I was able to add some live sand, LR and dry Utah rock. Here are a few pictures updates. Here is the preparation picture. Here is sand rock added and cloudy I had to wait till the next day to do aquascaping as it was to cloudy to see. Here is the Aqua scape I am not sure if this is the final form but I am going to stare at it for a few. Any critiques welcome.
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 5:05am |
I like it. It was great to meet you. Enjoy. Remember the Snails to eat the nuisance algae sprouts. Aloha P.S. How about a pic of the cute sprout that you and your wife are raising?
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 11:53am |
Here is a update to my thread title. Saige Christensen
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 12:00pm |
She is cute! And tanks looking great!
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 12:38pm |
Congrats on the baby girl and the tank is coming along nicely.
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 1:00pm |
She is beautiful! (but then you probably already knew that)
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Posted: September 06 2014 at 2:21pm |
Hello, Update time for the nano cube I ordered a snail package from reefcleaners and am extremely happy with what was shipped. The snails all looked very healthy and there was also much more than anticipated or from what the website said. I also added more course aragonite sand as everyday the Utah oolitic sand was looking like sand dunes. This is the USPS package that it was delivered in. When the guy dropped it off at my I stared at it for a second. The guy noticed how I was looking at it and casually said "it should be ok". Here is the contents of the package 4 different types of snails. Floating the bags for 15 minutes per the directions. Snails carefully placed in bottom of tank. Also the most important addition!!
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Posted: September 06 2014 at 8:47pm |
Looking good. And the tank too!
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Posted: December 20 2014 at 1:00pm |
I like the first picture best too but the tank is looking good!
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