OK, I am in!
I have an empty AGA 7 gallon Mini-Bow from many years ago.
It was my wifes freshwater tank.
The blue background was a special adhesive aquarium background, which I just removed. Surprisingly it came off in one piece. It was like a really tough vinyl. I remember putting it on, it was like putting on window tint.
I haven't had a reef tank for about 4 years, so I have been doing a lot of research to refresh my memory.
So far I have the following equipment:
7gallon AGA glass bow front tank
Subcurrent surface skimming filter
25watt heater.
Coralife digital thermometer
Small Aquaclear filter
Koralia nano powerhead
Seachem test kits
also nimble nano magnet
Seachem seagel, and purigen
I plan on buying pre-made saltwater and RO/DI from the LFS.
I found my old refractometer, it is about 8 years old. Do these things ever wear out?
I am going to make sure it is calibrated.
I have a 48 watt JBJ powercompact fixture that can sit right on top of the tank, but I really want something more powerful.
I also ordered a custom piece of glass to sit on top of the tank, to keep evaporation down.
I am going skimmerless and I am going to do my top offs by hand.
I want to do a fuge, so that is going to take some creativity.
I also want to do this tank as a 100% aquacultured tank. My only dilemma is that all of the
aquacultured rock at my LFS is covered in algae, aptaisia, and sponges.
There are some cool bivalves and sea squirts on it though.
My plan is to set it up on Jan. 26th.
Thanks for looking,
Andy
