Am I the only one?

[Dmsick]

I've just started my first reef tank. It's a 100 gallon SCA tank. The tank is cycling with first dose of ammonia yesterday. I find myself sitting in front of the tank watching the rock and waiting to test the water again (I'm only testing once a day). Am I the only one who does this? Tell me I'm not alone!

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Congrats on your first reef tank! Really? Sitting there watching an empty tank?


....believe me, your not alone. ;Wideyed

 

[redfishbluefish]

Well you've got me staring at the photo trying to figure out what you're trying to spell with the rock!

Like the rock-work.....nicely done.

 

[DMG Reef]

Just wait until your significant other wakes up in the middle of the night and catches you standing in the dark with a flashlight shining in your tank.

That "might" have happened to me a time or two...

 

[Dmsick]

Well you've got me staring at the photo trying to figure out what you're trying to spell with the rock!

Like the rock-work.....nicely done.

Hahaha. I hadn't noticed that before. The 2d nature of the pic makes it look more like rock letters though.

 

[Dmsick]

Just wait until your significant other wakes up in the middle of the night and catches you standing in the dark with a flashlight shining in your tank.

That "might" have happened to me a time or two...

Haha. I could see myself being guilty of that.

 

[BootyPup]

Man, when I first set up my tank I would just watch it for days on end just looking at the rocks and thinking of how cool it looked with the water.

 

[Neo Jeo]

I remember my first days.. Its a good feeling. Then in a flash your tank is alive and full! Nice looking tank!

 

[Dennis McGrath]

That's a really nice rock formation you created there. You are not the only one, I think everyone has done it even if they won't admit it.

 

[Neo Jeo]

Also, is that lava rock ? The purple one?

 

[Dmsick]

I remember my first days.. Its a good feeling. Then in a flash your tank is alive and full! Nice looking tank!

Thanks. I'm sure it will seem like a flash but right now it seems like forever!

Also, is that lava rock ? The purple one?

Honestly I don't know. It's a piece of live rock I got from a LFS. I'm hoping it's going to kick start my cycle!

 

[Dmsick]

That's a really nice rock formation you created there. You are not the only one, I think everyone has done it even if they won't admit it.

Thanks haha. Glad I'm not alone!

 

[Neo Jeo]

Thanks. I'm sure it will seem like a flash but right now it seems like forever!

Honestly I don't know. It's a piece of live rock I got from a LFS. I'm hoping it's going to kick start my cycle!

Great, it looked like lava rock and lava rock is bad for a tank just making sure

 

[Dmsick]

Great, it looked like lava rock and lava rock is bad for a tank just making sure

Gotcha. Hopefully it’s not!

 

[Waters]

That is why I always used live rock......at least you are looking for stuff start moving or growing

 

[Dmsick]

That is why I always used live rock......at least you are looking for stuff start moving or growing

Haha. That’s the funny thing. I only have one piece of live rock but I keep expecting to see something come crawling out of it. So far nothing though ha ha

 

[Radman73]

Definitely not alone. Wait until you see something brown growing and your significant other looks at you like you're crazy when you get excited about it.

Since you have some seed rock, you may see something moving sooner than later. Good luck!

 

[Mikedawg]

I've just started my first reef tank. It's a 100 gallon SCA tank. The tank is cycling with first dose of ammonia yesterday. I find myself sitting in front of the tank watching the rock and waiting to test the water again (I'm only testing once a day). Am I the only one who does this? Tell me I'm not alone!

No, you're not alone; you've already got all of us staring at your tank looking for any movement, guessing what your water parameters are, wishing we were starting a new tank, etc.

 

[OriginalUserName]

Clearly not, as we are all sitting here staring at an empty pic of your tank.

 

[Dmsick]

Definitely not alone. Wait until you see something brown growing and your significant other looks at you like you're crazy when you get excited about it.

Since you have some seed rock, you may see something moving sooner than later. Good luck!

Fingers crossed!