Erin O's 75G Build

[Erin O]

I swear those rocks looked bigger when I was using my foot as a comparison ;Hilarious

Evie says that her rock is the cute one, and the ones in the 29 are "alright looking" ;Hilarious

 

[sfin52]

Of course hers are the cute ones. It's in her tank lol.

 

[NY_Caveman]

OMG! Enabler Jr. !

;Hilarious

 

[Erin O]

OMG! Enabler Jr. !

;Hilarious

I was thinking the same thing! Lol

 

[Erin O]

@NY_Caveman, my husband spent quite a bit of time playing with the gyre last night. "Wow, this is pretty awesome!" ;Hilarious

 

[NY_Caveman]

@NY_Caveman, my husband spent quite a bit of time playing with the gyre last night. "Wow, this is pretty awesome!" ;Hilarious

LOL. I did the same thing when I first got one. I set up an airstone just so I could see the flow better too. Bubbles!

 

[sfin52]

LOL. I did the same thing when I first got one. I set up an airstone just so I could see the flow better too. Bubbles!

 

[fishguy242]

sounds like i am going to have to arrange a pair of baby nemos in the near future

 

[Erin O]

sounds like i am going to have to arrange a pair of baby nemos in the near future

I used some bottled bacteria. Added it last night , along with some ammonia, and when I checked this morning I had 0 ammonia and 0.25 nitrites. Things are looking good! I'll definitely be ready for those Nemos soon ;Happy Eeeeeek! I can't wait! Lol

 

[fishguy242]

i know how hard it is to waitlook at my build ,you will see how long these have been with me and grown and paired,time is your friend n enemybut need to make sure completly stable in 29 for b/w's ,they are not going anywhere ,cannot rush,love to send them today ,but not the right move ,"build it they will come"

 

[Erin O]

i know how hard it is to waitlook at my build ,you will see how long these have been with me and grown and paired,time is your friend n enemybut need to make sure completly stable in 29 for b/w's ,they are not going anywhere ,cannot rush,love to send them today ,but not the right move ,"build it they will come"

Oh, I know I'm not ready for them just yet. I want to get the live rock in there first, then the gobies. I figure it'll be 3 or 4 weeks at least before I'm ready. Thank you for trying to keep my enthusiasm reigned in. I need it! Lol

 

[fishguy242]

good morning,little breakfast teaser,start the day with a

 

[fishguy242]

nope not good enough

 

[Erin O]

Now @fishguy242, you're supposed to be helping me reign in my enthusiasm, not feeding it! ;Hilarious I love seeing the babies! My son made me play the video for him about 10 times lol

 

[fishguy242]

WELL...i was called an enabler have to live up to it

 

[Erin O]

I can't get over how CLEAR the tanks are!

 

[fishguy242]

i can see into the future

 

[Erin O]

I tested again this morning, and his time I tested the nitrates as well as the ammonia and nitrites. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and around 5 nitrates. Still adding ammonia to keep the cycle going

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hi all. I think I've convinced myself to convert my 75g into SW instead of my 29g (@sfin52, I believe that you predicted that this might happen in my meet & greet post lol). There are just so many fish out there that I want to get but aren't suitable for a 29g lol. I'm not going to be able to drill it because its tempered glass, so no sump. I'll have the Tidal 110 on it with a couple of power heads. Dry/live rock, live sand. This will be a FOWLR for quite a while, at least until the tank matures and I feel comfortable enough to try a reef. My current stocking plan is (this is the plan for the 29g, I'm just going to add to it) :
2 ocellaris clowns
? banggaii cardinals (I'm not sure how many I can have in this size of tank)
1 Yasha goby/ pistol shrimp pair
1 royal gramma
hermit crabs, cleaner shrimp, an urchin (if you have other suggestions to add to this group, I'd love to hear them)

These are the fish I'm looking at to possibly add to my stocking list:
1 flame angel (I know that this fish could be a problem if/when I start adding corals)
1 simple damselfish (will the fact that this is a 75g cut down on the aggression?)
1 fairy wrasse (either a lubbock's, whip fin, or ruby longfin)

I'm open to other suggestions. Can I get away with another bottom dweller or should I just stick to the 1 yasha/shrimp pair?

Super nice tank. awesome job.

 

[Erin O]

Super nice tank. awesome job.

Thanks! So, I ended up having a little trouble with getting the hubby on board with the saltwater switch. He didn't want to spend the money. Enter The Enablers! This awesome group of reefers pulled together all the goodies I needed to start my 29g. I was even able to start my daughter's 10g at the same time! We're all hoping that my husband will get hooked and will be ok with starting the 75g soon. So far he's has started showing more interest, which is very promising lol