Hello from northwestern CT!
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gardiendepoisson
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Where in CT are you? I'm in Torrington.
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I gave up a 110g in CA to move to CT late last year, but I more than made up for it with my new tank. I started with cycled water in January 2021 and the fish are doing great but the corals need patience, which I struggle with. Yes, I bought things I shouldn't have, but I was overconfident because the tank looked great. Then my heater failed. Then the powerheads failed. Then the tank overheated because we had a heatwave and I don't have A/C because I just moved here and didn't think I'd need it. So now I'm battling what looks like a 2nd mini-cycle and enough brown diatoms to start a company distributing them. Losing lots of SPS and LPS. Oh, well. It'll all get sorted and then I'll be buying livestock again. Turkey baster = reefer's best friend. Here to make local friends and find people to talk to about fish and corals who won't look bored and walk away.
Photos are from the initial setup; the tank is more mature now. I literally bought this place because it had a perfect spot for the tank, plumbed through the wall into the bathroom pipes for auto RODI ATO topoff and AWC. Now, if I could only grow enough corals to make the investment in the Trident pay off, I'd really be happy!
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I gave up a 110g in CA to move to CT late last year, but I more than made up for it with my new tank. I started with cycled water in January 2021 and the fish are doing great but the corals need patience, which I struggle with. Yes, I bought things I shouldn't have, but I was overconfident because the tank looked great. Then my heater failed. Then the powerheads failed. Then the tank overheated because we had a heatwave and I don't have A/C because I just moved here and didn't think I'd need it. So now I'm battling what looks like a 2nd mini-cycle and enough brown diatoms to start a company distributing them. Losing lots of SPS and LPS. Oh, well. It'll all get sorted and then I'll be buying livestock again. Turkey baster = reefer's best friend. Here to make local friends and find people to talk to about fish and corals who won't look bored and walk away.
Photos are from the initial setup; the tank is more mature now. I literally bought this place because it had a perfect spot for the tank, plumbed through the wall into the bathroom pipes for auto RODI ATO topoff and AWC. Now, if I could only grow enough corals to make the investment in the Trident pay off, I'd really be happy!
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Welcome!I gave up a 110g in CA to move to CT late last year, but I more than made up for it with my new tank. I started with cycled water in January 2021 and the fish are doing great but the corals need patience, which I struggle with. Yes, I bought things I shouldn't have, but I was overconfident because the tank looked great. Then my heater failed. Then the powerheads failed. Then the tank overheated because we had a heatwave and I don't have A/C because I just moved here and didn't think I'd need it. So now I'm battling what looks like a 2nd mini-cycle and enough brown diatoms to start a company distributing them. Losing lots of SPS and LPS. Oh, well. It'll all get sorted and then I'll be buying livestock again. Turkey baster = reefer's best friend. Here to make local friends and find people to talk to about fish and corals who won't look bored and walk away.
Photos are from the initial setup; the tank is more mature now. I literally bought this place because it had a perfect spot for the tank, plumbed through the wall into the bathroom pipes for auto RODI ATO topoff and AWC. Now, if I could only grow enough corals to make the investment in the Trident pay off, I'd really be happy!
Great looking setup! Sorry for your losses, but this is a hobby where BBA - Bounce Back Ability comes in handy. Glad you joined
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Wait a minute, nobody moves TO Connecticut ! 
Seriously, welcome. I live in Old Saybrook, but work in Watertown.
If you haven't already, come join us in the CT section.
Seriously, welcome. I live in Old Saybrook, but work in Watertown.
If you haven't already, come join us in the CT section.
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gardiendepoisson
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Thanks for the suggestion! I plumbed my RODI into the cold water line and the waste pipe under my bathroom sink. I sent the RODI line through the wall into my sump ATO reservoir. It's on a solenoid on my Apex. Then I used an Apex DOS to set up an automatic water change with the wastewater line from the tank going through the wall into the waste pipe under the sink.
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That's close enough for an LFS meetup if/when you're down.
