I've been wanting a large tank for as long as I can remember. I've always loved saltwater tanks but settled for a small 20 gallon freshwater tank. After a few years of having no fish, I started bothering my husband about getting a BIG tank, 50+ gallons.
After perusing a local fish store, he fell in love with the Saltwater tank displays. He asked me why I never pressed him about those kinds and I told him that they have a stigma of being super complicated and difficult to keep fish in. After an hour of quizzing a sales associate about the ins and outs of saltwater tanks, we left knowing that a freshwater tank wasn't going to cut it.
Fast forward a week and I found a whole 72 gallon bowfront saltwater setup, minus a sump so it's not drilled. Came with some fish but the tank was in poor condition water/equipment wise. After a 24 hr soak with white vinegar and water, the skimmer pump and wave makers were cleaned. We cleaned the tank, put the live rock back in, put the correct saltwater w/ treated water mixture. Let everything settle, put in the fish and now 5 days later, corals that looked brown and dead are coming to life. The fish are happy, water parameters are currently stable and I'm in absolute LOVE. We have a bad case of Aiptasia that is flourishing thanks to the now healthy tank environment but we're trying our best to eradicate it as quickly as possible.
I'm super excited to be a Saltwater Tank owner!!
After perusing a local fish store, he fell in love with the Saltwater tank displays. He asked me why I never pressed him about those kinds and I told him that they have a stigma of being super complicated and difficult to keep fish in. After an hour of quizzing a sales associate about the ins and outs of saltwater tanks, we left knowing that a freshwater tank wasn't going to cut it.
Fast forward a week and I found a whole 72 gallon bowfront saltwater setup, minus a sump so it's not drilled. Came with some fish but the tank was in poor condition water/equipment wise. After a 24 hr soak with white vinegar and water, the skimmer pump and wave makers were cleaned. We cleaned the tank, put the live rock back in, put the correct saltwater w/ treated water mixture. Let everything settle, put in the fish and now 5 days later, corals that looked brown and dead are coming to life. The fish are happy, water parameters are currently stable and I'm in absolute LOVE. We have a bad case of Aiptasia that is flourishing thanks to the now healthy tank environment but we're trying our best to eradicate it as quickly as possible.
I'm super excited to be a Saltwater Tank owner!!
