Hi! I have been lurking in these threads for months trying to get a good idea of what I would need to do to start a saltwater tank. I've been keeping fresh water tanks for a couple years now and I'm looking for more of a challenge or maybe just something new to be honest. I have three little kids, ages 5 to 3, and they enjoy this as well so I'm hoping to introduce them to something that they might like as they grow up.
Anyway, as far as my plans go I currently have a 36 gallon bowfront which I'm scrubbing and cleaning as it was used as a freshwater snail breeding tank. I have about 40 lb of Reef Saver dry Rock curing right now and 2 clownfish in a 10 gallon quarantine tank. Chances are I'm going to leave everything as is for about a month longer before I buy sand and equipment. Since I don't have space for a sump I'm strongly considering the CPR aquafuge2. This will give me enough place to grow some algae and pods. My only current issue is lighting. This is a 30 in tank with a pretty thick Center brace and I'm concerned about shadowing.
I'll be posting pictures along the way as well. This is a quick picture of my two little clownfish in quarantine. I got them a few weeks ago from LiveAquaria they were about half an inch long. So far they've almost doubled in size. Some crushed Coral in there just because of pH issues.
Anyway, as far as my plans go I currently have a 36 gallon bowfront which I'm scrubbing and cleaning as it was used as a freshwater snail breeding tank. I have about 40 lb of Reef Saver dry Rock curing right now and 2 clownfish in a 10 gallon quarantine tank. Chances are I'm going to leave everything as is for about a month longer before I buy sand and equipment. Since I don't have space for a sump I'm strongly considering the CPR aquafuge2. This will give me enough place to grow some algae and pods. My only current issue is lighting. This is a 30 in tank with a pretty thick Center brace and I'm concerned about shadowing.
I'll be posting pictures along the way as well. This is a quick picture of my two little clownfish in quarantine. I got them a few weeks ago from LiveAquaria they were about half an inch long. So far they've almost doubled in size. Some crushed Coral in there just because of pH issues.
