Keko21
Valuable Member
My first exposure to fish tanks was though my colleague who I share an office with. He has had years of experience and keeps a number of tanks in his home including some massive Sea Horses. He taught me the basics of tank keeping and we set up his older 110gallon tank in our office as a FOWLR. We have had it running for about a year, and oh boy where there some learning curves for me!! Between bacterial outbreaks, poor water conditions, combined with the unfortunate fact that office work sometimes got in the way of maintenance, one homicidal clown trigger named Kreese who took out any smaller fish, a suicidal eel who jumped out, we had a tough go of it getting this tank where it really should be. Over the course of a year and much frustration I have poured over books and forums truly educating myself on how to properly run a tank. We now have an RO/DI installed in the maintenance closet, we have started quarantining, keeping on top of weekly water changes, and everything else we really should have been doing from the beginning. I'm very happy to say that over the past couple months we have this tank running optimally now and the fish and their keepers are much happier!
I now have a real grasp on what really goes into this hobby and the proper care these ecosystems need. The knowledge we are armed with now has helped us resurrect this tank, and has been instrumental in helping me start my own tank at home (Build Thread: Keith's Reef - Red Sea 350 G2). My only regret is not doing the appropriate research earlier. This forum in particular has been a God send in terms of getting us on the right track -so a big thank you to the R2R community!
Our current inhabitants are:
Niger Trigger Fish
Harlequin Tusk Wrasse
Sailfin Tang
And a Snowflake Moray named Paddy (picked up from LFS on St. Patrick's Day)
As of today we have ordered a sizable cleanup crew as well as a Lyre Tail Wrasse, Pearl-scale Butterfly Fish, Yellow Watchman Goby, and a tiger shrimp.
More posts to come soon showcasing our happy healthy office fish!
I now have a real grasp on what really goes into this hobby and the proper care these ecosystems need. The knowledge we are armed with now has helped us resurrect this tank, and has been instrumental in helping me start my own tank at home (Build Thread: Keith's Reef - Red Sea 350 G2). My only regret is not doing the appropriate research earlier. This forum in particular has been a God send in terms of getting us on the right track -so a big thank you to the R2R community!
Our current inhabitants are:
Niger Trigger Fish
Harlequin Tusk Wrasse
Sailfin Tang
And a Snowflake Moray named Paddy (picked up from LFS on St. Patrick's Day)
As of today we have ordered a sizable cleanup crew as well as a Lyre Tail Wrasse, Pearl-scale Butterfly Fish, Yellow Watchman Goby, and a tiger shrimp.
More posts to come soon showcasing our happy healthy office fish!
