Update. Ordered a skimmer and pods yesterday and today. Shipment should be arriving on Friday. Only new update is I added a female blacker ice clownfish and a male black snowflake. Also when I added my live rock this popped up.
It's a basket star. Must've came on the live rock I got. So far so good. It's healthy and as you can see filtering well.
I have begun collecting corals for my build and housing them in my 500. I received a group of millies. I am looking to also purchase a yellow, blue, and purple slimers if available. So here's what I got:
Totally Bananas
Oh yea. The skimmer came in and it's in the break in phase. I got a Eshopps PSK-150. First cyber Monday order I ever did and I got it for a steal. Also received pods from Doctor Ecosystems and received a free phytoplankton for every bottle of pods. 30 more days and I should have the lights and transfer the corals over.
I have a friend who makes frag plugs and he makes cookies with the leftover mix. So I got some from him as I have various frags of chalices about to start growing on to the side of the frag plug. So I took some of my choice ones that will go in this tank so they don't lose their shape and not look natural. I don't know the names of them but I like the variety I have.
I had the light rack built this week. It's made out of 1 x 1 aluminum tubing with 1/8th thickness and the holder is 1 inch L tubing. It stands 66" tall.