Just wanted to say hi to everyone as I'm brand new here, but I've been reading the forums for a few months now while trying to determine what set up to buy to attempt to get a tank started.
I decided on a 92 Gallon corner tank which I found for sale complete with live rock and cycled water. It's got a skimmer and sump set up, and custom lighting. It's beautiful! I've attached a picture. I love just having it in my room, the white noise of the bubbles to sleep to is wonderful.
I've got it completely filled now, and just a warning to anyone buying a used tank... Look over it EXTREMELY well. You can see in the last picture I attached of what I thought was a crack AFTER I had the tank filled in my fourth floor apartment bedroom! What a nightmare. I completely freaked out when I saw this and worried about the tank flooding my apartment and the neighbors below! The "crack" was in a spot that I couldn't see when I purchased it, as it was under the canopy starting from the upper left corner. Anyhow, to my absolute glee I found out that it wasn't a crack at all, but a strand of silicone that had dripped from when the tank was sealed that had been there all along! I scraped some off and checked it with an LED light to make sure... no crack! Just some silicone! You can't imagine how relieved I felt. So be very sure if you're buying a used tank to look it over extremely well before you buy it.
I'm sure I'll be posting a lot more once my salinity goes down (I had to add about 40 gallons of uncycled water and salt) and the tank is ready for livestock.
I will be getting an octopus, probably O. Vulgaris. My first question will be, what, if anything, should I keep in the tank with it?
Thanks, look forward to talking with you all in the future
-Ray
I decided on a 92 Gallon corner tank which I found for sale complete with live rock and cycled water. It's got a skimmer and sump set up, and custom lighting. It's beautiful! I've attached a picture. I love just having it in my room, the white noise of the bubbles to sleep to is wonderful.
I've got it completely filled now, and just a warning to anyone buying a used tank... Look over it EXTREMELY well. You can see in the last picture I attached of what I thought was a crack AFTER I had the tank filled in my fourth floor apartment bedroom! What a nightmare. I completely freaked out when I saw this and worried about the tank flooding my apartment and the neighbors below! The "crack" was in a spot that I couldn't see when I purchased it, as it was under the canopy starting from the upper left corner. Anyhow, to my absolute glee I found out that it wasn't a crack at all, but a strand of silicone that had dripped from when the tank was sealed that had been there all along! I scraped some off and checked it with an LED light to make sure... no crack! Just some silicone! You can't imagine how relieved I felt. So be very sure if you're buying a used tank to look it over extremely well before you buy it.
I'm sure I'll be posting a lot more once my salinity goes down (I had to add about 40 gallons of uncycled water and salt) and the tank is ready for livestock.
I will be getting an octopus, probably O. Vulgaris. My first question will be, what, if anything, should I keep in the tank with it?
Thanks, look forward to talking with you all in the future
-Ray