PB&J 55gal. FOWLR

ok, well im pretty new to this forum and in general the whole "fish hobby"

with some help from a friend ive decided to jump into this hobby. which even though at the moment its nothing special, i haven taken joy in it.

i got most of my supplies from a semi-local store (barrier reef, boca raton, fl)
they have great knowelege and prices

this is day one of setup


i made the canopy and the stand myself(tryn to keep the budget low with as much DIY as i can). got like 15lbs of live rock, and 60lbs of sand. im running an marineland emperor 400 for filter, with a seeded bio-wheel. also running a nano 425 powerhead (will be also adding a 800 powerhead).

as of today


added another 10lbs of live rock, nice peices to give more caves, i still wanna add another 20lbs to the left side of the tank, i wanna build that side up, i think it will look good. i also have the tanks first occupants. 4 blue green chromis. they were in there a week before i added this live rock. the tank has been cycling for about 4 weeks and its on its last leg. im excited to start adding some bight and colorful fish to this tank. i hope you all enjoy and ill be adding updates as the tank progresses.

 

Very nice, pretty impressive stand and canopy. Sounds like you have a good idea of how to preceed and the basics of starting a new system, it is exciting isn't ?

Looking forward to seeing the progress of your systems.;D

 

Great DIY works, looking good, congrats on the first system

 

thanks guys. i love how everything came out great. look foward to updates this up coming weekend

 

well my cycle is complete! im so excited! ill be posting updates soon!!!

 

congrats on your cycle finishing. tank is coming along nicely. will you be getting your CUC next? remember if youre gonna be adding more LR , do it in small batches so you dont get another cycle going. a mini will be ok.