3reef NEWBIE

Hi my name is Bryan, and I got into the hobby totally by mistake. My wife, then girlfriend bought me a 16gallon via-aqua with a red volitin for a bitrhday gift (this is why people say - never trust everything your LFS tells you) why he sold that combo I will never know, oh and the whole setup was uncycled (fish didnt last long). After many attempts to get this under control, I decided to do some reading, then things started to make sense. Its been about 7 years now and I have had many tanks, but have settled with a 10g and enjoy the ease of maintenance. I have had my share of ups and downs in this hobby as i am sure we all have but once you have the disease, you are hooked.

THE SETUP:

10g AGA
aqua clear 20 for chaeto
rio nano skimmer
maxspect 60w led
2x rio 50 powerhead powered by jbj ocean pulse wave timer
jbj auto top-off
jebo 50w heater

LIVESTOCK :

tailspot blenny
pom pom crab
2x sexy shrimp
McCosker's flasher wrasse (small)
engineer goby (very small)
I know its way overstocked but I am very much on top of this tank

frogspawn
pulsing xenia
gsp
florida richordea
green monti cap
assort. zoas.
green fuzzy shrooms
green candy cane
button polyps
more assort. shrooms

Well with that said, I will break the news to everyone at once..... (except my wife, she is going to KILL me)

The 10g filled up way too fast so today I bought a 40 breeder, so now to convince her that "the 10g always looked like this"


There will be a build thread as soon as I have time to really start the build

thanks for reading

 

Welcome to 3reef, can't wait to see some pics!

 

Welcome to 3 reef!

 

welcome to 3reef a 40g breeder is the best sized of the small tanks for a reef in my opinion.

 

"The 10g filled up way too fast so today I bought a 40 breeder, so now to convince her that "the 10g always looked like this"



no thats when you pour some water on the floor below your 10g tank, and say OMG its leaking! honey let me run to the pet shop real quick and get something ASAP to stop this leak. lol

 

yeah, i've wanted this tank for a long time . just never could talk the wifey into it. Its easier to ask for forgivness than permission, right?

this build will take forever due to the fact that I travel all of the time for work, but I will manage. I just hope im not pounded for thread updates then have nothing to offer.

 

welcome to 3reef.....cant wait to see some pics of the new setup..

 

i like the way you think

 

been there done that. then you come home with a 100g and say " honey these were the 90% off! we got such a great deal!" lol

 

Welcome to 3reef!