Brand Newbie *Added Pictures!*

Hi guys! I apparently made an account a while back when I was doing research on starting up salts. I have no idea if I've introduced myself before or not, but oh well! Better to do it twice than not at all, right?

Anyhow-- I have a 35 gal tank that I'm starting up. It was given to my boyfriend before I moved in, but he hates the idea of salt water so the tank eventually lost it's life. It still had water, live rock, and live sand in it when I moved in, but it's been shedding salt all over the place and just lying dormant for about 6 months now. The live rock still has some purple and a tiny bit of green algae on it but the sand had a very ugly mixture of brown dingy gunk all in it.

SO! On impulse, I vacuumed 98% of the water out, rearranged the live rock, and filled it back up with water. I haven't tested the quality or gravity yet, but I am excited to get it going.

So I have a 35 gal tank, an EHEIM 2213, a heater, hood light, and a protein skimmer. Should be enough to maintain my future Tiny Tank!

I'll post pictures of my progress... once I get some progress...

Water was [almost] black prior to taking this photo. Brown stuff was all in the sand...


My crime scene in the kitchen


After another Python vacuum.


After another vacuum and sitting overnight.


Side view


Is this alive? I don't see how...


Do you think any of this live rock is still kickin'?






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welcome! it sounds like you already have some progress... so lets see it!!

 

Are you a newbie to the hobbie or Newbie to the site?

 

welcome, looking forward to pics of the tank

 

Hello Rocheal and welcome,maybe your boyfriend will change his mind once you get the tank going and some life in it .

 

welcome Rochael

Steve

 

Re: Brand Newbie

Welcome

 

I am new to fish keeping and completely new to salt water.

 

Welcome and K+ for having 3reef on your computer screen in one of the pictures.