Oneslowsaleen Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hi all, I'm new to the forum but not the hobby , I've had numerous fresh water tanks and a reef tank ( until a hurricane took it) . I been going back and forth about starting a tank again as I had A recent car accident that has left me quadriplegic , however I have full use of my arms just limited hand movement . Two days ago I decided to take a challenge and went ahead and ordered a 29 gallon bio cube , I'm going have a stand made so the tank is a lot lower than normal. I will make some adaptive equipment and family has agreed to help me. I still have to get a few things before I can get the tank going , I will take pictures as I go along and I'm sure I'll have questions for you more experienced aquarist. I just wanted to introduce myself before I start posting away. Thanks Nick Link to comment
Marc.The.Shark Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Welcome Nick! This is a nice place, we look out for each other pretty well & everyone is nice & helpful. Look forward to your tank build. Keep us updated! Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm fairly new too! Hi!! Link to comment
charnelhouse Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 to N-R. We have fun here. Mostly at Harry's expense Link to comment
johnnyvega252 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Hello Nick,Im quite new too, my tank is about 2 months old and i can't tell you how nice the people on Nano-Reef are, without them I wouldn't be where i am today. Theres many people on here with multiple methods and all filled with great advice. Welcome my friend Link to comment
CrazyEyes Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Welcome aboard Nick, you'll like it here, alot of smart and helpful people. Link to comment
amphipod Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Welcome to the forum, just a word of advice don't visit the makeshift lounge, that's where they cyber bully Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Welcome to the forum, just a word of advice don't visit the makeshift lounge, that's where they cyber bully It's a heated debate in there. But, ya, you're gonna need some thick skin. Link to comment
amphipod Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 It's a heated debate in there. But, ya, you're gonna need some thick skin. it's a crap hole, there is no debate! I stick with my words on this. Link to comment
Oneslowsaleen Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks everyone! My tank is suppose to arrive today though all I can do is look at . I'm excited to get started , and post my progress. Thanks for the fair warning about the makeshift forum, lol I went in there out of curiosity. I think I can hold my own if need be. Link to comment
Oneslowsaleen Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 Ok so my tank and stand have arrived , I've gone through everything to make sure it all works. Now it's time to start getting my supplies, I'm going be ordering a lot cause unfortunately I can not go to my LFS yet due to lack of transportation. I did some research and reading up this is what I come up with 30-32 lbs dry Fiji rock Crushed rock to replace the bio balls Coralline reef epoxy 20 lb Caribsea Hawaiian black Arag live sand ( concerned about grain size, heard gobies can have hard time sifting the sand ) 2x100 watt heaters (haven't looked into which ones yet) 1 for tank other for preparing water / or back up Bucket of instant ocean reef crystals . Test kit for the basic parameters , and to measure salinity. The only thing I'm going get from LFS is the water I'm going send a friend to get it for me, I'm get a few extra gallons for water changes and evaporation . I have a spectreprue RO/DI unit but it's unfortunately back in ny so I won't have it for awhile. what you guys think about my list am I missing anything , or something you might do different. I will being starting a new thread in members aquariums to post progress! Link to comment
jbb Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 to N-R. We have fun here. Mostly at Harry's expense Yep , that about sums it up Link to comment
Sancho Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 looks like your off to a nice start. Whatcha gonna put in it? Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Welcome!!! I have a 29 Biocube as well! Can't wait to see how yours comes together. Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Yeah, what are your plans for stocking? :-) Even though their common, I love my clowns. So much personality. They people watch as much as I watch them lol. Link to comment
12_egg_Omelette Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Hurricane, are you from Texas? Link to comment
Oneslowsaleen Posted August 25, 2015 Author Share Posted August 25, 2015 No I am not from Texas , I was orignally from New York I had lost a FW tank to Irene, heard about sandy so I broke down my 125 reef sold off my live stock, live rock and corals some of the equipment I kept , tank and sump I gave to friend. It was a good call storm destroyed my house , there was so much water that it would've been over the top of the tank..but that's old news. Now as far as stocking goes in my bio cube I was thinking of going with a seahorse and safe tank mates I come up with a small list of corals,fish or invertebraes I may or may not add Fish- Neon Goby , and Purple firefish coral-Finger leather, sun coral, clove polps, Christmas tree coral, colt coral, chalice coral Macro algae - purple ribbon, red grape Invertebraes- cleaner shrimp, velvet sea slug, would a pistol shrimp be ok in this environment? Now I may be way off but this is just a list I come up with that is safe with a seahorse , I need to do more research to see exactly what will work. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment
Sancho Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 Nice list. Daughter has been bugging me to get sea horses. Following this. You stated you have limited use of your hands, the sun coral and christmas tree coral do require feeding. And the macro algae will require some trimming. Although if you can use a turkey baster you should be fine. if you havent checked this out already its a good place to start. http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/tankmates/tankmates.shtmlfound it when my daughter first started bugging me for sea horses. Link to comment
Oneslowsaleen Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yes I have the use of only my thumb and index right now they are getting stronger, the tank will provide a lot of challenges that mil going run into with my situation but I'm stubborn and will figure out ways to get through them , make adaptive tools ect. I also have help of my family and friends. I checked that site out has a lot of good info. Link to comment
Oneslowsaleen Posted August 27, 2015 Author Share Posted August 27, 2015 Well all my stuff has arrived! The photos were taking with my iPhone that I can barely hold so photos aren't great. I got 35 gallons of RO/DI water, 50 lbs dry Fiji rock ( not using it all ), 2 digital 100 watt finnex heaters, Red Sea marine test kit, 20 lb Caribsea Hawaiian black live sand , 5 gallon bucket instant ocean reef crystals, epoxy, and 29 biocube and stand. This weekend I will be mixing water, doing some Aquascaping , and getting some better photos with help from my sister. Link to comment
Melly77 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hi am a newbie ☺ Hope to be able to get heaps of advise as this is a new hobby .. have posted in the bigginers page also ☺ ty Link to comment
Normang Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 looks like a great start. Welcome to Nano-Reef. There are a lot of great people here. Link to comment
MrNanoReef Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Welcome to NR! Looking great so far. Link to comment
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