Chuck's 75g Peninsula

[chazde3]

Here's the new combined setup. The next project is to finish the frag setup stand and canopy to match the main tank.

[chazde3]

Well I will be very busy this long weekend. I was wandering Preuss Pets this afternoon and found a brand new looking 65g breeder drilled 3 times for drains and once for a return in their used section for a cool $40. I traded a couple tanks i had laying around for it, but had to buy the bulkheads for it. But all in all, a steal for $30. I am going to cap off one of the drains because i have no need for 3 drains. It will replace the 40g breeder on the top of my second stand. This will eventually be a second display tank/growout tank

 

I also picked up supplies to finally finish off the second stand and canopy. I'm hoping to swap out tanks tomorrow and start work on trimming out the stand.

[chazde3]

The hits keep on coming. I just unloaded a ton of stuff I picked up off of Craigslist. I bought an entire 40g long tank with some of the best looking live rock I have seen for an incredibly low price. It is covered in coralline and mostly shelf pieces and a huge Tonga rock. I already traded the hang on skimmer off the setup for some much needed salinity salt mix. My 40g breeder on the setup is now packed full of rock until I get the 65g breeder into place.

 

Speaking of the 65g breeder, I got the back painted today. I had hoped to get more done on the setup today but I didn't expect to pick up another tank today. I plan on adding a couple 2x4s to the stand the 65g will go on to strengthen it up a little more. But that will have to wait a few days because I am heading to my fiances cabin for a couple days of much needed rest on this long weekend.

[chazde3]

Some new pics of the setup.

[Lawnman]

Update time.

[chazde3]

Update time.

Haha algae algae everywhere. Life has been far too busy as of late and I have fallen behind on standard maintenance. I'm trying to get back into the habit of maintaining this beast.

 

I keep tossing out the idea of selling off the setup and getting out of the salt life for awhile since I am getting married in a few months and am trying to get the pre-qualification around to buy a house all combined with being on constant overtime(unpaid ) at work for the last 8-9 months. With all of this stuff going on I have lost some of the interest I once had for my saltwater setup. The good news is that I have permission from the boss that once we have a house of our own I can put a large in wall tank into the house down the road. Decisions and ideas are still getting tossed around in my head everyday on what I feel I should do with my setups. I may even drop my saltwater into one half of the current dual setup and put my Tanganyika setup into the other half of this setup or turn it into a planted FW tank. Like I said, I'm torn lol.