kimberbee Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Will it be a Janky Tank©️ or not... 🤔 Follow along on Instagram: www.instagram.com/kimbomk/ Monthly updates on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KimberBee 1. Livestock Ideas 2. Contest Kickoff 3. Problem #1: Background 4. Problem #2: AquaClear Intake 5. Sand and rock added 6. Cycle Started (April 9th) 7. Equipment box and heater added 8. Attempting a lid 9. Hitting the PAUSE button 10. Back from vacation 11. Problem #3: salinity is wonky 12. The take down 13. The bad crab moves in 14. Updated To-Do list made 15. Bad Crab gets dinner 16. Setup #2 video update 17. Final Contest FTS 18. Final recap/thoughts 19. Contest voting is OPEN!! 20. Quick water change vid 21. January 2020 Update and FTS 22. Up for adoption 23. No one cares about Bad Crab 24. The jail cell gets smaller 25. The End Tank: AquaMaxx 2.6 Gallon (Marine Depot) Filter: AquaClear 20 (Marine Depot) Glass Cleaner: Small Mag-float (Marine Depot) Heater: Aqua Forest Archaea Mini Heater (25W) (Aqua Forest Aquarium) Light Fixture: Clamp on lamp (Home Depot - shade removed) Light Bulb: 12-Watt LED Par Bulb (Reef Radiance - was a closeout item, no longer available) FTS #1 - April 1st, Kickoff FTS #2 - May 1st, Month One FTS #3 - June 1st, Month Two FTS #4 - July 7th, Month Three FTS #5 - August 31st, Month Four (and five-ish) FTS #6 - September, Month Five (pretend end...) FTS #6 - September 30th, Month Six FTS #7 - October 27th, Final 8 2 Quote Link to comment
SeaFurn Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 The suspense is killing me! Janky Janky Janky!! (More $$ for coral) 1 6 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Has a monetary limit been set? Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, JBM said: Has a monetary limit been set? The sky is the limit!! Or whatever you have in your wallet/bank account... (What I mean is: no spending limits have been set. 😊) 1 4 Quote Link to comment
JBM Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Yay, def go for a janky tank 2 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, kimberbee said: The sky is the limit!! Or whatever you have in your wallet/bank account... (What I mean is: no spending limits have been set. 😊) Well spend away................... 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 7 hours ago, spectra said: Well spend away................... Glad you've given the ok! I'll let Nick know! 3 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 1 hour ago, kimberbee said: Glad you've given the ok! I'll let Nick know! Hey tell him you need another 300.............. 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 24, 2019 Author Share Posted March 24, 2019 For now, I'm keeping things a little secretive - let everyone else show their cards before I reveal my hand... I'll also be adding progress pics and short video clips to Instagram once things get going: www.instagram.com/kimbomk/ And plan to have monthly/bigger updates on YouTube as well: https://www.youtube.com/user/aurelle86 I'll keep an updated index in the the first post! 5 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Show there cards.............well its either janky or not 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 7:11 PM, spectra said: Show there cards.............well its either janky or not I mean in relation to tank, aquascape, coral and livestock plans... Though I'm having a reeeeally hard time deciding what I want to stock. I'm not that limited because I pretty much have to buy online anyway, and since this is an empty tank, I don't really have to worry about source (qt'ing) either. My hope is to set something up long term, that's interesting (the tank will be in the kitchen, a very public area), but also that I've never tried before - cause why put something in there that I already have in my other tanks... 🤔 4 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 4 hours ago, kimberbee said: I mean in relation to tank, aquascape, coral and livestock plans... Though I'm having a reeeeally hard time deciding what I want to stock. I'm not that limited because I pretty much have to buy online anyway, and since this is an empty tank, I don't really have to worry about source (qt'ing) either. My hope is to set something up long term, that's interesting (the tank will be in the kitchen, a very public area), but also that I've never tried before - cause why put something in there that I already have in my other tanks... 🤔 Understand not sure what I want to do either...…. Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 All YouTube updates must be presented by Elsa 1 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Hmm 🤔 someone is holding all the cards eh? 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, This guy is extra salty said: Hmm 🤔 someone is holding all the cards eh? I'm trying to... but that also means people are taking my secret ideas, and I'll probably get called out as a copycat... 🤷♀️ 1 Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 That or point out you’re not following the rules 1 Quote Link to comment
A Little Blue Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, This guy is extra salty said: That or point out you’re not following the rules And in best case scenario, get a -shirt. Lol Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, This guy is extra salty said: That or point out you’re not following the rules How D A R E you!!! I *always* follow the rules!! Quote Link to comment
This guy is extra salty Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 6 hours ago, A Little Blue said: And in best case scenario, get a -shirt. Lol That’s true a “I follow the rules” T-shirt 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 I'm having a really hard time deciding on what to stock the tank with. Even though I want to be super secretive, I'm considering a poll to help me choose. I've got 3 ideas so far... 3 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, kimberbee said: I'm having a really hard time deciding on what to stock the tank with. Even though I want to be super secretive, I'm considering a poll to help me choose. I've got 3 ideas so far... Let me guess...inverts, gobies and hmmm zoas? I don't know, give us some clues! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 minute ago, vlangel said: Let me guess...inverts, gobies and hmmm zoas? I don't know, give us some clues! All 3 ideas involve different inverts! 3 Quote Link to comment
jbb Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I can teach you the rules 1 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 My biggest failure with the Creative Container Contest was not going in with a plan. I grabbed all the equipment, but when it came time to stock the tank, I was clueless. Because I never had a plan, it make it really easy to break the tank down early - shortly before we moved out of state. Had there actually been any life in it, I likely would have moved it all in buckets like I did for my other tanks. Although I will be starting with dry rock and sand, I have been thinking hard about what I want to stock this tank with - I want to be ready when the time comes. I took a few trips out to "local" fish stores (one is 20 minutes away, the other 40), but neither one had anything that stood out to me. So it looks like online vendors will be my primary source for stocking. I wanted to try something new, which has lead me to the following 3 options: 1. A curlique anemone and red snapping shrimp 2. A couple maxi mini anemones with a group of sexy shrimp 3. A lonely mantis shrimp with macro algae I teeter totter between the 3 a couple times a day, so maybe there's some people out there who would like to weigh in? I've also added polls to my Instagram story! 2 Quote Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Mantis. Mantis. Mantis! (You know you wanna) 3 Quote Link to comment
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