Aggie05 Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Well I finally did it. Today I went out and bought my 5.5 tank and starting accumulating the parts necessary to set it up. I ordered a 2x32 PC hood from Champion Lighting and when it gets here I will go get my LR and LS and start my cycle. I'm so excited. So far I have bought the lights, heater, thermometer, and tank. Thats $174 bucks right there. Man this sure is an expensive hobby. Link to comment
Crakeur Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 you ain't seen nothing yet. live rock, sand and livestock are the real wallet emptiers. Link to comment
DeskJockey Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Congrats!! Let this be a warning though this is only the beginning!! =) If you want you can go out and get the LR now. I like to leave the new LR in the tank for a while with no lights and let the diotoms exhaust they're resources before plugging in the lights only to give them more. Thats just me though Good Luck!! Link to comment
lizbeth Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 What are you waiting for? Go spend more! Get your sand and rocks! I think the rocks are the best part of reefkeeping. They are sooo interesting. Really it's true! Link to comment
Mnesarchus Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 My liverock and RODI are what really hit my bank balance. Welcome to the hobby! Link to comment
Aggie05 Posted February 12, 2003 Author Share Posted February 12, 2003 I might go get rock tomorrow, they are getting a shipment in tonight so I wanted to wait for my selection to be good. Plus I have a test friday and next tuesday and I can't let myself spend all my time working on the tank. Link to comment
Cavil Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 a word of advice ... Don't get your rock until after your tests . I was glued to my tank for three days after I got my rock. ... I don't think I really understood why they called it live rock, until I got some. Coming from the freshwater end of things it was quite a shock ??? . Link to comment
Aggie05 Posted February 12, 2003 Author Share Posted February 12, 2003 Well it could be a good week or so before I get my lights. If I got the rock tomorrow would it be ok until then or should I wait? Of course, the rock sits in the store under no lights so i guess it won't be any different. Link to comment
Korbin Posted February 13, 2003 Share Posted February 13, 2003 Go get the rock. I recently let a bunch of rock sit in a bucket with just a powerhead for almost a week, and there was very little coralline die-off. By the time you get your lights, you will probably be almost done cycling the tank. You can also get hermits and stuff without worrying about light. Link to comment
Aggie05 Posted February 13, 2003 Author Share Posted February 13, 2003 Will do as soon as the shipment arives. It was supposed to come in today but didn't so now I have to wait. Link to comment
Aggie05 Posted February 14, 2003 Author Share Posted February 14, 2003 Well I got my rock today. Got 9 pounds of Fiji and it looked pretty good. Also got my sand, didn't get LS since I can only get it in 20 pound bags. But I did get some really fine white sand that looks really nice. I will post pics of the setup when I get my lights in. Link to comment
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