Nanologist
New member
Happy to find a chicago based reef community!
I've been in the freshwater hobby for several years and recently found an old 10 gallon tank in my alley that I decided to try and restore. It originally started as a sort of test of my silicone sealing skills to see if I could successfully reseal a tank and make it look professional. The project went well and the tank has been restored nicely!
After testing for leaks and then cycling the tank for a few weeks I decided to take my GF to the LFS to get some ideas of what I wanted to stock. I was originally aiming to do a heavily planted freshwater tank, but was quickly about to have my tank hijacked. My GF wandered into the saltwater side of the LFS and instantly fell in love with all the dwarf and scarlet hermits. At this moment I knew my plans for the tank went right out the window and shortly after we were buying salt and a refractometer...
I filled the tank with 1.5" of aragonite sand and 10lbs of south seas base rock. I also got 2lbs of LR from the LFS to help the cycle along. The tank finished cycling after 6 weeks and we were able to pickup her scarlet hermits and some snails this last weekend. No real plans for fish yet since it's a 10 gallon and there aren't too many options. Might just get a single Firefish to go in.
The tank is just a FOWLR at the moment but the plans are to eventually fill it with some easier coral since this is my first SW tank. Taking it nice and slow for now. If there's one thing I've learned to have in this hobby and that's patience.
I've been in the freshwater hobby for several years and recently found an old 10 gallon tank in my alley that I decided to try and restore. It originally started as a sort of test of my silicone sealing skills to see if I could successfully reseal a tank and make it look professional. The project went well and the tank has been restored nicely!
After testing for leaks and then cycling the tank for a few weeks I decided to take my GF to the LFS to get some ideas of what I wanted to stock. I was originally aiming to do a heavily planted freshwater tank, but was quickly about to have my tank hijacked. My GF wandered into the saltwater side of the LFS and instantly fell in love with all the dwarf and scarlet hermits. At this moment I knew my plans for the tank went right out the window and shortly after we were buying salt and a refractometer...
I filled the tank with 1.5" of aragonite sand and 10lbs of south seas base rock. I also got 2lbs of LR from the LFS to help the cycle along. The tank finished cycling after 6 weeks and we were able to pickup her scarlet hermits and some snails this last weekend. No real plans for fish yet since it's a 10 gallon and there aren't too many options. Might just get a single Firefish to go in.
The tank is just a FOWLR at the moment but the plans are to eventually fill it with some easier coral since this is my first SW tank. Taking it nice and slow for now. If there's one thing I've learned to have in this hobby and that's patience.
