AngEngland
Premium Member
So it’s been I guess 18 months since I made it to a coral swap and with good reason - major house flood situation meant that we had to take down the tank in order to make the necessary house repairs. It seems crazy that I grieved my tank as much as many of the other things I lost (and we lost a TON) but it was such a kick in the teeth on top of everything else. The good news is my husband has given me permission to upgrade as I rebuild. Already grabbed a big sump with skimmer from someone getting out and he added his RODI and ice chest full of live rock to boot. Used a ton of dry base (lots I had saved from before) and a bottle of bacteria and then added some great live rock from Tampabay Saltwater. Cycled the live rock with no ammonia or nitrite spikes (thank you bacteria-in-a-bottle!). Got pod your reef to hook me up with some pods too. Now I need a light upgrade (do y’all know how hard it was to find new bulbs for my PC light!?! Holy google search, Batman!) so if anyone has some T5s they are getting rid of let me know. I bought two LED blue light strips at the last swap. I can’t wait to start adding livestock. The corals on the liverock are doing really well - I got three colonies on the rocks that all are thriving so far. So I should feel comfortable trying to add some softies soon. A couple fish are on the way to my local fish store next week. It’s about time. Missed y’all so much. Missed having my hands in the salt water and seeing the life in my living room!bad iPhone pics attached. Blessings, Angela View attachment 9085