Put in a new Eheim Compact circulation pump today and of course the outlet I wanted to use was already full of other cords... Took way longer than it should've but flow looks good now, no more dead spots behind the rock.
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water change
20% change today, siphoned some detritus off the sandbed and knocked the film off the glass... Rock's still bare-ish but at least it's clean bare rock now.
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meet the chromis
Bag's floating in the corner acclimating and I already named all three of them before they even hit the water lol. Still mostly bare rock with a couple tiny frags stuck on but having actual fish swim around makes it feel real finally.
First fish going inPhoto Date
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still waiting
Two weeks into the cycle and the rock's got that thin brown diatom haze on it now. Water's crystal clear which is nice but man I just want a fish in there already... Waiting this out is not my strong suit apparently.
Cycling, still sparsePhoto Date
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filled up
Filter's running, tank's full... Nothing alive in it yet but it finally looks like a tank and not a science fair project.
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rock day
Dumped the dry rock in the empty tank tonight and my partner just stood there like 'that's it? That's the reef tank?'... No water yet, just rock and sand on the floor and a sink full of rinse water. We'll get there.
