myindoorocean
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Detrivore kit showed up and is in the tank. I'm starting to feel like I've got a reef tank! Rocks are getting color, have a cleanup crew, starting to get some gunk in my skimmer, have all of the OBD reactors hooked up and running, and have put away all the setup stuff that was cluttering up my living room. Plus, I've velcroed all of my controllers to the side of my stand and made them look pretty - Apex, Tunze Osmolator and Waveline. Still to do - order a custom-made black acrylic cover for the controllers and an acrylic viewing box to look at my tank from the top down from OBD.
About Indo-Pacific Sea Farms: everything came in live and kicking and they really over-delivered. I was supposed to get 20 ampihipods, I bet they sent at least 100. I was expecting 12 micro hermit crabs and 12 snails, and they probably sent 30 or more of each. I'm excited about the Live Sand Activator and Wondermud. I feel that will really add to the biodiversity of the tank. I'm into that stuff.
Some of the other things I got - baby bristle worms, spaghetti worms (they call them Mama Mia worms because they say they can't spell spaghetti) sand bed clams, and some coral food. Pretty cool putting all that stuff in the tank (other than the coral food - save that for later).
Everything's good. I wish the air pump for my skimmer was a little quieter, but I suppose it's not horrible. It is the loudest pump in my cabinet, though. Working on quieting it down, but haven't had a lot of success yet.
Over all, having fun and am excited to finally be at this point!
About Indo-Pacific Sea Farms: everything came in live and kicking and they really over-delivered. I was supposed to get 20 ampihipods, I bet they sent at least 100. I was expecting 12 micro hermit crabs and 12 snails, and they probably sent 30 or more of each. I'm excited about the Live Sand Activator and Wondermud. I feel that will really add to the biodiversity of the tank. I'm into that stuff.
Some of the other things I got - baby bristle worms, spaghetti worms (they call them Mama Mia worms because they say they can't spell spaghetti) sand bed clams, and some coral food. Pretty cool putting all that stuff in the tank (other than the coral food - save that for later).
Everything's good. I wish the air pump for my skimmer was a little quieter, but I suppose it's not horrible. It is the loudest pump in my cabinet, though. Working on quieting it down, but haven't had a lot of success yet.
Over all, having fun and am excited to finally be at this point!
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Take it slow steady like you said it will happen.
