dezzydory
Active member
ok so a little background here... i am new to saltwater but not to fish. my husband and i have 2 55g fresh builds one all live planted and a 75g ciclid build. i work at home sitting dogs. i came across these ppl going on a 2 month vacation and needed a sitter for their pit mix and were also selling 2 saltwater aquariums. all fish and livestock were gone but the water and crushed coral was kept running. one is a 10g and the other a 26g. well anyway we traded dog sitting for the tanks. they have been with me for 6 months running and doing awesome.
so, on to the new build. we had inherited a custom built 50g tank from oir uncle. i came home from the store yesterday to my suprise to find my husband working on my stand! so we have the new lighting ordered and on the way tank all set up and half full of ro/di water no salt yet. after i add the salt and get the temp up i was going to add water from 26 and transfer over as if i were just doing a 50% water change...actually a little less than 50% when i add the 10g. i hope that will save me from a huge cycling waiting period... any advice on that? well here are pics for now.
so, on to the new build. we had inherited a custom built 50g tank from oir uncle. i came home from the store yesterday to my suprise to find my husband working on my stand! so we have the new lighting ordered and on the way tank all set up and half full of ro/di water no salt yet. after i add the salt and get the temp up i was going to add water from 26 and transfer over as if i were just doing a 50% water change...actually a little less than 50% when i add the 10g. i hope that will save me from a huge cycling waiting period... any advice on that? well here are pics for now.
