Jonathon001
Always had fish growing up, from a 35g tank to a 135g before I moved out on my own, these were my parent's tanks.
Started my first freshwater tank in 2001. 135US gallon planted tank. Shortly after started a 10 gallon saltwater tank that was an utter failure but great learning experience. Moved up to a 35gallon Saltwater that I had slightly better luck with.
Then in 2004 I got high speed internet.
All of a sudden I was able to learn so much about fishkeeping and not have to trust the local fish store all the time!
Upgraded to a 135g full reef and also added a 135gallon freshwater tank with a tiger shovel nose, clown knife, silver arrowana, common shovel nose.
If you're keeping track, that's 3 135 gallon tanks.
2008 ended in a divorce and dismantling of all tanks. That was heartbreaking... the tanks, not the wife!
2010, new relationship, new home, new 135gallon reef tank , then the basement flooded. Insurance bought us a new setup so we could move everything upstairs during repairs. This was the birth of my current 180gallon mixed reef.
2019 started watching the King of DIY Joey on YouTube. My 135g in wall planted tank was born!
Started my first freshwater tank in 2001. 135US gallon planted tank. Shortly after started a 10 gallon saltwater tank that was an utter failure but great learning experience. Moved up to a 35gallon Saltwater that I had slightly better luck with.
Then in 2004 I got high speed internet.
All of a sudden I was able to learn so much about fishkeeping and not have to trust the local fish store all the time!
Upgraded to a 135g full reef and also added a 135gallon freshwater tank with a tiger shovel nose, clown knife, silver arrowana, common shovel nose.
If you're keeping track, that's 3 135 gallon tanks.
2008 ended in a divorce and dismantling of all tanks. That was heartbreaking... the tanks, not the wife!
2010, new relationship, new home, new 135gallon reef tank , then the basement flooded. Insurance bought us a new setup so we could move everything upstairs during repairs. This was the birth of my current 180gallon mixed reef.
2019 started watching the King of DIY Joey on YouTube. My 135g in wall planted tank was born!
- Birthday
- February 11
- Occupation
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Quarantine?
- Haven't added any fish in over 5 years.
- Experience
- More than 10 years
- Do you know of and understand the Aquarium Nitrogen Cycle?
- Yes
- Aquarium Size
- 180g with 45g sump
- Aquarium Type
- Saltwater Reef Tank
- Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- Purple tang, ocelaris clown, tomato clown, mata tang, vlamingii tang, sailfin tang serpent stars, coral banded shrimp, mostly sps and a few lps corals
- Aquarium Start Date
- March 2011
- Ammonia
- Don't test
- Nitrite
- Don't test
- Nitrate
- Don't test
- Temperature
- 78°F
- pH
- 8.2
- Lighting
- Cheap crappy LED
- Skimmer
- Yes
- Aquarium Filter Type
- Sump
- Live Rock Amount
- 200lbs +/-
- Salinity or Specific Gravity
- 1.026
- Aquarium #2 Size
- 120g with 15g sump
- Tank #2 Type
- Freshwater Planted Tank
- Tank #2 Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- 6 Corys, 4 german blue rams, 8 glo light tetras, dwarf catfish, 4 bumblebee gobies, pair of kribensis, some snails.
Anubis, amazon sword, some red hydro, java ferns, crypts, java moss
- Tank #2 Start Date
- September 2019
- Tank #2 Ammonia
- 0.0
- Tank #2 Nitrite
- Don't test
- Tank #2 Nitrate
- Don't test
- Tank #2 Temperature
- 78°F
- Tank #2 pH
- 6.8
- Tank #2 Lighting
- LED
- Tank #2 Filter Type
- Sump with lava rock
- Tank #2 Skimmer
- No
- Tank #2 Live Rock Amount
- No
- Tank #2 Salinity or SG
- Freshwater
- Aquarium #3 Size
- Better not push my luck yet!
- Tank #3 Type
- Freshwater Fish Only
- Tank #3 Fish, Plants, Inverts, etc.
- Asian Arowana????
- Tank #3 Start Date
- 2020.... maybe...
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