So a friend and I, hooked up our buddys tank last weekend. Its a 55g, in the garage, which gets hot as hell!!
SOMEONE ELSE set up the tank originally, and made it look like a freshwater tank...gravel, fake plants, decorations, lights, filter, EVERYTHING designed for freshwater! So we took the challenge of tearing it down (with our friends blessing), and building it back up. Sand, live rock, T5's, box filter, skimmer...100% better. Now all we need is a chiller, to complete the makeover. Heres some pics. Since he already had a few fish, we're using Stability, running the skimmer, and doing small water changes throughout the cycle. Tell me what you think. Complete budget build.
Before
After 9hrs of work
Day3
SOMEONE ELSE set up the tank originally, and made it look like a freshwater tank...gravel, fake plants, decorations, lights, filter, EVERYTHING designed for freshwater! So we took the challenge of tearing it down (with our friends blessing), and building it back up. Sand, live rock, T5's, box filter, skimmer...100% better. Now all we need is a chiller, to complete the makeover. Heres some pics. Since he already had a few fish, we're using Stability, running the skimmer, and doing small water changes throughout the cycle. Tell me what you think. Complete budget build.
Before
After 9hrs of work
Day3