Day 1 - Tank Test Run!

 OMG long have I waited for this day... Finally... Time for FISHES AND CORALS! I hadn't felt this excited for a long time. Is this what women feel when they are shopping for new Prada or Chanel bags? Hahaha just kidding :) 

I checked the parameters again and all looks good. The 2 parameters I keep an eye out for the most would be alkalinity and phosphate at this stage. Phosphate is high but should be manageable using NOPOX over a couple of days. Ready to test the water quality by introducing some livestock.

Anyways, I managed to snag a pair of nice SPS frags and Jackie from S3 gave me a good deal on 1 of the blotchy anthias he has in the shop. A bit ted expensive for a 'test water' fish but I really love them but hadn't had much luck with the previous pair.

I got them in on a Mon (01/03) and they look great. Acclimating them for over an hour through the floating bag method. Once its done I would release them into the tank. I would take this as the official day 1 of my setup since livestock was introduced today. Subsequent posts will have a day allocated to help me keep track of the running time for the tank. Of course I won't be posting updates on every single livestock addition/etc. but definitely for the more major stuff.