Jay_Turbo
New Member
Hey everyone, I’m setting up my new JBJ 65 AIO as I’m typing this. While I’ve had success with freshwater tanks in the past, I’ve wanted a saltwater tank since I was 8 years old and saw a clownfish in our elementary school libraries’ tank. I went home begging for a clownfish that day, only to be told no, and ended up with my first goldfish bowl . Which wasn’t all bad, it stemmed into setting up several freshwater tanks in my adulthood. I became good at it, learning a lot over the years on what it takes to make an aquatic habitat really thrive. I saw saltwater and reef tanks as high end money pits that only an expert chemist would be able to have success with. All that said, that “8 year old kid” still wanted his clownfish.
Fast forward to last November, I’m 42 years old now and happily married, watching a rerun of an episode of Tanked. And of course, I see my childhood unicorn being housed in a kids nano tank. Before the episode was even over, I texted my wife at work and asked if she was ok with me setting up an aquarium in our living room. I got a “ where did that come from?” response, followed by “ I don’t mind but I want to pick out a fish “.
I’d spend the next 2 months binge watching 52 weeks of reefing, my first aquarium, and saltwater aquariums as well as multiple others. If I had to guess I’d watched in excess of 100 hours of videos in that time, and countless searches and researching on this forum every chance I got. And for anyone wondering I am still employed and still happily married, I think!
Jan 1st I placed my order through BRS when the JBJ went on sale for an insanely low price, and ordered up every last bit of equipment I would need. The tank and stand arrived last week, and I’m making RODI in our hallway closet. Here’s a couple pics of what I have so far, hopefully have it up and running in the next couple days.
Thanks for having me, this place is a wealth of knowledge for a newb to be reefer like me.
Cheers,
Jay_Turbo
Fast forward to last November, I’m 42 years old now and happily married, watching a rerun of an episode of Tanked. And of course, I see my childhood unicorn being housed in a kids nano tank. Before the episode was even over, I texted my wife at work and asked if she was ok with me setting up an aquarium in our living room. I got a “ where did that come from?” response, followed by “ I don’t mind but I want to pick out a fish “.
I’d spend the next 2 months binge watching 52 weeks of reefing, my first aquarium, and saltwater aquariums as well as multiple others. If I had to guess I’d watched in excess of 100 hours of videos in that time, and countless searches and researching on this forum every chance I got. And for anyone wondering I am still employed and still happily married, I think!
Jan 1st I placed my order through BRS when the JBJ went on sale for an insanely low price, and ordered up every last bit of equipment I would need. The tank and stand arrived last week, and I’m making RODI in our hallway closet. Here’s a couple pics of what I have so far, hopefully have it up and running in the next couple days.
Thanks for having me, this place is a wealth of knowledge for a newb to be reefer like me.
Cheers,
Jay_Turbo
