FishStixx2
Community Member
Hi I'm Josh from central Pennsylvania. Ill keep this brief as I tend to be long winded. Years ago I had a 55 gallon saltwater tank I eventually upgraded to a 125. I was young and in the military. Moving a 125 isn't ideal. So i sold the tank and have longed to get back in to it. Fast forward 10-12 years and I'm 33 with 3 kids and a mortgage. I had an axolotl tank for 6 months but they were boring and I had to keep the lights low and the tank just didn't thrill me. Got some bad health news, I may have Crohns ( I do the doctor just hasn't said so offically), and decided it was time to quit drinking (was a heavy drinker).. and put my time and money into something constructive and keep my busy while I feel sick and neasous all the time. The only way the wife allows the tank is me not drinking. So anyway I sold the 60 gallon axolotl tank and picked up a used 90 gallon with a beautiful home made stand. I have it set up and cycling but I'm still acquiring gear and setting everything up while I research and learn what's new in the saltwater world. I've never kept corals other than my buddy gave me some zooanthids I threw in one time years ago. Im very much on a budget having 3 young kids so ill be keeping my eye on the marketplace as I find buying used is the best way to get in to the hobby.
So setup is a 90 gallon reef ready with 80lbs of dry rock off chewy. 20lbs of cured live rock (from That Fish Place, I work 3 minutes from there,
). Not sure how much sand. I added 2 bags of live sand with it. A 20 gallon homemade sump split into 3 sections, one being a fuge. I was lucky to get the current usa dual ic pro with Bluetooth loop system, return pump and 2 wave pumps for a killer price. The lights aren't Kessel but im gonna start with soft and maybe a few low light lps. Upgrade lighting down the road. I set up my own gravity ato which im proud of myself for lol.
So anyway I dont plan to post much. Just keep watching brs videos and reading from posts. Maybe get lucky and win a contest.
I still need a skimmer.. some more rock. Probably another wavemaker. Excited to get my first coral!
So setup is a 90 gallon reef ready with 80lbs of dry rock off chewy. 20lbs of cured live rock (from That Fish Place, I work 3 minutes from there,
). Not sure how much sand. I added 2 bags of live sand with it. A 20 gallon homemade sump split into 3 sections, one being a fuge. I was lucky to get the current usa dual ic pro with Bluetooth loop system, return pump and 2 wave pumps for a killer price. The lights aren't Kessel but im gonna start with soft and maybe a few low light lps. Upgrade lighting down the road. I set up my own gravity ato which im proud of myself for lol. So anyway I dont plan to post much. Just keep watching brs videos and reading from posts. Maybe get lucky and win a contest.
I still need a skimmer.. some more rock. Probably another wavemaker. Excited to get my first coral!
