Holly94583
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Hi everyone, my name is Carole-Anne and this is my tank journal. I realized that my first journal didn’t have a lot of information so I add more details below 
I got into the fish hobby in 2019 when I took over the cleaning and maintenance of my workplace fish tank. Then in 2020, I bought a used 48 gallons freshwater aquarium to set up a planted aquarium. I had a lot of fun re-scaping it a few times and eventually bought a used Red Sea Reefer 170 a few months later.
I bought the RS170 from someone who was getting out of the hobby for a pretty good deal. The tank came with fish AND coral including a bleeding apple scolymia, ironman blastomussa, a red and purple framer colony, some acans, some mushrooms, a leather coral, a few heads of acans, zoas, a few heads of candy cane and also a bunch of dead corals. Livestock was two clownfish and a PJ cardinal.
The tank also came with return pump, protein skimmer, ATO, doser, 2 mp10s, a Hydra 32 and a lot of accessories.
I was pretty stressful to move the tank to my house and to have to set it up in one afternoon: mixing saltwater for the first time, reconnecting every piece of equipment and figuring out coral placement, flow and light settings.
It all worked out eventually. Even if the tank had been neglected and the alkalinity was very low (no dosing or testing had been done), a big water change brought it up and I started dosing.
A few months later, I came across an ad for a used Red Sea 250 in perfect condition for a steal. It came with live rock and two Hydras 32.
I built a new rock scape and transferred all my corals and fish to the RS250. I was able to buy more corals and felt confident enough to try growing sps corals again. I had tried before in the RS170, and they would stay alive for a time but bleach out eventually. I think it was because I didn’t have a good control of my nutrients at the time.
Sps, lps and soft corals have been growing really well with still a few fussy corals, especially zoas but nothing major. I am sometimes struggling to keep my nitrates up and started dosing KNO3 recently.
In 12/2021, I decided to buy my first brand new reef tank. I upgraded twice in a year and a half and knowing myself, I knew that getting a slightly bigger tank than the RS250 would mean I would want to upgrade again soon.
So, after convincing my husband, I sold my 48-gallon freshwater tank and ordered a Waterbox 220.6 that was delivered two weeks ago.
My goal it to transfer fish and coral from the RS250 to the WB220.6 as soon as the WB is ready and sell the RS250.
Ordering, waiting and receiving the tank
I ordered the tank on 12/24/2021. The color I wanted was back ordered so it took approximately one month to arrive. I ordered the tank from Saltwateraquarium.com to take advantage of their 5% back offer.
The tank unexpectedly arrived on 1/25/2022 by Fedex freight. Fedex was supposed to call me to schedule an appointment so I could be present to inspect the shipment but they did not. The just left the package in my driveway and I found out because I was tracking the shipment status online.
I contacted Waterbox right away and took off work to go home and inspect the shipment.
That’s what the pallet looked like. Kinda scary and surprising at the same time that everything was in good shape expect the white doors and side panels that had a few dings and scratches. Waterbox’s customer service has been awesome and is sending me replacement parts.
Putting the stand together
One of the reasons why I chose Waterbox over Red Sea is because their stands have adjustable feet and our house is pretty wonky.
The stand was fairly easy to put together but the adjustable feet were a huge pain. The feet could only be set before putting the stand together or by laying it on the side. It took my husband and me a long time and several tries to be able to get the stand level. But we were successful and I really hope it stays level when we had the tank and water.
Moving the tank from the driveway to the living room
It took 4 people, 4 suction cups, two dollies and myself as a dolly juggler to move that tank.
I want to thank again the amazing BAR members who came to my place to help carry this monster tank. It probably took 30 minutes to move the tank and place it on the stand. I then took a few goofy pictures and started cleaning up.
I got into the fish hobby in 2019 when I took over the cleaning and maintenance of my workplace fish tank. Then in 2020, I bought a used 48 gallons freshwater aquarium to set up a planted aquarium. I had a lot of fun re-scaping it a few times and eventually bought a used Red Sea Reefer 170 a few months later.
I bought the RS170 from someone who was getting out of the hobby for a pretty good deal. The tank came with fish AND coral including a bleeding apple scolymia, ironman blastomussa, a red and purple framer colony, some acans, some mushrooms, a leather coral, a few heads of acans, zoas, a few heads of candy cane and also a bunch of dead corals. Livestock was two clownfish and a PJ cardinal.
The tank also came with return pump, protein skimmer, ATO, doser, 2 mp10s, a Hydra 32 and a lot of accessories.
I was pretty stressful to move the tank to my house and to have to set it up in one afternoon: mixing saltwater for the first time, reconnecting every piece of equipment and figuring out coral placement, flow and light settings.
It all worked out eventually. Even if the tank had been neglected and the alkalinity was very low (no dosing or testing had been done), a big water change brought it up and I started dosing.
A few months later, I came across an ad for a used Red Sea 250 in perfect condition for a steal. It came with live rock and two Hydras 32.
I built a new rock scape and transferred all my corals and fish to the RS250. I was able to buy more corals and felt confident enough to try growing sps corals again. I had tried before in the RS170, and they would stay alive for a time but bleach out eventually. I think it was because I didn’t have a good control of my nutrients at the time.
Sps, lps and soft corals have been growing really well with still a few fussy corals, especially zoas but nothing major. I am sometimes struggling to keep my nitrates up and started dosing KNO3 recently.
In 12/2021, I decided to buy my first brand new reef tank. I upgraded twice in a year and a half and knowing myself, I knew that getting a slightly bigger tank than the RS250 would mean I would want to upgrade again soon.
So, after convincing my husband, I sold my 48-gallon freshwater tank and ordered a Waterbox 220.6 that was delivered two weeks ago.
My goal it to transfer fish and coral from the RS250 to the WB220.6 as soon as the WB is ready and sell the RS250.
Ordering, waiting and receiving the tank
I ordered the tank on 12/24/2021. The color I wanted was back ordered so it took approximately one month to arrive. I ordered the tank from Saltwateraquarium.com to take advantage of their 5% back offer.
The tank unexpectedly arrived on 1/25/2022 by Fedex freight. Fedex was supposed to call me to schedule an appointment so I could be present to inspect the shipment but they did not. The just left the package in my driveway and I found out because I was tracking the shipment status online.
I contacted Waterbox right away and took off work to go home and inspect the shipment.
That’s what the pallet looked like. Kinda scary and surprising at the same time that everything was in good shape expect the white doors and side panels that had a few dings and scratches. Waterbox’s customer service has been awesome and is sending me replacement parts.
Putting the stand together
One of the reasons why I chose Waterbox over Red Sea is because their stands have adjustable feet and our house is pretty wonky.
The stand was fairly easy to put together but the adjustable feet were a huge pain. The feet could only be set before putting the stand together or by laying it on the side. It took my husband and me a long time and several tries to be able to get the stand level. But we were successful and I really hope it stays level when we had the tank and water.
Moving the tank from the driveway to the living room
It took 4 people, 4 suction cups, two dollies and myself as a dolly juggler to move that tank.
I want to thank again the amazing BAR members who came to my place to help carry this monster tank. It probably took 30 minutes to move the tank and place it on the stand. I then took a few goofy pictures and started cleaning up.
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