When the Postman calls...or a short story on the start of our 120 gallon

[Chaloupa]

Gotta love seeing the post man come! (NO that's not his arm...that's my husband measuring it to see if it really will fit....you know how well men can measure in there heads....sorry guys.....) It's a Euroreef CS180 from J&L's !!! Excellent service, AND very well packed, shipped as soon as it became available...THANKS J&L!!



We're setting up our 120g FOWLR, had been going to do it "cheaply" use all the equipment from our 50g ....you know how that goes (planned on doing the 180g in the garage the "right way" as a reef...but have sold that now...)

...so we decide to "do it right" so we don't have to replace equipment down the road as we change our minds...

Bought a beautiful stand and cap from King Ed's...excellent shipping and excellent service, bought the tank from a local reefer and then took it to Ken and Linny at Aquareef Aquarium Design here in town for plumbing and to "fix it up" a bit....checked it out last night when we dropped off the new toy above (NOT the husband, the skimmer) and the job Ken has done is fantastic! Oceanic #3 sump installed, Iwaki RLXT40 plumbed, and now the skimmer....it's finally coming together...a bit costlier than planned but doesn't that always happen?! Now lighting....250W halides here we come...but this is a fish only right...yah right...might as well plan for the inevitable and look ahead for what will really be in the tank down the road! Ken is setting up our lights...then here we go!!!! Will post pics as we go along...

If you get the chance to come to Campbell River, Ken and Linny (Aquareef Aquarium Design) have some excellent fish and corals and dry goods...lots of information and just an all around good time to chat about tanks! (theirs are AMAZING!)