Good old live rock is not so easy to find these days but there are a couple of places that do sell aquacultured rock. I have had great experiences cycling tanks with live rock so I wanted to use it again for this build. The plan was to start the cycle by simply placing the live rock in the display.

To prepare for the cycle I made a ton of RO/DI water, enough to fill up the tank and sump. It was a good dry run to see if there were any leaks in the plumbing. Once I was certain there were no leaks I added enough salt to reach my target specific gravity of 1.025.

I then flipped the switch on the heater to warm the water up to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

All of this was done before the rock arrived to make sure the rock could be cycled inside the tank versus a Rubbermaid tub. I have used a Rubbermaid before and it will certainly get the job done.

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First of all, Happy belated Thanksgiving guys!

We have so many things to be grateful for, and even though this has been a rough year for many, I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday with your family surrounded by mountains of good food.

A few weeks back, I released the video that I shot with Adam and his new build, which I and my friends in the industry put together. My friends from CoralVue saw the video and reached out to me personally because they wanted to help Adam, and send an aquarium support package. I am super thankful to all my friends who have such an amazing hearts that are doing this to help others.

So! What was in it? I’m sure that from my corny title, you can guess- for those of you that are following current events in the reefing world, know that the Hydros controller system is CoralVue’s latest and greatest new thing coming out of their Louisiana headquarters. They graciously donated their Control 2 package as well as their ATO package, so that Adam and his dad’s life will be a lot easier, in terms of maintaining this aquarium.

I was ready to shoot this with DSLR and had lots of plans to shoot this and shoot that, but when I arrived, I found out that Adam was bedridden because of the chronic headaches that he endures. (He still wanted me to come over so I could help install everything for him.) All the plans went out the window, and I decided to do the install as quickly as possible, film a few things, and leave him resting/staring at his aquarium. So I apologize for the lack of b-rolls, additional footage of him playing with the system, and Adam giving you guys tips and advice. Overall, this is not up to my my usual video standards, but his comfort meant more to me than the quality of the video. I hope you guys understand.

Without further delay, please enjoy the update on Adam’s tank. It’s getting better and better each time we go there and hopefully it will turn into a masterpiece that he will be proud of!

Enjoy.

Update on Adam’s Tank. Adding Control 2 the mix.

First of all, Happy belated Thanksgiving guys! We have so many things to be grateful for and even though this has been a rough year for many, I hope that you…