Well folks, things are progressing...slowly, but indeed they are
I trust everyone's Christmas was nice...or Hanukkah ,etc (sorry if misspelling)
First off, the Tek lights came in today (6 x 54w T-5)....It looks so nice! Plus, I bought it off an Ebay store for $45 cheaper than the retail site. My wife even gawked at the fixture and seems pleased. The two 54w 10,000k bulbs came in from DRs F&S today. I'm still waiting on four 54w 6500k bulbs that should come in a day or two. I also ordered some doo-hickeys from BigAl's (dechlorinator, extra filter tubes, ball valves for controlling water flow) and a Rhinox 5000 with 8 ft of clippard Co2 tubing.
Yesterday, I made a trip to Lowe's and bought two 10 ft 1/2" conduit bars for the lighting contraption....They barely fit in my car! Well, to be exact,, I had to hang it about a foot out of the passenger's side window. LOL. Good thing it wasn't too far from my house. I also picked up assorted screws, couplings and three grounded outdoor light timers that were on clearance for $2.50/ea (reg. $10). They are covered and can have up to like 24 programs at once.
I drained the 90g yesterday as well and took the fish to the LFS for....get this - $160 store credit! Yeah, I was surprised too. That should cover most or all of the fish I'll be getting once this is up-and-running. My wife was browsing around the store with me and said that she'd like me to get Angelfish. I actually think that they may be a good choice, but we'll see. I also wanted to get two or three schools of smaller fish, so I'll need to be sure that they won't get eaten...Anyway, the tank is EMPTY. I scooped all sand and crushed coral out and the Eheim 2026 is dismantled for a good cleaning. I have a lot of work ahead of me and will be doing as much as I can. I'll try to get some pictures posted for those who care to follow along.
-Ryan