Powell River Jasper's New Reef tank (donated Biocube 14 g build)
 

So, this will be a different tank journal than most in that I will be posting most of the pics and info, rather than Jasper, the owner of his very own first reef tank.

This reef tank is the result of a lot of very generous aquarists (mostly reefers from BC, AB, SK, and PQ) who all donated tank, stand, equipment, supplies, frags, livestock, and funds to help this fifteen years old boy get his wish come true.

Here's Tyler "spitfire", who donated the Biocube, stand & other goodies, along with Laurie "The Guy" who donated frags to this endeavour too.

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This is what the donated frags looked like in my holding tank at home in Burnaby:

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What it looked like on the BC Ferry ride up to Powell River Monday morning:

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Felicia (who is NOT a morning person, just like Daddy) came for a Father-Daughter trip:

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Waiting for the second ferry:

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The build pics will have to wait until Jasper's mom uploads them since my hands were kind of wet and busy putting the tank together. So here is Jasper getting his first look at his new reef tank:

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Some pics of the reef (first day - cloudy, Tuesday - much clearer):

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Pair of beautiful Grade A Snowflakes from Mindy (Myka):

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More random pics of new reef tank:

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Thanks everyone who donated and made it possible to make Jasper's wish come true.

Sincerely,

Anthony & Felicia

Some more pics:

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Skunk Cleaner Shrimp donated by J&L Aquatics:

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On our way home Wednesday:

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Daddy's little helper:

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Again, huge thanks to all who got involved to help a young boy none of us even knew or had met before.

Everyone's involvement and generosity really renewed my faith in the human race. There may be hope for us after all:bigsmile:

Anthony

Yes, it was a tiring trip and long commute (5 hours each way with two ferries to catch, each way), but well worth the effort.

We started setting up (Marie & I) around 12:30pm and finished by 1:45pm. After that, Jasper and his family spent 6 to 7 hours that afternoon/evening just sitting by their new reef tank looking at all the cool new inhabitants. So yeah, well worth the effort.

Wish I could have stayed longer but I had to catch up on my work after taking off for almost 3 days to go to Powell River.

Here's an extra treat for you photo-hungry reefers:

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A quick snapshot of Marie's new 300g reef (yes, pic is too blue but just thought I'd add this into this thread anyways).

Thanks Marie for giving Felicia and I a place to stay while getting Jasper's reef tank up and running. Also major thanks for agreeing to provide the pre-mixed saltwater and taking care of the tank when Jasper's family are out-of-town. Literally could not have done this without you.

Sincerely,

Anthony & Felicia

Great pictures there Anthony, glad it all went well.

It looks great Anthony! Job well done! Many thanks to you for setting all this up and making it happen and Marie for helping you out. The curiosity and happiness is very evident in Jasper`s face when he`s looking at the tank. That makes it all worth it. I`m glad my kids (the Clowns) were troopers in the 1800 km journey. :D

...And Marie`s tank looks awesome!

Thanks for posting pictures, great to see Jasper and the tank.

A few more pics:

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I believe these pics are among the ones taken by Jasper himself.