so once I got that little prawn tossed in the tank i decided to try my hand at doing my first ever water tests ......
I had picked up an API saltwater master test kit .
So this would be my first test for practice , and I guess set my starting point out .
i know in the beginning there isnt much to test , but wanted to try anyway
results
I guess those are all par for the course 1 day after tossing in the prawn lol
.I then went down to the local industrial plastic store to look at foodsafe storage bins .. for my mixing area . And i wanted some acrylic to make a cover for my overflow area.
What i soon learned was 1. food safe bins are not cheap .. 2 . neither is acrylic .
Luckily they had an off cut 1 foot square.
so i took it home and cut this little jobber to fit
Then finally yesterday I went to the hardware store and picked up a 20 gallon brute trash can to serve as RODI storage .
I rearranged my little utility room and came up with this
notice my LED lighting lol . those came with the tank as moonlighting , but figured they would serve me better in here ...
haha