Gotta love the UPS man

I looked like a kid on Christmas morning yesterday afternoon. UPS showed up with a large quantity of my equipment needed for the saltwater setup. I'm convinced that the UPS mechanics make the brakes squeal on the trucks so that people come running to the door. I can tell when the UPS guy is a block away, but I'm an impatient person. Adding the tracking feature to packages was the worst thing for me. I have a hard time leaving the living room for fear I will miss the delivery when the computer shows my items out for delivery.

Anyways, I will be working on the rest of the canopy and assembling all the pumps and filter today. No work all day today!!!! This is a first in a while for me!

Saltwater Trials

A good friend of ours gave us a 55 gallon aquarium due to Amy's interest in doing a saltwater aquarium. I'm convinced at this point Jeff gave us a large tank that would be better named the money pit. I bet I could fill this thing with loose change and come out cheaper than the overall cost of our "project". Lucky me, I possess some woodworking skills and took on the task of building my own tanks stand and canopy. Not only am I saving a lot of money but there's a little satisfaction when you build something yourself. I am having to hire out the process of building the doors for the cabinet due to the fact that I don't have a shaper. If anyone wants Christmas ideas.....there ya go. A shaper and set of raised panel door bits. At this point I have ordered just about everything we need minus livestock and liverock. Liverock will be the next large investment and the turning point where the tank comes alive! I'll post a few pictures from the beginning to the end.