Deep breaths. Today’s maintenance on the aquarium is done. 12g water change, carbon change, socks change, skimmer cleaning, and… after no calcium or all testing for 2 years, the numbers testing and were insanely low - but now 477 Ca and 11.6 Dkh

Pepito dreaming of food. 😴

Everyone has survived the night. I gambled with adding a copperband butterflyfish (striped fish on far left) - for those who don’t know, there is a more than 50% chance they will die transitioning to a new tank.

More and more beautiful every day.

Coming along. It has a long long way to go still.