A History of Tanks

This whole aquarist thing started with a yard sale where I saw a 55-gallon glass tank with steel bracing for $10.

Yard sale 55-gallon aquarium
Yard sale 55-gallon aquarium

Our first saltwater tank was a turnkey tank that someone had to get rid of. We don’t remember any of the specifics now, only that it was our first saltwater tank, full of algae and an angry maroon clownfish.

First saltwater aquarium
First saltwater aquarium

Over the years there were lots of tank changes, upgrades, downgrades, moves, and inhabitants. We kept African cichlids, guppies, and mixed reef and saltwater-only setups, plus small-polyp stony coral, and more that have since been forgotten.

240-gallon mixed reef that measured 8 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet
240-gallon mixed reef that measured 8 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet

See the gallery for some pictures of other tanks: Gallery: History of Tanks