Ive had the tank 6-8 months and ive been piecing it together since then. A few have known about it...but ive kept it semi-hush. Its been running since saturday and has continued clearing up each day. Filter socks are super easy to switch out and ive been doing that daily w/ wc's every other day. I may slow down to every 4th day. Now that my tank is up I'll be huntin for a few more fish and thats it for now. Atleast I try and tell myself that. It seems the fish just get more costly the longer im in it.