New to reefing from California!

[TerraCaelus]

Hello everyone,
My name is Rachelle and I am very, very new to reef keeping. So new in fact that I am currently just working on planning my reef tank! I have a 40 gallon sea view acrylic tank that I have kept Mbuna Cichlids in for many years. The tank is very scratched on the inside, due to a mishap with my little cousin and a magnet cleaner :sad:. So my first step once I rehome the three remaining fish is to get the scratches out. I am probably going to be looking for a lot of advice over the next couple months as I work on getting each piece to get everything started!

 

[ReeferRookie]

Research is all i can.say. welcome.to the hobby it took me two years of wanting one bfore starting one and ive made many mistakes

 

[TerraCaelus]

Yes, all the research is making my head swim! There is so much to learn. I am so excited!

How difficult is it to drill acrylic for a overflow?

 

[ReeferRookie]

Couldnt tell you that. I prefer glass which would mean hand on back overflow

 

[fishroomlady]

welcome to the forum and to the hobby!

 

[TerraCaelus]

I'm pretty handy so I was also considering getting my hands on a 40 breeder glass, drilling that and then turning my acrylic into a sump since it's already messed up. I love my cousin but I wanted to cry that day.

 

[ReeferRookie]

Lollll yeah. Idk about drilling glass either i just dont wanna mess everything up over all i worked for

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[Finnaddict]

Yes, all the research is making my head swim! There is so much to learn. I am so excited!

How difficult is it to drill acrylic for a overflow?

Its very easy to drill Acrylic. Just get yourself a good quality hole saw and go slow. When you get almost all the way thru ease up on the pressure and the RPM's on the drill and you will be fine.

 

[tigerdragon]

Welcome and what part of Cali

 

[TerraCaelus]

SF Bay Area, more towards the San Jose area. Sorry that's the most specific I'll get, you know internet safety and what not.

 

[ReeferRookie]

Or they might come steal ur reef lol

 

[TerraCaelus]

Well sadly they would just get a empty tank right now. I'm working on collecting the pieces to get started

 

[ReeferRookie]

Ahaha true

 

[tigerdragon]

Sweet me from nor cal north of sac

 

[TerraCaelus]

Hello fellow Californian! Although north of sac is about 3-4 hours away from me!

 

[tigerdragon]

Yea for sure dead between redding and sac

 

[TerraCaelus]

What would y'all recommend for a skimmer for a 40 gallon?

 

[ISR Jimmy]

Welcome to the community. Careful, once you take the plunge, it's hard to resist the temptations. Reeding can be addictive.


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