Hi I'm Dez. I just found R2R about a month ago and it's great!!! I'm not brand new to aquariums but not as seasoned as many of you. I have done freshwater tanks off and on since I was a kid. When my kids were little we had several tanks, a 60g and a 40g.
More recently, my partner and I got back into it. About 18 months ago, we got a 30g and set it up as a freshwater community tank. Then a year ago we upgraded to a 60g cube for me to have Oscars in and a 125g for a community tank. Four months later, we replaced my cube with a 75g that was easier for me to clean and decided to attempt a FOWLR salt tank in the 60g cube. We set this up using a Fluval Canister. We didn't even get it cycled really and decided the cube was not what we needed. Another upgrade to a 120g tank with 2 canisters under it. The LFS we were going to didn't know a lot about sumps. They are super nice, but more knowledgeable about freshwater. The 120g FOWLR has been up for 8 months now and doing quite well even with the canisters. So then 4 months ago, I changed my 75g freshwater into a mixed reef also using a canister. Although its doing ok, I've decided that a sump is the better option. Now we have gotten rid of the fish in the freshwater 125g and I plan to transfer the reef from the 75g into it, expand, and add a sump.
125g empty ready to start
More recently, my partner and I got back into it. About 18 months ago, we got a 30g and set it up as a freshwater community tank. Then a year ago we upgraded to a 60g cube for me to have Oscars in and a 125g for a community tank. Four months later, we replaced my cube with a 75g that was easier for me to clean and decided to attempt a FOWLR salt tank in the 60g cube. We set this up using a Fluval Canister. We didn't even get it cycled really and decided the cube was not what we needed. Another upgrade to a 120g tank with 2 canisters under it. The LFS we were going to didn't know a lot about sumps. They are super nice, but more knowledgeable about freshwater. The 120g FOWLR has been up for 8 months now and doing quite well even with the canisters. So then 4 months ago, I changed my 75g freshwater into a mixed reef also using a canister. Although its doing ok, I've decided that a sump is the better option. Now we have gotten rid of the fish in the freshwater 125g and I plan to transfer the reef from the 75g into it, expand, and add a sump.
125g empty ready to start