55 gallon reef build

Hello R2R. I am starting up a 55 gallon mixed reef tank and I wanted to share my experience. I know a lot of people in the reef community do not trust canister filters, but I want to give it a shot. These pictures of where I am right now. Here is a list of things that I have done so far not...

Hey everyone! New to the hobby and almost done with the cycling process. I will be posting my Reef tank journey here. Hopefully it will help some people along the way!

I tried making a more open aquascape so water could flow trough the live rock better. The goal was to have the least amount of rock touching the sandbed to prevent detritus buildup overtime. I plan on adding a protein Skimmer tomorrow and then a hang on back refugium over time. Just about to...