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My first ever saltwater tank is now set up! I'm on Day 2 and the sand has finally settled and I'm loving what I'm seeing so far! Day 2 Test parameters: Specific Gravity: 1.021- added a bit of salt to get up to my goal of 1.025. Nitrites: 0 Ammonia: 2.0ppm - added at same time as bacteria...

Last year I got lucky enough to find a person trying to sale their custom made 12’ 400G tank. They were moving out of their house, and it did not fit in the new house. $1500 later, the tank was mine. It included the stand, sumps, and a bunch of miscellaneous equipment. I paid a LFS owner $1000...

It's been 20 years and we back in the hobby. I have always loved marine life and the ultimate beauty that come with it. But only in part to my grandson who loves clown fish and his sad face of dispair when we walked out of the Salt Water store. He was my motivation to get back in. 20 years ago...

Hello everyone, I've been out of the hobby for about 6 years but i had been quite active in the hobby prior to that dating back to 2002. I had 3 tanks in the past, a 85 gallon half hex, 29 biocube, and 20 gallon standard tank. My kids are now at the age where they have taken a real interest in...

I have an Aqueon 90 gallon Been setup now for about a year now. Ive been keeping reef tank for about 7 years and freshwater for 9 years Started with 10 gallon to 20 gallon to 40 gallon then now Will Add More Pictures in the Future DIY Stand and Canopy made by me DIY 40 Gallon Breeder Sump with...

Welcome to my build thread. This is going to be my last tank so I am going all out. I’m moving into a new place after some renovations and wanted to document my ideas and if anyone has anything they would like to share or think would be helpful please do t hesitate! I have already been planning...

Happy Saturday everyone! So, i have a pretty decked out Evo 13.5 gallon, and as like everyone else, got the itch to go bigger. The tank is the Innovative Marine 50 EXT - IM had a 40% off sale on this tank so i bit the bullet and got the tank and stand. Lighting will be two Hydra 32 HDs Flow...

So building a small acrylic tank, test how easy it is. It's only tiny, but I filled it with water today, and I think I have a small leak It's only one side. I used a different glue on that side compared to the rest. On that side, I used Tensol 12 compared to the other side using Acrifix 192

I got my first freshwater tank from a friend who was moving and couldn't take it with them, and it wasn't long before I realized freshwater wouldn't be as satisfying as building and maintaining a reef aquarium. Being on a graduate student budget, I knew my best shot at getting into a reef tank...

Just picked up a 30L off of FB with a ton of extra equipment (most of which I am reselling). The only thing I kept was the tank itself, diy screen lid, and an old feeding port cover which works amazingly as a sump cover. The stand I found at Petsmart for $200 and has turned out to be...

So I'm starting my first into keeping coral with an invert-only reef in an 18-inch acrylic cube. The tank will sit in a corner and be visible from the front and audience left. I've started on the rockwork in three pieces and would love feedback: My tentative thinking is to start primarily with...

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I started my reef in October 2021 and have so far only documented the progress on Instagram @another_world_reef I'm posting here to gain insight from other reefers as I continue with my goal of having a flourishing soft coral reef.

So, i have made my decision for the new tank build. I will be doing this in stages as life is extremely busy with work right now! ( Which is good!) The "bones" of the build, so to speak, will be the Reefer XL 300 G2 system from Red Sea. ( 65 gallons ) First piece of the puzzle will be picking...

Recently picked up a redsea 750xxl tank (glass only). It was replaced via warranty as the overflow glass was cracked during shipping. I decided to take it on as a new build and see if I could tinker with it and make a beautiful reef tank. 1st thing obviously was building the stand I was going to...

Tank build specifically for the purpose of housing a variety of small eels. Though it was time to show what I'm doing with this tank and the fairly unconventional setup. Current stock: Fish: Banded snake eel 26" Gold spotted snake eel 25" Snowflake eel 15" Engineer gobies 10" Magnificent...

Lights On! Nov 1 - 2022 Custom 155 gallon display from Glass Cages. 200+ gallon total system. Display Dimensions 50" x 30" x 24" First Post Historical Below.... Tank is next to fish room I am building Sump will be in Fish Room Custom Steel Stand Exoskeleton over a custom marine...

Hi guys , never been a part of a forum before so iam excited for this new experience i want to share with you my dream tank build i have been in the hobby for a while in a 250 reefer and i am returning with a big upgrade my tank is a red sea peninsula 650 Equipment 1- 2 ATI straton LED 2-...

57 Gallon rimless Deep blue 3' to 225 Gallon 6' in wall Ok so I have a waterproofing company coming to my basement soon and this means I need to tear down my current reef tank and move it to an area away from the outer wall of my basement. I see no reason in moving something I'm not 100% happy...

First tank in several years (First ever was in 2007), I made the cardinal sin of choosing a smaller tank, and I have already started planning the upgrade, should be about September when I start piecing that together, will be a 75g Innovative Marine INT. For now, the IM 20g Fusion Pro (first gen)...

Excited to start my build thread. Just ordered most of the equipment and will continue over the coming weeks. I am upgrading from a 32 Gal Fluval Flex that I have had for over a year now. for my build, I wanted to choose the quietest equipment possible because it will be in my home office. I...

Hey everyone! My name is Anna (Ah-na, like the Frozen princess) and I'm a long time lurker, but first time poster! I started reefing during COVID with a 50 gallon SCA cube. I've been bitten by the bug and currently have a Waterbox 220.6 shipping as we speak! I'm super excited to document my...

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 absolutely love looking through everyone's build threads (Especially the monster ones!), and there are many weird/interesting techniques that i see people use on their tanks! Aquascapes are also very interesting to see. What are your favorite build threads, or ones that you think are...

Next office build! A PNW 40 oz “reef” system! Just running rodi water right now. Thinking of adding a few pieces of cycled rock, a little sand, and, this may be crazy, but a few pocillopora frags. I’ve always had good luck with pocillopora, so I thought it’s my best bet for an sps. SPS in such a...