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Current FTS It's been a strange ride up to this point. This started out because my girlfriend was talking about getting some fish. The bug bit me pretty well, too. She gets her acans, fish, clams, and zoanthids, but I've definitely bought in pretty hard myself. I've killed plenty of corals...

Hey everybody, been about a week or so since I introduced myself here in the community so it was only a matter of time until I showed my humble Cube 10 :D I’ve made a few upgrades to it, changed the stock pump to a Sicce Syncra Nano, decides to change the duckbill tip to a RFG from Vivid...

Recently acquired a 93g cube 30x30x24. I think it was a custom built tank as I haven't seen any others like it. Bought the whole setup from someone and plan to use as much as that equipment as I can. Fairly new to the saltwater scene. I have a 13.5g fluval evo going, but I've never had anything...

Hey Everyone! I tried to start a build thread with this as I was working through some things I got caught up in the mix. I wanted to share my build with the community here and also hopefully get some feedback and new ideas as we go. A little background on this tank: I purchased for $50 on FB...

Hi all! This is my first saltwater tank and I'm excited to share my progress! I bought the tank, stand, and protein skimmer used and added my filter, heater, lights, and powerheads. I used live rock, live sand, and ammonia to cycle the tank and have recently added my first fish, two caramel...

I'm a college student in Texas returning to school to finish a my degree after some time off and I'm setting up my first saltwater tank! I'm excited to begin this journey, why don't you come along for the ride with me? I've been eyeballing this project for over a year, but I kept putting it off...

So after an 8 year hiatus the boredom of CoVid brought me back to reefing! I had many tanks in the past, several reefs (20 long, 24 gallon nano cube, 36 Bow Front & a 75 standard size) and two species specific (65 gal hex w/seahorses and a 24 gallon jbj cube w/Frog Fish). I absolutely love the...

Next week I will be receiving a little 3g cube ( 11.31 in x 11.31 in x 13.375 in) . I plan to set this up as a pico in my home "office" (read: room with my computer and all my weird stuff - I don't work in here, it's my equivalent of a man cave). My office is dark grey (top half) and black...

Hello again, R2R! During quarantine, I have decided to get back into reefing. Digging through R2R again, seeing all the great tanks, and doing tons of research has been a really great way to keep my mind occupied and my stress levels down. ----- Equipment: DT: Mr. Aqua 7.5-gallon cube...

I have been wavering for months on whether this build warrants a R2R build thread but after pulling the trigger over the weekend on a pneumatically actuated salt doser setup for my mixing station, I knew that exchanging ideas and advice related to this project would be highly valuable for myself...

This tank was filled up in August of 2017. It's had it's trials but I believe I've figured out a good maintenance regiment to keep it stable and thriving. Red Sea Max Series. Equipment: 4 XR30 Gen 4 Pros Radions; However the first 2 years of growth I have to give AI hydra 32s credit for...

My wife and I have had reef tanks for a number of years, but they've all been nano tanks save for one. In the past, we had a 40br mixed reef, 30g frag tank, Fluval Edge 6g macroalgae reef, a 70g reef that met an untimely end (power company shut off the power prematurely prior to a move...), and...

After years away from the hobby due multiple life changes, I finally decided earlier this year to dip back into the salt version of the hobby with a 29g that I had sitting in the garage. Currently, my 90g is a freshwater tank for turtle and a catfish. This is what it looked like 10 years ago...

This is how the display currently looks. Hey guys. Starting my first reef tank and figured I'd start a build thread so I can get some criticism and advice. I got this 75gal tank with a custom 55gal sump from my brothers friend who moved and couldn't take it. I was originally to cheap to do...

My wife and I have recently purchased property. We are building our home. It should be done within 6 months. So now I am finally able to build my propagation facility. I have started rough plans for the build by basing it off of the home depot 16'x20' garage listed here. The picture below has...

Hey guys, So I started building my first reef tank in the summer of 2019 and figured I should make a post for the build. Tank was started early June and consists of the following: Tank Specs Display: Waterbox Cube 20 17.7'' x 17.7'' x 15.8'' Rock: Macro Dry Rock Sand: Caribsea Fiji Pink Live...

Hi Guys, With all the spare time I have during the Corona pandemic, I've decided it is finally time to create a build thread for my 75G. Please comment with suggestions! This tank was setup in February of 2017, so it is now well established and has gone through numerous changes since its...

Hello everyone! Ever since I had to take down my first saltwater tank about 12 years ago I've been wanting to start again, and now that I had a house I had the chance. I'll try to use this thread as a logbook for the new reef. Now Before

So, I started my account after already having my original tank running. Then I was extremely lucky and got my big tank free from a LFS that was upgrading and I didn't share any of that build. I'm at a point where I feel like I'm not seeing any progress, so I started taking a full tank shot once...

My weird 90 gallon named Reefer Madness was TOO weird, and the glass was blocking too much light from my already inadequate 4 bulb T5 fixture. I decided to transition to a 4 foot 120 gallon tank, and transfer all my hardware, sand, rock, and livestock over to that. I've also purchased 3...

Hi all. This will be my wife and I's 5th saltwater tank ranging from a 32 biocube, 55 corner, 29g coral frag, 75g fowler, and finally this 90g. The story of this tank finding me is that my daughter in law found out about a guy wanting to "get rid of" a 90g with cabinet, sump, light, skimmer...

On this thread I will be documenting the progress on f my 29 gallon reef tank. Marine depot overflow box in, as well as the intake. Also have pictures of the sump. Will be heading out to the hardware store today to get plumbing supplies.

Hi all, Finally putting together a build thread for my first tank! I am starting from Step 0, which is planning and research. So any and all advice on this rough blueprint for my tank is welcome! :) Now is the time for me to be pivoting and flexibly charting my course since I have only made...

Hi, I have been lurking around in the background on this forum for a year ago and think it’s about time I start my tread for my own build. So after about 2 years of owning this tank and gathering equipment it’s about time to make a start and put it together. I purchased the tank new and have...

So this past Friday (January 31st), I came home from work to find some water on the floor around my 16 gallon Biocube. I looked, and sure enough there was a leak. The next day, I bought some aquarium silicone sealant and bought a 29 gallon tank from Petco along with a cheap 30 gallon HOB filter...