large build

Greetings fellow reefers. I've recently taken the dive into saltwater with a 15 gallon that's nearly a year old, and like any sane person I'm now looking to convert it into a predominantly macroalgae display tank and turn my focus to setting up a new 100 gallon. The centerpiece of this tank will...

Need help from some pro lighting gurus. Does anyone know anything about the DMX standard? I'm looking to control some Kessil Aquascape lights with a DMX controller so that I can automate schedule, etc. If I could get a controller that would talk to an Apex through some kind of interface, that...

Hello, couple questions on large build est. 700 gallons. 120" x 32 wide x 48" tall Planning on locating it in the living room. Fish room a ways away in garage. Common sump / tied to filter on another tank. I plan to do closed loop under the cabinet. Maybe Abyzz, or some other big pump...

I have had some kind of saltwater aquarium for the past 30+ years. It all started for me when my college roommate, who had a tank with snowflake and zebra eels, handed me "The Marine Aquarium Reference: Systems and Invertebrates" by Martin Moe. I was a chemistry major at the time and I...

Hello Everyone, tl;dr - Mantis shrimp are not living for more than 6 months. Need advice. I am involved with the maintenance and upkeep of an aquarium system in a facility that deals with mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus). The system had successfully kept and maintained mantis for 8 or...

Selling my 310g Planet Aquarium 96x30x25 Custom ordered almost 1 year ago, has been running for less than 10 months. Comes with stand canopy and icecap 48xl sump, and return pump vectra L2 Local pickup in St. Louis Missouri. Price drop - $3,800

While I have other tank build threads this one is going to be my new "official" one. My wife and I decided to do a renovation on our house and of course I am incorporating a bigger tank and a fish room!!! I've been calling this my Ghost Tank because it has been a dream to have a 200+ gallon...

My Waterbox Infinia 275.6 turns up tomorrow. It is going to be in storage whilst I plan the switch over from my current 6ft (unfortunately it is going in the same spot). As I have mentioned on another thread, I am building a mixing station in my outdoor shed so I can automate the top off of the...

Hello, fellow reefers! It's been a while since I did a build, and I've never done a build this large. So, I'd like some feedback and some help planning for this build from some fellow enthusiasts to make sure my T's are crossed and my I's are dotted. Once my plan is set, the build will begin...

Hey Crew - It might be a little premature to start the build log since I'm just getting the tank ordered but I could use a few people to double-check my layout before I submit it for the final build. So let's start with a few basics: Tank: 80 long x 38 deep x 26 high (about 340 gallons)...

Getting out of the hobby. Everything goes for $750 OBO! Water Flow Maxspect Gyre XF300 Pump (5,280 GPH) = $125.00 Filtration Custom Sump 126-Gallon 76"Lx24"Wx16”H (has four compartments) = $350 (Pickup Only) - Filter Sock Compartment: 7" Filter Sock Openings X 3 - Protein Skimmer Compartment -...

I know I've made mention a time or two recently that I was interested in setting up a dream reef, the kind of reef that I've wanted ever since the early 2000's but I've never been able to do for one reason or another. Something in the neighborhood of 300 gallons that I can have for 20 years and...

Been looking into the aquen 210 gallon reef ready, but can't really find any pictures of one up and running... would be really interested in seeing anyone that has one set up and checking out your stand and equipment setups. I would also be interested in checking out any other tanks and setups...

Hello everyone, I am in the process of designing a tank, hopefully two, to build and thus this post. I would really appreciate any opinions/feedback/advice on the design. Below you can see my initial display tank design and features/considerations for a 370gal tank and a 210gal tank (with same...

New to R2R, heard about it and was also investigating some ideas for my freshwater system. Have been in this hobby for more than 25yrs, mostly FW. Over the past few yrs I focused on nature aquarium style and detailed aquascape with plant selection. I kept a SW cube few yrs back with toadstool...

Hey All, I am planning a remodel of my basement and just broke down all my freshwater tanks and I am looking to jump in to the saltwater world. I have a 150g 6ft tank and a standard 75g. I was going to build these into a dividing wall side by side and use the backroom area as the "fish room"...

I've been building this setup since November 2017. With lots of starts and stops. Since I'm moving this build thread from another forum it might be a little weird at first until I catch up with the current status. Currently I have 6 active fresh water tanks in the house. The 220 Marine Land...

Hey everyone, you could say I am pretty new in this hobby, I setup my current 180 in Dec '17. since then I have added a 50G frag table into the system making it about 280G total. I loved the hobby from the get go naturally being that diving is one of my passions. Fast forward to now, a short 17...