my build thread

Tank: IM 20 long Heater: Finnex Titanium 100w Flow: stock return + Jecod ELW-5M Sand: ocean direct+TBS (on the way) Dosing: all for reef Probably gonna add a protein skimmer Light: Nicrew Gen2 I want to keep crocea clam, torch and hammer coral. I may add some SPS too.

So I filled 9 days ago my nano 55L actual water volume , starting biome cycle, bacter added, full dry rocks with mature live rock ruble in back chamber, copepods and phyto added and I started phytoplankton culture to keep dosing, for next month dark start :) Goal for this aquarium is to make...

Hello everyone! Background I have been following various threads/people on R2R. It has been really helpful as I want to restart my old Waterbox 15 tank. I had to move to a 5g tank due to time and rental apartment constraints. I have a pair of clownfish(4 year and 2 year old) with just some live...

Hello everyone that reads, I’m new to doing this whole reefing thing and haveing a tank after lurking on here for several years with inspiring builds, especially the DeskMate done by @Haggisman14 I’ve always wanted a reef tank and finally convinced the wife to let me set one up, albeit she...

Current Setup Red Sea Max Nano XXL, 50G TopLids Luxury lid with evap covers Red Sea Reef ATO+ Red Sea NanoMat+ Red Sea ReefCan 40L ReefDose4 Hygger 800W Heater 40LB Caribsea Fiji Pink Sand 50LB Live Rock Mini Brine Shrimp Hatchery Under-cabinet lighting and shelving Chemipure Elite filter media...

After a 3 year reefing hiatus, I found a deal on Facebook marketplace I couldn’t pass up. New unused Red Sea E170 tank only with some parts for 200$ in my city. In hindsight, I wish I would’ve put the money down for complete system order, but this was about the size I wanted to re new my reefing...

alota pics but i have been working on this for a month or so now. its a 40g breeder with a 20 long sump. sump holds right at 10g atm. with power off i have 2 inches left in the sump of water level. so when the skimmer comes in(6ish months) i will adjust the baffle for it and set the return...

I have always wanted to get into saltwater tanks had a bunch of freshwater from imported flowerhorns to a big Rubbermaid with motoro stingray and catfish but never took the dive but October 2023 I took the dive after being out of keeping fish for 4 ish years after tub crashed from dead fish...

Table of Contents: Part 1: Design / Rough Construction Part 2: Rough Plumb @ Tank / Aquascaping Design Goal: Open existing concealed dead space between living room and family room, to bring in light, and create living art piece in main entry of house. Make tank as tall as possible, like an...

I haven’t kept fish for over 15 years, something in me decided I needed to change that. After getting two freshwater tanks going about 10 months ago, I decided I wanted to really challenge myself and get a reef tank going. I also am a hobbyist carpenter and so I wanted to build by stand instead...

So my Woman and I recently got a house together and I decided to upgrade from a 30 gallon nano cube, that we've had running for the past 3 years, to a 90 gallon long. This is the first time I've gone this in depth with an aquarium build in my life and here's what I have so far! I couldn't find...

Got a 450 acrylic a couple of weeks ago and still getting started. So far, I've got the tank plumbed, sand, rock, and starting to fill it up. It's been a journey, but I'm loving it so far. Big difference from my 90 I set up in a day! Running ro water has taken 3 days by itself. Almost there...

Hello! I wanted to document my tank here and share my experience. 01/20/2024 Bought a used 60g AIO cube with existing sand. There was 2" of old water and sand was DIRTY. I didn't think of removing and washing the sand (my bad). Went ahead and added saltwater, but filtered the tank with a...

I’m a long time extreme scaper! I started 25 years ago in fresh. Then went to reptiles . Then palydoriums! I’ve always liked the natural habitats! Keeping the animals first ! Striving to perfect it like no other! I have a portfolio of many of my works ! They are in the process of being loaded...