reef tank build

Hey everyone! Excited to finally join Reef2Reef and share my first saltwater build. I’m currently about halfway through the fishless cycle on my 20-gallon Waterbox AIO, running lights-off while the bacteria do their thing. Ammonia has dropped nicely, but nitrite is still off the charts, while...

Hello all, I wanted to share my newest system and get some advice on it. I have had experience keeping predatory FOWLR (large systems 300-450 gallons) and some experience with easy soft corals like leathers, xenia, kenya tree etc. I am setting up a new tank and am planning to go all in on reef...

So after long thought I decided to gift this design to the hobby. It is a 3d printed modular frag scape system that I have worked on for at least a year. There were a lot of iterations before this but ultimately this is what I landed on. You are now able to 3D print and fill your tank with...

Just got this bad boy today!! Super excited to document the build!! Stay tune

Hey Reefers! I've recently decided to pull the trigger on a Red Sea REEFER 200XL (I had to get this due to space restrictions), and I've also decided to document the entire journey. The ups, downs, good, and ugly. I first started the hobby with a JBJ 20 gallon, then upgraded to a 110, and...

I've discovered a leak on the front panel of my IM Nuvo 40 in which it's been running for ten years. That being said I decided to purchase a Red Sea Reefer G2-300 and will start the build soon.

The tank is a 125g aqueon reef ready tank. I stripped it down and resealed it using black marine safe silicone. Hasn't had water in it since other than to test the seals and all the plumbing. The sump is a brand new 40g that I custom built the baffles in. Has a brand new hygger 1350gph pump. All...

Everything here is ready for a nice reef tank set up. All items are 1 year old and run perfectly. Moving across the country for work is the reason I’m having to let this beauty and the hobby go. 1- Reef Pro 180- tank/stand/sump/AutoAQUA auto top off system and RO tank $800 1- Echotech Vecta...

Hello everyone i recently set up a prostar 90v2 display (63G) sump (15G),I started with a mix of live and dry sand also had my rock scape custom done by chandlerrocks! Started my cycle with 2 clowns a bottle of dr tims and a bottle of microbacter7 i chose to use no lighting during this process...

Good morning guys, it is a slow Monday so I decided to reach out on R2R to get some ideas on a new nano tank project I have. Here is what's going on - last month I bought a 10 gallon tank from Petco (see pic) to set up as a nursery for some baby seahorses as my male was pregnant. Well, he gave...

Hello Reef2Reef! I hope everyone is having a fantastic time with their aquariums. Here's a little update on my setup as I haven't posted on the forum in a while. The tanks are doing pretty good despite some coral warfare that is happening in the middle aquarium. Some corals are growing so fast...

ReefStache CADE frag build - CADE Aquariums Reef S2/F 1200 I’m planning to plumb this 1200 with my established 1800 and skip any sort of cycle essentially just increasing my total water volume on my reef. The build teaser video: Latest build pics (will update these pics as the build...

The reef tank build: Tank: CADE 1800 Reef S2/P Peninsula Lights: Illumagic Blaze X 180 + Vitamini x2 Skimmer: DALUA GW17 Controller: Felix Smart Pro Rock: Cornerstone Reef Rock Custom Stache rock: Dream Aquascapes Salt: Quantum Macro Probiotic Salt Wavemaker: Panta Rhei ECM 42 Pro from Unique...

View my 228g CADE reef tank build. I'll be available all day to answer any questions about the tank.

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...

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...

I have a 125g display w/ mainly euphyllia and a couple nems A couple tangs and 5-6 other smaller fish 2-3” Carribsea Hawaiian black media 100lbs of purple life rock Neptune apex with trident and doser Dosing 2 part I have a bashea sms-4815 sump Aeraqua Duo AD600 Protein Skimmer UV sterilizer I...

Hey guys, documenting our new tide pool tank build! Soooooooo my S.O. introduced me to reefing this past year and I’ve gotten completely hooked on the hobby. We started out with a 30gal shallow tank about 6 months ago. We packed the tank full of LPS and softies and for the most part it was...

Pretty happy with the way my reef tanks are turning out! Middle one is set up the longest and looks best, in my opinion. How are your tanks doing? I’d love to know!

3 things on this reef tank that get the most comments. 1) The LED lit background 2) The scape 3) The yellow tangs See them all in this livestream video and drop me any questions you might have about the build.

First foray into saltwater! Calling this Dragon Reef because a friend just pointed out my main rock structure (left) looks like a dragon DT is a Biocube 32 - got InTank filter basket and fish saver added! Started 6 weeks ago with a coral QT tank so I could get some things going while I...

Super stoked about the flow from Panta Rhei! R2R sponsor @uniquecorals shipped me a Panta Rhei ECM 42 Pro with the new 2 button configuration to try on the CADE reef tank. LOVE this wavemaker pump!

So I am shopping around for a new reef tank and I really like a 90-gallon thats 36 x 24 x 24. I know anything beyond 24 inches tall can become a hassle to clean, but I was hoping you guys could give me some pros and cons to getting a tank that size that I haven't already considered. Any feedback...

We have coral in the tank now Thank you Coral-vault.com for some amazing pieces! Coral-Vault discount code “REEFSTACHE” for 10% off non map items. #reefstache #coralvault #addingcoral #reeftank

Check out our new YouTube video on how to acclimate your saltwater fish! (Click the link not the picture) Visit our website: https://www.thereefhotspot.com/ How do you guys acclimate your fish? What do you think of the video? Like and subscribe for more! #saltwaterfish #reeftank #coral...