Grootzilla
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Hey everyone! I am so excited to start this build. I have been in the hobby 3 years now and am finally upgrading from my Biocube to an actual plummed tank (yay!). I am only going up 8 gallons but with the external overflow, I will have so much more room in the tank which is super exciting. I would have gone up to 50 or even 70 gallons but I live on the second floor of an old house and my family was worried about the floors which is fair haha.
As of right now, my Biocube is still up and running and it is stocked with two clowns, and an orchid dottyback, along with an assortment of corals. The tank doesn't look it's best right now since the glass is covered with coraline algae but everyone is alive and happy. I plan on having the new tank in the same spot as the Biocube so there will be some moving around to make this work but I think I will be able to do it. I picked up a 15 gallon and a hang on the back filter as a place to hold the fish and the corals I will be fragging while I wait for my sump to be delivered from Melev's Reef. The tank itself is unavailable right now but I am willing to wait a bit. It gives me time to mentally recuperate from the amount I spent on everything else ;Nailbiting and also time to sell off my tank and all the gear I will not be using in the new tank.
Today I got some goodies from BRS delivered:
-Nuvo APS 25&40 Fusion Stand
-20lbs of dry rock (Don't worry. I have a bunch of dry rock I didn't use in my Biocube build that I saved.)
-Classic 110SSS 5'' Internal Space Saving Protein Skimmer from Reef Octopus
-2 MP10's
-Syncra Silent 2.0
-Eggcrate
I am expecting even more stuff to come in tomorrow and the next day which I am super excited about. It is mostly just the waiting game for the sump and tank now though. I had been hoping to get it while the black Friday deals were going on but it was not meant to be. I had a bit of a scare this morning when I realized that the site I purchased it from said that they refunded me five days ago because they did not have the tank (though why they had it listed as available is beyond me
) but my money had yet to come back to me. Luckily I checked with paypal which I used to pay for the tank and it looks like it is just pending approval. If I had gotten scammed I would have absolutely cried lol.
I have quite a few zoa's and other corals I will be selling to my local reef club along with trying to sell my Biocube to someone. I will also be selling my dottyback. She is beautiful but a giant meanie and a big reason my Biocube doesn't have any more fish ;Sour.
Anyways, I will try to post regular updates for this build. It will be my first time plumbing a tank so any help regarding how I plan it will be much appreciated.
As of right now, my Biocube is still up and running and it is stocked with two clowns, and an orchid dottyback, along with an assortment of corals. The tank doesn't look it's best right now since the glass is covered with coraline algae but everyone is alive and happy. I plan on having the new tank in the same spot as the Biocube so there will be some moving around to make this work but I think I will be able to do it. I picked up a 15 gallon and a hang on the back filter as a place to hold the fish and the corals I will be fragging while I wait for my sump to be delivered from Melev's Reef. The tank itself is unavailable right now but I am willing to wait a bit. It gives me time to mentally recuperate from the amount I spent on everything else ;Nailbiting and also time to sell off my tank and all the gear I will not be using in the new tank.
Today I got some goodies from BRS delivered:
-Nuvo APS 25&40 Fusion Stand
-20lbs of dry rock (Don't worry. I have a bunch of dry rock I didn't use in my Biocube build that I saved.)
-Classic 110SSS 5'' Internal Space Saving Protein Skimmer from Reef Octopus
-2 MP10's
-Syncra Silent 2.0
-Eggcrate
I am expecting even more stuff to come in tomorrow and the next day which I am super excited about. It is mostly just the waiting game for the sump and tank now though. I had been hoping to get it while the black Friday deals were going on but it was not meant to be. I had a bit of a scare this morning when I realized that the site I purchased it from said that they refunded me five days ago because they did not have the tank (though why they had it listed as available is beyond me
) but my money had yet to come back to me. Luckily I checked with paypal which I used to pay for the tank and it looks like it is just pending approval. If I had gotten scammed I would have absolutely cried lol.I have quite a few zoa's and other corals I will be selling to my local reef club along with trying to sell my Biocube to someone. I will also be selling my dottyback. She is beautiful but a giant meanie and a big reason my Biocube doesn't have any more fish ;Sour.
Anyways, I will try to post regular updates for this build. It will be my first time plumbing a tank so any help regarding how I plan it will be much appreciated.
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