60-gallon tank build thread BY a broke college student

[Shibaken3]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the hobby and hope I can show the timelapse of this tank. The tank is 60-gallon and the dimensions are 4(L)*2(H)*1(W). The backstory of the tank is it's about 5 years old and in the last year, it's been neglected. As of right now, no one is taking care of the tank in the house so I'm going to.
I love all these colorful fish and coral. And hoping one day I can achieve to be successful with them.
As of right now all the equipment is old so going to slowly replace them once I have enough money.
As of right now have a 5+ year old clown fish and a royal gramma that I got 2 weeks ago.
I just Redid the aquascape and my next step is to get a better sump and light for this tank.

 

[Shibaken3]

Here's the side view.

 

[OldRed1]

Best wishes on a successful reboot to the tank! What's your current sump set up?

 

[Shibaken3]

KollerCraft Tom Rapids Pro RP3 Wet/Dry Filter System​

I think this is the model it's like an AIO sump but I would like to have refugium but this one doesn't allow me to have one.

 

[OldRed1]

A fuge would be cool! What’s your current clean up crew looking like?

 

[Shibaken3]

A fuge would be cool! What’s your current clean up crew looking like?

as of right now I only have some cerith snail and one pencil urchin. Planning on getting some trochus snails and nassarius snail this week if my LFS has them.

 

[Shibaken3]

got a lawnmower blenny!!

 

[Shibaken3]

DIY sump done, just need to do the plumbing now

 

[Shibaken3]

update sump is still in progress

 

[Shibaken3]

Got a radiant wrasse hope he lives.

 

[Shibaken3]

was going to build the sump but the hanging overflow box was broken. Have to wait for another one to come in. As for now just have temporary tubes to get water filtered.

 

[Shibaken3]

sump done

 

[Shibaken3]

my quarantining radiant wrasse didn't make it. here's a memorial photo.

 

[Shibaken3]

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[Shibaken3]

update added coral

 

[Gumbies R Us]

update added coral

Nice new coral!!

 

[Shibaken3]

Local reefer hit me up with some nice acro for a good price. Hope it grows!!

 

[Shibaken3]

full tank shot

 

[Shibaken3]

Red dragon died out of blue. now all white.

 

[Shibaken3]

Pencil urchin ate my blasto