AquaRaider44
#Reef4Life
I wish I joined R2R sooner so I could have documented the build of this tank better.
The Story
Back in March, I was searching on my local Spacecoast Craigslist when I found my dream tank. I had wanted a larger reef tank that was larger than my Red Sea Max 130D (34 Gallon), had Starfire glass, had a sump, and was rimless. I came across this SC Aquariums 66-Gallon system. They had purchased it directly from the company new for around $1700 and had never set it up and it sat dry for a whole year. They did not have the skimmer (I think they used it in their old tank) which was fine as I had an old ASM Mini G skimmer to use. I ended up talking to the people and they wanted a smaller more AIO aquarium and mentioned Red Sea. I told them I had a Red Sea Max 130D and they came to look at it and we arranged an even trade and when they got the tank set up they wanted a pair of clownfish which is fine we have 30+ pairs of them which we are looking to scale down. The trade seems like it was better for me but the Red Sea Max 130D was fully upgraded with a brand new sicce pump and four 1 foot brand new TRUELUMEN PRO LED RETROFITS as well as brand new moonlights and a Random Flow Generator from @Vivid Creative Aquatics and was in perfect condition with pretty much no scratches and looked like brand new once I cleaned it up. Basically a fully running aquarium for trade for one which has no parts and needs everything.
The Build
I basically had to set everything up all at once. I timed the build as setup and trade to go as smooth as possible. I got very few pictures in this process. The one below was basically 2 days later. The ones after that are about two weeks later and you can see some new coral and fish. I also added/built new equipment.
The Story
Back in March, I was searching on my local Spacecoast Craigslist when I found my dream tank. I had wanted a larger reef tank that was larger than my Red Sea Max 130D (34 Gallon), had Starfire glass, had a sump, and was rimless. I came across this SC Aquariums 66-Gallon system. They had purchased it directly from the company new for around $1700 and had never set it up and it sat dry for a whole year. They did not have the skimmer (I think they used it in their old tank) which was fine as I had an old ASM Mini G skimmer to use. I ended up talking to the people and they wanted a smaller more AIO aquarium and mentioned Red Sea. I told them I had a Red Sea Max 130D and they came to look at it and we arranged an even trade and when they got the tank set up they wanted a pair of clownfish which is fine we have 30+ pairs of them which we are looking to scale down. The trade seems like it was better for me but the Red Sea Max 130D was fully upgraded with a brand new sicce pump and four 1 foot brand new TRUELUMEN PRO LED RETROFITS as well as brand new moonlights and a Random Flow Generator from @Vivid Creative Aquatics and was in perfect condition with pretty much no scratches and looked like brand new once I cleaned it up. Basically a fully running aquarium for trade for one which has no parts and needs everything.
The Build
I basically had to set everything up all at once. I timed the build as setup and trade to go as smooth as possible. I got very few pictures in this process. The one below was basically 2 days later. The ones after that are about two weeks later and you can see some new coral and fish. I also added/built new equipment.
