Ive been collecting a few things here and there for awhile in anticipation of putting together a tank, but i finally got the go ahead to start my build. My wife took me to get a tank the other day as an early christmas present and i picked up a used red sea max 130d for $300. I got the tank upstairs and put it where its gonna go, but thats kind of as far as ive gotten. Working 12 hours a day 6 days a week lately hasnt left me much time to play with it.
I have a LOT of dry rock (probably 200ish pounds) so i have been picking through that a bit trying to decide which pieces to put in it. Once i figure out which onws im gonna use, ill do a bleach soak on them before i put the in with a bit of live rock i have to get them seeded and let things marinate before i turn any lights on. I have decided to go with black sand for this tank.
As for lighting, i havnt quite figured out what im going to do permanently. It came with 2 x 55w pc stock, but i want to retrofit with LEDs since im planning for a mixed reef with sps/lps. I have a gen 3 radion xr30 layind around but no way will it fit in the hood without extensive modifications to the hood. But i have plenty of time to figure out what im gonna do there.
I have a LOT of dry rock (probably 200ish pounds) so i have been picking through that a bit trying to decide which pieces to put in it. Once i figure out which onws im gonna use, ill do a bleach soak on them before i put the in with a bit of live rock i have to get them seeded and let things marinate before i turn any lights on. I have decided to go with black sand for this tank.
As for lighting, i havnt quite figured out what im going to do permanently. It came with 2 x 55w pc stock, but i want to retrofit with LEDs since im planning for a mixed reef with sps/lps. I have a gen 3 radion xr30 layind around but no way will it fit in the hood without extensive modifications to the hood. But i have plenty of time to figure out what im gonna do there.