Back in the saddle again!

Billabong

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Hi, after nearly a 30 year time span I'm back starting a small 75 gallon reef. So much has changed!!! Thanks to the Internet mainly, BRS, reef2reef, and YouTube for inspiration!

So I started gathering things in November, and I'm still gathering lol.
I have an older 3 chamber sump, Sicce return pump, current orbit ice loop light, skimmer, and a few other things to get started.

I plan on a slow start lol. I mainly need help with aqua scaping as we had Fiji and Tonga LIVE rock back when and stacking was the way. I'm shooting for a NSA around 12" tall.

So I picked up a bunch of cyanoacrylate, and yes fingers are white and glued cause I can't wait to find latex gloves lol.
Even though I'm a contractor and have wet saws I started using my right and grinder with a diamond wheel to flatten pieces to be glued together. After Instant Ocean Hold Fast not holding to well I started gluing and rock dusting together. Clamped over time...

TIA for any feedback ☺️
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Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

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I highly recommend the sand glue method. I built this using Tidal garden’s method. Holds stronger than anything I’ve ever tried and holds in 3 seconds.

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Welcome and good luck!
 
Welcome back. I love nsa they are always so interesting to look at and seem to demand your attention.
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