I kept larger reefs in the past but shut everything down about 8 years ago. I kept freshwater for the last 2 years and recently decided to shut the freshwater down and convert it to a reef. At the moment I'm using old stuff from previous tanks or hand me downs from the local vape shop ( the owner is a reefer and keeps all his tanks at the shop).
Never done a build thread before but figured it would be a cool idea to track my progress.
45lbs dry rock from my last build, let soak in bleach for 2 weeks
20lbs live sand
10 year old cheap rodi unit with new membrane and new DI and inline tds meter
10 year old refractometer calibrated with refracto juice
Jebao rw15 wave maker (had it for at least 8 years)
Basic heater from my freshwater tank
I took apart 3 Chinese black boxes and made one working unit
Light stand made from scrap wood, 3/4in emt conduit and unistrut brackets
I might add a skimmer in the future and have a canister if I ever need to run carbon or anything
Tank is currently cycling should be ready for fish in a few days.
Livestock will be 2 clownfish some type of goby and soft and LPS corals
Will add anemone once tank matures
Never done a build thread before but figured it would be a cool idea to track my progress.
45lbs dry rock from my last build, let soak in bleach for 2 weeks
20lbs live sand
10 year old cheap rodi unit with new membrane and new DI and inline tds meter
10 year old refractometer calibrated with refracto juice
Jebao rw15 wave maker (had it for at least 8 years)
Basic heater from my freshwater tank
I took apart 3 Chinese black boxes and made one working unit
Light stand made from scrap wood, 3/4in emt conduit and unistrut brackets
I might add a skimmer in the future and have a canister if I ever need to run carbon or anything
Tank is currently cycling should be ready for fish in a few days.
Livestock will be 2 clownfish some type of goby and soft and LPS corals
Will add anemone once tank matures
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