Roatan Reef
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Sooooo after 15+ years in the Freshwater Hobby, I finally decided to do a Mixed Reef Tank.
I have a converted 125 Salt Water Tank for my S. American Cichlid/ Mixed Community Tank, and its doing great...I now sometimes wish that I should have kept the sump and not plugged the overflows, but all together it is my best and biggest FW tank ever. Its acrylic BTW..
Also have 2 Planted Betta Tanks, 2.5 gallons.
I've researched SW setups for over 6 years, but was always cautious about actually doing it. These are the big things that convinced me to pull the trigger....also been a lurker on R2R for years, never setting up an account until now.
1. I watched literally hundreds of Videos, read hundreds of articles over the years...although controversial, Reefbuilers and Jake Adams really convinced me to pull the trigger with his 1 day 20G Nano Tank build.
I figured I would use his method and apply it to a 40B tank.
I lol'ed at all the reefers telling him it was impossible to do what he did without cycling, no dosing, and he only did 6 water charges in 2 years...people absolutely lost their minds...and yet this is someone who has been in the industry over 20 years.
I did research SaltwaterAquraian.com, BRSTV.com on YouTube along with many others to form an adult decision, along with researching R2R also..
Just to start, I decided to go with a Budget Reef Build Type of Setup....I say Budget Build because I am trying some different things that are a tad cheaper, but LULZ at a budget build Saltwater Tank.. once you get into it...you know! Your Budg
I have a converted 125 Salt Water Tank for my S. American Cichlid/ Mixed Community Tank, and its doing great...I now sometimes wish that I should have kept the sump and not plugged the overflows, but all together it is my best and biggest FW tank ever. Its acrylic BTW..
Also have 2 Planted Betta Tanks, 2.5 gallons.
I've researched SW setups for over 6 years, but was always cautious about actually doing it. These are the big things that convinced me to pull the trigger....also been a lurker on R2R for years, never setting up an account until now.
1. I watched literally hundreds of Videos, read hundreds of articles over the years...although controversial, Reefbuilers and Jake Adams really convinced me to pull the trigger with his 1 day 20G Nano Tank build.
I figured I would use his method and apply it to a 40B tank.
I lol'ed at all the reefers telling him it was impossible to do what he did without cycling, no dosing, and he only did 6 water charges in 2 years...people absolutely lost their minds...and yet this is someone who has been in the industry over 20 years.
I did research SaltwaterAquraian.com, BRSTV.com on YouTube along with many others to form an adult decision, along with researching R2R also..
Just to start, I decided to go with a Budget Reef Build Type of Setup....I say Budget Build because I am trying some different things that are a tad cheaper, but LULZ at a budget build Saltwater Tank.. once you get into it...you know! Your Budg