I've moved into my home after 2 years in an apartment and have got the ball rolling on my new system.
background: I had lived in New England for most of my life and had a 180 that i had built into the wall in a finished basement that had been running for roughly 10 years.
here is a link to that system info:
When I first got to California I set up a small 40b in an apartment as I wanted something to keep myself in this hobby, but being newly single (divorced after 13 years) I found myself not doing much with the system. Now I've met a great girl and we've moved in to our new home. For now I've kept the 40b as the display tank but am laying the ground work for a bigger display. I am thinking somewhere in the 75 to 120 gallon range as most of my existing equipment will support that. Some of my equipment (apex, 2x mp40, 2xhydra lights) came across the country with me but a new skimmer and calcium reactor was purchased new.
The 40 breeder lived as a stand alone for a few months here but I wanted a separate area for my sump and equipment, being in California and the weather is pretty temperate, I bought a 6x8 foot shed to house everything. it needed to be built, insulated, and electrical and plumbed. which was all fairly easy to do. electrical came down from the attic on an unused 15 amp circuit. the previous owners must have had an old sink near where I wanted my "fish shed" to be because there was a waste water line about 8 feet away that was capped so that was an easy tie in.
I likely won't change the display until fall and there will be built in cabinetry surrounding it so it will be a significant project. at least the behind the scenes is taken care of!
background: I had lived in New England for most of my life and had a 180 that i had built into the wall in a finished basement that had been running for roughly 10 years.
here is a link to that system info:
Cilyjr's 180 in wall
This isn't a new build thread as it's been up and running since March of 2010 but I figured I'd post here to get one of those "build thread contributor" things :) . Also I'm thinking it might be a place to put up monthly FTS updates. The tank is an upgrade from a 90 g which was an upgrade from...
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When I first got to California I set up a small 40b in an apartment as I wanted something to keep myself in this hobby, but being newly single (divorced after 13 years) I found myself not doing much with the system. Now I've met a great girl and we've moved in to our new home. For now I've kept the 40b as the display tank but am laying the ground work for a bigger display. I am thinking somewhere in the 75 to 120 gallon range as most of my existing equipment will support that. Some of my equipment (apex, 2x mp40, 2xhydra lights) came across the country with me but a new skimmer and calcium reactor was purchased new.
The 40 breeder lived as a stand alone for a few months here but I wanted a separate area for my sump and equipment, being in California and the weather is pretty temperate, I bought a 6x8 foot shed to house everything. it needed to be built, insulated, and electrical and plumbed. which was all fairly easy to do. electrical came down from the attic on an unused 15 amp circuit. the previous owners must have had an old sink near where I wanted my "fish shed" to be because there was a waste water line about 8 feet away that was capped so that was an easy tie in.
I likely won't change the display until fall and there will be built in cabinetry surrounding it so it will be a significant project. at least the behind the scenes is taken care of!