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So my wife asked if I wanted to get a fish tank a few months back, thinking I wouldn't say yes. She was wrong! I hadn't had a a tank in about 7 or 8 years - got rid of mine when I moved away for law school and hadn't gotten once since. I'd only had freshwater tanks before but knew I wanted to do a saltwater tank as soon as she brought it up.
We've now got a 60 gallon freshwater tank running as well as a couple 3-5 gallon tanks with bettas. I was able to find a 75 gallon Marineland tank from a local reefing Facebook group for a good price and I got a 40 gallon breeder from my father-in-law to convert to a sump. I had the tank drilled at an LFS and purchased an Eshoppes Eclipse M overflow.
I built the stand yesterday with my brother's help and started staining it today - though I ran out of stain before finishing so I will have to get more to finish.
I've got 2 AI Hydra 26's I bought from the LFS that were previously being used on their display tanks as well as the hanging kit and I've got IceCap 2k Gyres arriving this week as well as a Sicce Syncra 3.0 return pump. I got a Simplicity 120 DC skimmer that had never been used (same Facebook group) as he bought it and it had a bad pump so he had to send the pump in to the manufacturer for replacement and bought a new skimmer while waiting on it.
I'm getting very excited! I just need to get some baffles for the sump tank and then some PVC to plumb it all then I'll be ready for rock and sand!
A photo of my 60 gallon freshwater planted tank.
We've now got a 60 gallon freshwater tank running as well as a couple 3-5 gallon tanks with bettas. I was able to find a 75 gallon Marineland tank from a local reefing Facebook group for a good price and I got a 40 gallon breeder from my father-in-law to convert to a sump. I had the tank drilled at an LFS and purchased an Eshoppes Eclipse M overflow.
I built the stand yesterday with my brother's help and started staining it today - though I ran out of stain before finishing so I will have to get more to finish.
I've got 2 AI Hydra 26's I bought from the LFS that were previously being used on their display tanks as well as the hanging kit and I've got IceCap 2k Gyres arriving this week as well as a Sicce Syncra 3.0 return pump. I got a Simplicity 120 DC skimmer that had never been used (same Facebook group) as he bought it and it had a bad pump so he had to send the pump in to the manufacturer for replacement and bought a new skimmer while waiting on it.
I'm getting very excited! I just need to get some baffles for the sump tank and then some PVC to plumb it all then I'll be ready for rock and sand!
A photo of my 60 gallon freshwater planted tank.