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Hey all! I've been lurking on here for a while now so I decided to finally create an account and post a build thread. I've been in the hobby for around 2.5 years, ever since my parents switched to keeping freshwater and gave me their 30 gallon reef. It's been really fun, lots of ups and downs.
All of my tanks have been set up and established for a while now, some time I'll send a bunch of old progress pictures to see how far they've come.
If you can't tell already, I'm really into the budget reefing side of the hobby since I've just started college and have much more important things to be spending money on. Feel free to question how my shoddily put together petco tank kits haven't exploded yet.
Will be posting new stuff/plans here often!
IM nuvo 14 softie/LPS reef
Stocking:
Stocking:
Stocking:
Stocking:
5 gallon macro tank
stocking: macro, 2 stomatellas, some coral
equipment: petsmart tank kitz
Happy reefing!
All of my tanks have been set up and established for a while now, some time I'll send a bunch of old progress pictures to see how far they've come.
If you can't tell already, I'm really into the budget reefing side of the hobby since I've just started college and have much more important things to be spending money on. Feel free to question how my shoddily put together petco tank kits haven't exploded yet.
Will be posting new stuff/plans here often!
IM nuvo 14 softie/LPS reef
Stocking:
- 1 talbot's damselfish
- 1 trochus snail
- 1 astraea snail
- 4 red leg hermit crabs
- 2 nassarius snails
- coral
- im nuvo 14 aio with everything that comes with it
- mightyjet 326 with half the impeller blades clipped off
- kessil a80 tuna blue light
- cobalt neotherm pro heater
Stocking:
- 2 occellaris clowns
- 1 blue devil damselfish
- 1 azure damselfish
- 1 ternate damselfish
- 2 golden damselfish
- 4 red leg hermit crabs
- 2 nassarius snails
- coral
- 1 pincushion urchin
- a bubble tip nem
- some old aqueon tank and the light/filter that came with it lol
- some weird blue spotlight things from petco
- 2 cobalt brand heaters dunno what kind
Stocking:
- 1 occellaris clown
- 1 green chromis
- 3 red leg hermit crabs
- 3 trochus snails
- coral
- macroalgae
- some petco tank kit and the light, heater that came with it
- some of the same blue petco spotlights i have on my 30
- Fluval aquaclear 50 filter
Stocking:
- corals
- macroalgae
- 1 red leg hermit
- 1 trochus snail
5 gallon macro tank
stocking: macro, 2 stomatellas, some coral
equipment: petsmart tank kitz
Happy reefing!
