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DIY 75 gallon acrylic build restore. With added sump
Introduction
Started my days in the hobby as a child since I remember when my mother visited Woolworths shopping center and I use to run to the tropical fish tank section to check out the gold fish. Then afterwards I think Walgreens had a fish section in the Bay Area lol. Soon after I was old enough to get my own good old 20 gallon fresh water fish tank and some gold fish. And then advanced to so they called tropical fish. From Tetras to fighting fish, algae eaters and one of my fav the Plecos. And then the Cichlids. Then Fast forward to salt water days and I never looked back. Been in the saltwater hobby for about 15 years when I started my 1st saltwater tank with a 36 gallon bow front which to me was a nice tank at that time. With some Hang on filters, on the back gigantic octopus hob90 skimmer which at the time I didn’t realize was to big for tank but still did the job for major water airation. But because of travel on the road to work I never wanted to go bigger. Until…..fast forward 2021 just had the itch. At the time I didn’t want to have to spend a whole lot of money on a display display tank even tho I was in love with the rimless tanks but couldn’t justify to spend thousands on one for my living room area and then regret it for not sticking to the hobby. So I decided on a project acrylic tank set with a plan to plumb to a sump tank.
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DIY 75 gallon acrylic build restore. With added sump

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
80
When did you start this tank?
Jun 5, 2021
What is your aquarium made of?
Acrylic
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
15
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
External Overflow
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
10
Aquarium Stand
Wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
YES
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Nyos 160
Aquarium Reactors
  1. Carbon
  2. Algae
Return Pump
Sicce 6.0
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
2 Mp-40
Aquarium Lighting
  1. LED
Lighting Equipment List
48 Reefbreeders python
Lighting PAR and Goals
NA
Dosing Equipment Detail
NA
Auto Top Off or ATO
YES
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
78
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
2 Ehiem heaters
Additional Equipment Detail
Running a fuge

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

Specific Gravity
1.026
Salt Brand
Frits Blue

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Sand
Substrate Level
Shallow
Live Rock
40
Live Rock Type
L
Nutrient Export
  1. Refugium
  2. Protein Skimmer
  3. Floss
  4. Carbon
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
Once a month
Nutrient Export Details
Skimmer, water change, Refugium
Additional Maintenance Details
Coral snow once a month

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Cardinalfish
  2. Clownfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Wrasse
Total Fish
10
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
Total Corals
15
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Crabs
  3. Starfish
  4. Snails
Total Inverts
6
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine
Favorite Fish
Yellow tang
Favorite Coral
Zoas

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
One Daily Feeding
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
What brands of foods are you feeding?
New life spectrum, some frozen, ocean nutrition flake
Auto Feeder
YES

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
keeping up with maintenance. And water change
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