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Hey guys! Moving my thread over from Beginners to a build thread. Follow me as I navigate the uncharted waters of my first reef!

Build:
Circulation- Fluval CP1 and Imaginitarium IN CIRC small
Lighting- 25w LED white, upgrading soon to a Nicrew Navareef 65w
Tank- Standard Rimmed 10 gallon
No skimmer, no ato, no refugium, minimal automation
I use an Aqueon Internal 30g Filter on and off as needed for mechanical filtration. Easy to just plop it in and run it if I need to clear up suspended particles in the tank

Thanks for following!



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Looks great, I am a big fan of budget builds!

The one suggestion I might make is that having no ATO and toping off everyday gets old in a hurry. At the least, consider one of these inexpensive gravity fed solutions like this:

Inexpensive gravity fed ATO on Amazon

I ordered this inexpensive ATO last night to try:

NextGen II ATO

Good luck with your build!
 
Anyone know how to attach a link to this thread so that it shows up under my name like how people do that on this forum? Sorry I am not forum savvy at all
Go to this link to get a build thread badge, you've already completed step one (create a thread in the Member's Tanks sub-forum), now you just need to copy the address of this page, then paste that into your profile as shown here:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/so-you-want-a-my-tank-thread-badge.590311/

If you need further help with that, just let me know 🙂
 
Anyone know how to attach a link to this thread so that it shows up under my name like how people do that on this forum? Sorry I am not forum savvy at all
Start a build thread so we can follow is the best way
Check out this simple gravity ato on my 13g.
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Anyone know how to attach a link to this thread so that it shows up under my name like how people do that on this forum? Sorry I am not forum savvy at all
You can also go to your user setting and paste this same address to your profile signature, and then a link will appear at the bottom of your posts too. Again, let me know if you need help with that.
 
When you desire upgrading mechanical filtration, consider a canister or a HOB
(Hang on Back) filter
 

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