Hello all.
I was pretty heavy in this hobby from 2008 - 2010 when I had to tear it all down and sell it due to an out of state move. I have 180 mixed reef along with a 48" X 24" X 12" shallow reef/ frag tank, and a 58 gallon cube all plumbed together. Living in Orlando, FL I had a ton a LFS's near me that help fan the flames of this addictive hobby. Bought a lot of stuff from WWC when they were just a couple of years into it and had lots of nice stuff. They actually came to my house and bought everything from me including tearing the tank down when I had to move. Heart breaking to see it all go.
Fifteen years later, for my birthday earlier this year, my wife suggested I get a tank and start it again. I didn't know if I'd get into it again so I purchased a RS 170G2. Shortly afterwards I purchased a used RS350G1, and a month later a new RS425G2. She told me to go BIG right from the beginning, but of course I didn't listen. She was right and a couple of weeks ago I too delivery of a WB 230.6. Love the tank and love the 6' X 2' X 2' format like I had back in 2010.
I've been reading lots on here and catching back up on what's new and different. You guys on here are a wealth on knowledge. THANKS!
For now, I will post a couple of pictures of back in my glory days of my tanks and shot of the new one. I hope to keep this updated as i start my reefing journey again.
Old tank 2008 - 2010.
New tank. First bucket of water went into it 12 days ago on 10/8/25.
Current FTS and equipment list - 11/11/26
| Equipment Type | Manufacturer | Added | Outlets |
| | | 34 |
| ATO | Red Sea ATO | 10/9/2025 | 1 |
| Backup Power | Ecoflow Delta 3 battery backup | 10/9/2025 | 1 |
| Controller | Neptune Apex Pro with 2 EB8's | 10/9/2025 | 2 |
| Controller Display | IWEGGO Android Tablet 7 Inch | 10/9/2025 | 1 |
| Dosing Pump | Red Sea Reefdoser 4 | 10/9/2025 | 1 |
| Filtration | Red Sea Reefmat 1200 | 10/9/2025 | 1 |
| Glass Cleaners | Flipper and Tunze Care Magnet | 10/9/2025 | |
| Lighting | Reefbreaders Meridian - 2, 24's and 2, 24" edge bars | 10/9/2025 | 4 |
| Power Heads | AI Nero 5's and Orbit 4's (2 each) | 10/9/2025 | 4 |
| Return Pump | Neptune Cor 20 | 10/9/2025 | 1 |
| RODI | Bulk Reef Supply 7 stage 150g per day | 10/9/2025 | |
| Skimmer 1 | Reef Octopus Elite 200INT Super Cone Protein Skimmer | 10/9/2025 | 1 |
| Tank and Stand | Waterbox Infinia 230.6 | 10/9/2025 | 2 |
| Water Testers | Hanna and Salferit (manual) | 10/9/2025 | |
| Web Cams | Reolink E1 Zoom (Display) & Reolink E1 Pro (Sump) | 10/9/2025 | 2 |
| Recirculating Pump | Neptune Cor 15 | 10/17/2025 | 1 |
| Tank Lid | Kraken | 10/17/2025 | |
| Heater | 2 - Helio PTC Smart Aquarium Heater - Dual (700w) and single (350w) | 10/23/2025 | 2 |
| Lighting | Reefbreeders Meridian - 11" | 10/23/2025 | 1 |
| Power Heads | AI Nero 7's (2) | 10/23/2025 | 2 |
| Auto Water Changer | Neptune QD DOS | 11/10/2025 | |
| Auto Water Testers | Neptune Trident (automated) | 11/14/2025 | |
| Ozone | Poseidon 200 | 12/2/2025 | 2 |
| Auto Feeder | Neptune AFS | 12/18/2025 | |
| 3D Printer | Bambu P2S | 1/21/2026 | |
| Skimmer 2 | Bubble King Mini 160 | 5/6/2026 | 2 |
| Power Heads | 2 additional AI Nero 5's | 6/23/2026 | 2 |
| UV | Aqua UV 57W Stubby | 7/3/2026 | 1 |
