My budget dream build

[JohnA420]

Hello everyone! My wife and I have been out of the hobby for about four years now. About a two months ago I got the itch and started stopping by some local shops. Long story short the wife gave me permission to get a tank that would fit in our living room without being too obnoxious size wise. After a lot of research and looking into possible custom builds I decided to pull the trigger on an innovative marine ext100 and it showed up on Monday! I have all the equipment and I just started putting together the rockscape with my wife's help! Please let me know your thoughts and I look forward to continuing to document and share our journey!

Let me know if you have any suggestions or comments for the rockscape please and thank you in advance!!!!

 

[TacticalBacon]

Congrats and that scape looks great.

 

[JohnA420]

Congrats and that scape looks great.

Thank you! Any changes you would make on the scape? I might add some smaller pieces here and there to fill it in a little more but I figured that's 95% there.

 

[keelo]

Thank you! Any changes you would make on the scape? I might add some smaller pieces here and there to fill it in a little more but I figured that's 95% there.

 

[keelo]

Honestly man get rid of it and do live rock lol

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Hello everyone! My wife and I have been out of the hobby for about four years now. About a two months ago I got the itch and started stopping by some local shops. Long story short the wife gave me permission to get a tank that would fit in our living room without being too obnoxious size wise. After a lot of research and looking into possible custom builds I decided to pull the trigger on an innovative marine ext100 and it showed up on Monday! I have all the equipment and I just started putting together the rockscape with my wife's help! Please let me know your thoughts and I look forward to continuing to document and share our journey!

Let me know if you have any suggestions or comments for the rockscape please and thank you in advance!!!!

Love the aquascape!

 

[JohnA420]

Love the aquascape!

Thank you, it has changed quite a bit though! Just finished it up tonight!

 

[sgdnycct]

Looking good! I’m considering the EXT100 for my next tank. Following!! Can’t wait to see how it goes.

 

[JohnA420]

Looking good! I’m considering the EXT100 for my next tank. Following!! Can’t wait to see how it goes.

Just got sand in tonight. Starting saltwater tomorrow, hopefully up and running/cycling by Friday or Saturday

 

[Ooh fiddlesticks]

Hey man, fantastic! I just got back into the hobby after a 4-5 year hiatus.
Good luck! Your new scape looks rad.

 

[sgdnycct]

Are you doing fish only, reef, or fowlr? I’m curious on the rockscape. Looks great and seems to leave a lot of free range room around and above. I tend to pack it on for my fowlr but might do something like yours on my next one.

 

[Kooma]

Second scape is fantastic! First was a bit too wall like. Get it wet!

 

[JohnA420]

Are you doing fish only, reef, or fowlr? I’m curious on the rockscape. Looks great and seems to leave a lot of free range room around and above. I tend to pack it on for my fowlr but might do something like yours on my next one.

Going to be a mixed reef. I've been out of the hobby about 3 years. I've never done sps but this time around I'm going for it. Slowly but surely!

 

[JohnA420]

Hey man, fantastic! I just got back into the hobby after a 4-5 year hiatus.
Good luck! Your new scape looks rad.

Thank you! Lots of time and patience!

 

[JohnA420]

Second scape is fantastic! First was a bit too wall like. Get it wet!

Thank you so much! Making water tomorrow!

 

[JohnA420]

Should be full tonight after I pump the next load of saltwater up!

 

[sgdnycct]

Looking good!

 

[JFC1005]

Should be full tonight after I pump the next load of saltwater up!

That Habitat Negative Space Aquascape is looking great! I noticed you have to powerheads on the sides, is there enough space between the 3 drain pipes on the back to place a pump in-between? Thanks!

 

[JohnA420]

That Habitat Negative Space Aquascape is looking great! I noticed you have to powerheads on the sides, is there enough space between the 3 drain pipes on the back to place a pump in-between? Thanks!

Thank you! And I would say no unless it was a real small one. With this scape and one on each side, im pretty sure I could create a vortex in the tank no issues with dead spots

 

[sgdnycct]

Looking great!