My first attempt at a reef tank.

Scuter911

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Ok, so here is my first attempt at a reef tank. It doesn't hold a candle to much of what I am seeing here. It is a 65 gallon column with a home made sump (29 Gallon tank). Been doing fresh water for 30 years, but never tried saltwater. It is a work in progress and I only have some small frags with a few fish in the aquarium currently. Been up for 3 months now.

65 gallon aquarium
Current Marine Pro 36" light
60 pounds dry rock
60 pounds live sand
Eshopps overflow/tubing/filter sock/and return nozzle
Bubble Magus V Protein skimmer
Aquatop 18 watt inline UV
Aquatop Small Carbon reactor
Jebao rw-8 wavemaker with controller
Rio plus 850 return pump
colbolt heater (x2)
JBJ Magnetic Refugium Light

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Nice job;)
 
Dude! Incredible, especially for a first. Very nice. Thanks for sharing and welcome to R2R!
 
Looking good!
 
wow! looks like a second or third tank to me! must have done a lot of reading on this forum! be patient with the process! and keep learning!
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 38 58.5%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 4 6.2%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

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  • Automated water testing

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  • Automatic feeding

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  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 9 13.8%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 4.6%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

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  • Automatic water changes

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  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

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  • Something else (explain in the comments)

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