CamoFan
Active Member
Well, I finally dropped the dosh on a new tank. I did want something from WB but the 90 X Marine was on back order for another month but I think I committed a faux pas… I got a Red Sea 300 G2+.
It was good balance of tank space and footprint seeing as I’m in an apartment and not a house. I ordered a reefmat 500, reefrun 6000 and 60lbs of sand. I’m going to seed with my current rocks and drop some old filter media into the sump. Also going to reuse the LEDs I have currently (Maxspect MJ-L165 Jump blue) and hang them on the tank with the mount arms.
I have an in tank protein skimmer that I can drop in the sump or just buy one second hand but with the reefmat, I’m not terribly worried as solids will be removed before they get into the sump. I’ll still have a skimmer though.
As for the tank, I have plenty of buckets and have them staged, along with towels in the event the tank busts. I did my research on these tanks for probably the last 3 months and the local FB saltwater group had a few members who let me come see their tanks, told me of the issues and their experiences with the tanks. Saw some in store and I have professional experience with the late G1s and early G2s.
I’m nervous but excited. Haven’t been contacted by the tank shippers yet but my order is due to arrive tomorrow.
I’ll be going from a 34G AIO cube to a 65G display and 19G sump. Never had a sump before. I’m kind of ready for people to bash me for buying a Red Sea, but everything else I wanted was on back order and they had an OK sale on the 4th.
It was good balance of tank space and footprint seeing as I’m in an apartment and not a house. I ordered a reefmat 500, reefrun 6000 and 60lbs of sand. I’m going to seed with my current rocks and drop some old filter media into the sump. Also going to reuse the LEDs I have currently (Maxspect MJ-L165 Jump blue) and hang them on the tank with the mount arms.
I have an in tank protein skimmer that I can drop in the sump or just buy one second hand but with the reefmat, I’m not terribly worried as solids will be removed before they get into the sump. I’ll still have a skimmer though.
As for the tank, I have plenty of buckets and have them staged, along with towels in the event the tank busts. I did my research on these tanks for probably the last 3 months and the local FB saltwater group had a few members who let me come see their tanks, told me of the issues and their experiences with the tanks. Saw some in store and I have professional experience with the late G1s and early G2s.
I’m nervous but excited. Haven’t been contacted by the tank shippers yet but my order is due to arrive tomorrow.
I’ll be going from a 34G AIO cube to a 65G display and 19G sump. Never had a sump before. I’m kind of ready for people to bash me for buying a Red Sea, but everything else I wanted was on back order and they had an OK sale on the 4th.
