In my mind:
- Reefer MAX 350/425/525, still weighing multiple factors to land on a decision here.
- Starting from dry rock, so looking at a longer process which is no problem for me as I'm a chemistry/biology nerd so the process is half the fun.
- No fancy controller or dosing stuff in mind since that is ways down the road for me, but I've done research on the major systems.
- My biggest concern now is actually water. I can put in an RO system in my laundry room easily enough, but I haven't solidified my system for water changes and storing large amounts of RO. A brute can and wheels is where my head is but where to store it and how to get it to the tank. Looking at some kind of simple sicce zero pump system.
- Next biggest concern is a quarantine tank as I don't have a great place for one yet. Finding a simple solution here is going to be key so I don't have to setup a completely separate tank and incur those costs.
Other than that, just taking my time. I'm not likely to have anything going until next year, but I figured I'd start the discussion and try to meet other reefers while I'm still in the dream/plan stage.
Thanks everyone for the welcome messages!