Hello. I've been a longtime lurker and sometimes poster. I got into the salty side of the hobby in 2015. I started out with a 20 gallon FOWLR, upgraded to a 40B and then to a 65 gallon with a few corals (mushrooms, zoas, euphyllia, candy canes and duncans).
We started a construction project on our home mid to late May. It might be done mid-December. Hopefully. In the meantime, my reef tank has been horribly neglected and is currently overrun with green hair algae. I pretty quickly realized, even before the construction chaos, that I had bit off more than I could handle with the 65 gallon, but tried to persevere. However, being vertically challenged and having some lower back issues, doing proper maintenance was an issue and a pain, literally.
I've come to the conclusion that large / tall tanks are just not for me and I plan on downsizing to either a 29 gallon or 37 gallon tank, as the tank's new location will allow for only a 30" wide / long or smaller aquarium. I know I like the size of a 29 gallon, because I've had those before with freshwater. I like the idea of a 37 gallon, but am hesitant about going that route due to my vertically challenged-ness.
The new set-up (as all my other ones) will not have a sump. It might aspire to have an AIO type box installed, but will more likely have 2 large HOB filters for filters, carbon, etc. I like keeping things simple and oddly enjoy doing weekly water changes and other tank maintenance chores.
I don't know when this build will start, but hopefully I can start working on the stand and doing some major clean up and maintenance on the 65 soon. I'll take pics as I go along to document the progress.
We started a construction project on our home mid to late May. It might be done mid-December. Hopefully. In the meantime, my reef tank has been horribly neglected and is currently overrun with green hair algae. I pretty quickly realized, even before the construction chaos, that I had bit off more than I could handle with the 65 gallon, but tried to persevere. However, being vertically challenged and having some lower back issues, doing proper maintenance was an issue and a pain, literally.
I've come to the conclusion that large / tall tanks are just not for me and I plan on downsizing to either a 29 gallon or 37 gallon tank, as the tank's new location will allow for only a 30" wide / long or smaller aquarium. I know I like the size of a 29 gallon, because I've had those before with freshwater. I like the idea of a 37 gallon, but am hesitant about going that route due to my vertically challenged-ness.
The new set-up (as all my other ones) will not have a sump. It might aspire to have an AIO type box installed, but will more likely have 2 large HOB filters for filters, carbon, etc. I like keeping things simple and oddly enjoy doing weekly water changes and other tank maintenance chores.
I don't know when this build will start, but hopefully I can start working on the stand and doing some major clean up and maintenance on the 65 soon. I'll take pics as I go along to document the progress.