I started a build thread for my current tank, but I didn’t start it until a few years after I set it up. I am finally getting around to setting up a second tank and this time I plan on documenting my progress on this thread.
Around a month ago I was able to get a used, but very well maintained Red Sea Max S400 for free. All it cost me was the gas to make the 15 hour round trip. The guy that I got it from is a long time member of the forum. He was very knowledgeable about the hobby and was an absolute joy to meet.
Once I got the tank home it sat on my porch for around a month while my wife and I decided (more like argued) about where the tank will go. It was a spur of the moment decision to get it, so there really wasn’t much if any planning about where it would go before I went to pick it up. We finally agreed on where it would go (not my first choice on location but a place we can both live with). So over this weekend I finally started setting it up.
I used to keep saltwater tanks many years ago and when my kids were little it became too much work and I got out of the hobby. Around 5 years ago my wife talked me into setting up a tank again, which is my current tank. It is a mixed reef and my wife is constantly wanting me to add fish and inverts that aren’t reef safe. So with this tank I am focusing on only adding the fish that she wants.
Around a month ago I was able to get a used, but very well maintained Red Sea Max S400 for free. All it cost me was the gas to make the 15 hour round trip. The guy that I got it from is a long time member of the forum. He was very knowledgeable about the hobby and was an absolute joy to meet.
Once I got the tank home it sat on my porch for around a month while my wife and I decided (more like argued) about where the tank will go. It was a spur of the moment decision to get it, so there really wasn’t much if any planning about where it would go before I went to pick it up. We finally agreed on where it would go (not my first choice on location but a place we can both live with). So over this weekend I finally started setting it up.
I used to keep saltwater tanks many years ago and when my kids were little it became too much work and I got out of the hobby. Around 5 years ago my wife talked me into setting up a tank again, which is my current tank. It is a mixed reef and my wife is constantly wanting me to add fish and inverts that aren’t reef safe. So with this tank I am focusing on only adding the fish that she wants.