Retired and Ready to Restore and Upgrade My Reef Tank

Mabry

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Hi,
Approximately 10 years ago, the demands of my profession (CPA/CFO) prevented me from having the time to properly maintain and enjoy the happy as I once did. I shut down everything and stored my equipment in a "corner" of my home office. As equipment on my wish list went on sale, I seized the opportunity to add to my collection. Now retired, I'm restoring (primarily wet sanding and polishing when my aching back allows me to get into those hard to reach places) my Tenecor 90 gallon 48"+ bowfront x 24" x 24" acrylic display tank. I also plan to hard plumb the "new" ADV-100 sump/refugium and install other purchased never previously used upgrades (S1 return pump, S-120 skimmer, CO2 scrubber, 25W UV, etc.). An existing Dual Carbon/GFO reactor will also be utilized. I'm also considering using my old sump as a quarantine tank and purchasing a 20 gallon AIO frag tank.
Thank you R2R as you have been one of my best resources for information during my restoration project.
My name is Mabry and I am a lifelong North Florida resident. I am a former President of sportfishing conservation association in St. Augustine. I have been active in boating and water sports since age 6.
 

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Hello & Welcome, Congratulations on Retirement Mabry!
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Hi,
Approximately 10 years ago, the demands of my profession (CPA/CFO) prevented me from having the time to properly maintain and enjoy the happy as I once did. I shut down everything and stored my equipment in a "corner" of my home office. As equipment on my wish list went on sale, I seized the opportunity to add to my collection. Now retired, I'm restoring (primarily wet sanding and polishing when my aching back allows me to get into those hard to reach places) my Tenecor 90 gallon 48"+ bowfront x 24" x 24" acrylic display tank. I also plan to hard plumb the "new" ADV-100 sump/refugium and install other purchased never previously used upgrades (S1 return pump, S-120 skimmer, CO2 scrubber, 25W UV, etc.). An existing Dual Carbon/GFO reactor will also be utilized. I'm also considering using my old sump as a quarantine tank and purchasing a 20 gallon AIO frag tank.
Thank you R2R as you have been one of my best resources for information during my restoration project.
My name is Mabry and I am a lifelong North Florida resident. I am a former President of sportfishing conservation association in St. Augustine. I have been active in boating and water sports since age 6.
Welcome!
 

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Mabry welcome to the reef. I discovered this forum as it seemed to always come up when I googled a question. Finally joined, then chose to become a supporting member and later a partner member to keep the forum available for others to come. My wife @Ocean_Queenie and I started culturing copepods and phytoplankton eventually selling some on here as a hobbyist. Eventually we decided to try to make a career out of it so we are now sponsors as well. I love the Reef2Reef community here and the wealth of knowledge. Thanks for joining us.
 

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