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Well, after a 5-year hiatus from reefing, my new 300 xl is supposed to arrive today. Luckily, when I shut down my last tank I took the time to store the equipment properly and even the old live rock was in pretty good shape. I decided to follow some advice I heard from Ryan at BRsTV on one of their "this week in reefing" chats and I pretty much set my tank up in a trash can in the garage to begin the cycle process while I waited for my red sea tank. It's been up and going for about a month now. When my 300xl did arrive about 2 weeks ago the tank itself was shattered .. if you get one, make sure you take the box with the sump out of it before the carrier leaves and inspect all the glass, BRS and red sea were great, but it would have been a lot easier not having to store broken glass at my front door until the rma process was complete a week later.
I've been in this hobby in one way or another for the last 30 years now, its crazy how much has changed and even in the last 5 years. I never thought I'd be reef scaping with cement.
Anyway, if all goes well, then today the tank will arrive and I'll spend the week plumbing and organizing cables maybe fill it up by the weekend.
Equipment List (Updated 12/12/21)
Tank: Red Sea Reefel 300xl
Lighting: 2 Maxspect Ethereal lights
Skimmer: Bubble Magnus Curve 5
Power Heads: Neptune WAV x2
Return Pump: Reef Octopus Varios 4
Controller: Neptune Apex
Dosing: Apex Dos 10ml RO water
I've been in this hobby in one way or another for the last 30 years now, its crazy how much has changed and even in the last 5 years. I never thought I'd be reef scaping with cement.
Anyway, if all goes well, then today the tank will arrive and I'll spend the week plumbing and organizing cables maybe fill it up by the weekend.
Equipment List (Updated 12/12/21)
Tank: Red Sea Reefel 300xl
Lighting: 2 Maxspect Ethereal lights
Skimmer: Bubble Magnus Curve 5
Power Heads: Neptune WAV x2
Return Pump: Reef Octopus Varios 4
Controller: Neptune Apex
Dosing: Apex Dos 10ml RO water
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