Taking the plunge

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Hi everyone! After 30 years of fresh water aquariums and dreaming of doing a reef tank (cost and fear of failure kept me from trying in the past) my wife and our girlfriend gave me the green light to tackle this bucket list item as a Christmas present. I’m most of the way done with the build and have the tank cycling. I have a 55g tank with a 20g sump. I built it in the wall between my living room and my office and just for fun decided to add a sink and bar. Just need to finish the trim and paint and install my controller this week. I’m looking forward to adding fish and coral in another month or so.


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Hi everyone! After 30 years of fresh water aquariums and dreaming of doing a reef tank (cost and fear of failure kept me from trying in the past) my wife and our girlfriend gave me the green light to tackle this bucket list item as a Christmas present. I’m most of the way done with the build and have the tank cycling. I have a 55g tank with a 20g sump. I built it in the wall between my living room and my office and just for fun decided to add a sink and bar. Just need to finish the trim and paint and install my controller this week. I’m looking forward to adding fish and coral in another month or so.


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IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 60 57.7%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 6 5.8%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 1 1.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 20 19.2%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 4 3.8%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 3 2.9%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.0%
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