Taking the plunge
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Manny’s Reef
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Hello and welcome to R2R. We sure are glad to have you here.
BreadReef
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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.
Beautiful build!!
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attiland
2500 Club Member
Looks like a nice startHi 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.
Welcome to R2R !
It is always nice to see some with freshwater experience and a well thought out plan. Have others supporting you is a major plus too.
Question: Is the sump on a moveable platform? Also, did you add a refrigerator below the bar for refrigerated reef items?
I look forward to your progress in 2022,
Jim
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Sebastiancrab
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Welcome to the best reef!
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Shadowfire
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The sump is on a wheeled platform, I wanted to be able to disconnect the unions and pull it out for cleaning. I considered a small fridge but was concerned about extra heat in the cabinet and decided against it.
Fish Think Pink
5000 Club Member
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.
Welcome! Glad you joined and excited they gave you needed push. Its going to be quite the conversation piece whenever people come over since you added the bar - and sink you'll likely find having it handy makes life easier.
Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
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Shadowfire
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Thanks for the info, I created a build thread, how do I link it to my account?Welcome! Glad you joined and excited they gave you needed push. Its going to be quite the conversation piece whenever people come over since you added the bar - and sink you'll likely find having it handy makes life easier.
Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
Sean Clark
7500 Club Member
Looking good.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.
Fish Think Pink
5000 Club Member
This is the info they gave me on how to link it to your account:
Once you have created a build thread then you can get your VERY FIRST USER BADGE! YAY! It's easy to do and I have created a thread that tells you how to do it here: BUILD THREAD BADGE
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Shadowfire
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Thanks!
Fish Think Pink
5000 Club Member
Let me be among the first to say CONGRATULATIONS on your Build Thread Badge - it is there now! WAHOO!!! You are Rockin' !!!
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