PaulieReef
Member
Hey All,
So old reefer here, had a 75g tank setup about 8-9 years ago and since had a lot happen. Got married, adopted a beautiful baby boy (who is almost ten months now!), got an amazing house and now that life is in order, knock on wood, I found a deal of a life time and I couldn't pass it up.
We are buying a used tank, about 7-8 years old, that is 240g. The tank is 8x2x2, has duel corner overflows and a 90g sump. Stand and canopy are currently black and the tank is covered top to bottom in coraline.
Equipment list consists of:
Lights
3x Kessil A360WE
4x VipraSpectra 165w
Protein Skimmer
Super Reef Octopus SRO-5000INT 10”
Power Heads
1x Gyre XF250
2x Reef Octo Pulse
Return Pump
Eheim 1262
Heater
1000W True Temp Titanium Heating
Other Equipment
Apex Classic Controller
JBJ ATO Top off
Off Brand Dosing Pumps
We go to pick up the tank next week, sadly trying to find 4 additional people to drive an hour and a half away to go pick up a mammoth of glass is proving difficult. Trying to rent a uhaul there, hiring a moving company to come and move it into the uhaul for me and then will have friends back home to help take it out of the truck into the garage.
This weeks goals are to get a dedicated circuit, maybe two if I am lucky, of 2x20 amp receptacles and clear off the area where the tank is going to go. Will need to buy some 100% silicone because the tank will need to be resealed.
I also need to order/buy some foam for transportation and get my big boy pants on for this new adventure.
If you made it this far thanks for reading!
P.S - If you have any advice or suggestions, would love to hear them, been so long since I have been out of the hobbie and love hearing peoples ideas.
So old reefer here, had a 75g tank setup about 8-9 years ago and since had a lot happen. Got married, adopted a beautiful baby boy (who is almost ten months now!), got an amazing house and now that life is in order, knock on wood, I found a deal of a life time and I couldn't pass it up.
We are buying a used tank, about 7-8 years old, that is 240g. The tank is 8x2x2, has duel corner overflows and a 90g sump. Stand and canopy are currently black and the tank is covered top to bottom in coraline.
Equipment list consists of:
Lights
3x Kessil A360WE
4x VipraSpectra 165w
Protein Skimmer
Super Reef Octopus SRO-5000INT 10”
Power Heads
1x Gyre XF250
2x Reef Octo Pulse
Return Pump
Eheim 1262
Heater
1000W True Temp Titanium Heating
Other Equipment
Apex Classic Controller
JBJ ATO Top off
Off Brand Dosing Pumps
We go to pick up the tank next week, sadly trying to find 4 additional people to drive an hour and a half away to go pick up a mammoth of glass is proving difficult. Trying to rent a uhaul there, hiring a moving company to come and move it into the uhaul for me and then will have friends back home to help take it out of the truck into the garage.
This weeks goals are to get a dedicated circuit, maybe two if I am lucky, of 2x20 amp receptacles and clear off the area where the tank is going to go. Will need to buy some 100% silicone because the tank will need to be resealed.
I also need to order/buy some foam for transportation and get my big boy pants on for this new adventure.
If you made it this far thanks for reading!
P.S - If you have any advice or suggestions, would love to hear them, been so long since I have been out of the hobbie and love hearing peoples ideas.
