Well, it's finally time to start a tank the right way. I have been in the hobby since 2011. Started with a freshwater converted 55 to a 75. Started this with a poor man budget, but as the economy got better, I could grow my tank funds as well. I have had remedial success with my tank. Developed things to a mixed reef as time went on. I have always felt that my tank was so so. My initial equipment was never the greatest. Finally started purchasing quality equipment over the last 2 years. I have always dreamed of a larger tank and finally decided to pull the trigger. What pushed me over the edge was several things happened to my system. One being algae. I changed my lights to kessil 360we and that brought on hair algae as well as bubble algae. I even had film algae that started in one of the chambers of my rodi. I could never get it under control. Also purchased snails for my cleanup crew and I believe they brought marine velvet into my tank. Killed all my fish except the matted file fish. So I discussed it with my wife and we have pulled the trigger on a new system.
I have ordered a tank from glass cages. Dimensions are 60 long by 36 wide by 24 tall. My old tank was an in wall without front access. This time it will be a partial in wall. I am adding space to access the tank for maintanence. The tank will be viewable from 2 sides. I have a external coast to coast on one of the ends. This will recess into a wall. I will have an area on the other side of that wall for some of the equipment. I will get into that later.
As for equipment, I will be repurposing most of my older stuff. I will be using my apex classic. With it I will have temp, salinity, auto water change, DOS dosing pumps and container,leak detection, lunar leds. All controlled via apex. All are Neptune products. I will be using 2 of my gyres controlled via apex. I added 1 more kessil 360we to make 3 lights. I am adding the new WAV power heads. Also another DOS with container for dosing magnesium and carbon dosing.
I upgraded my sump to a life reef Berlin style sump. My original sump was diy. I wants something with a little more look. Jeff was very helpful I selecting what would work for my system. Also the new fuge is life reef.
I will post more info later with some pics later
I have ordered a tank from glass cages. Dimensions are 60 long by 36 wide by 24 tall. My old tank was an in wall without front access. This time it will be a partial in wall. I am adding space to access the tank for maintanence. The tank will be viewable from 2 sides. I have a external coast to coast on one of the ends. This will recess into a wall. I will have an area on the other side of that wall for some of the equipment. I will get into that later.
As for equipment, I will be repurposing most of my older stuff. I will be using my apex classic. With it I will have temp, salinity, auto water change, DOS dosing pumps and container,leak detection, lunar leds. All controlled via apex. All are Neptune products. I will be using 2 of my gyres controlled via apex. I added 1 more kessil 360we to make 3 lights. I am adding the new WAV power heads. Also another DOS with container for dosing magnesium and carbon dosing.
I upgraded my sump to a life reef Berlin style sump. My original sump was diy. I wants something with a little more look. Jeff was very helpful I selecting what would work for my system. Also the new fuge is life reef.
I will post more info later with some pics later
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