DylansGolden
New member
Hello everyone, this is my first post on RC and I wanted to share a little about myself and previous experience in the hobby first before pictures and info to my current build.
I got into the saltwater hobby thanks to my roommate who had a saltwater tank. I've always had freshwater random tanks when I was younger and wanted to make the step to get into the Saltwater life. Fast forward to late 2014 and i finally got into it. Started with a Chinese Box LED and a 29G tank with a canister filter.
Due to my obsessive personality, the hobby took over my life. I constantly was researching more into the hobby, buying stuff to build as close to my "Dream build" that I could afford. So eventually around march 2015 I built my 40G breeder DT with a custom stand and custom 40G breeder sump with skimmer/drain area, refuge, and return area. Ran a Omega Vertex 130, Neptune Apex, (2) Kessil 360WE, Etc. But after spending all the money and going through a rough time in my personal life i decided to part ways with it and my coral collection i had going only 3ish months later.
So its been about 8 months are so since my last tank and now that things have settled down and the itch for a tank is back i decided to take the plunge and picked up a IM Fusion 20 AIO tank from a member from my local reef club that i met while i was still in the hobby. Its going to go somewhat slow but I'm currently working 80+ hour weeks so I've got a little more money to spend on start up costs.
But here is where I'm currently at with this build;
-Tank: IM Fusion 20 AIO
-Stand: Better Homes and Gardens square 4-cube orgainzer($39 from walmart)
-Powerhead: MP10QD
-Rock work: Custom Jester6 Piece(don't have in possession yet)
-Substrate: Random sand from a buddy
Plans as of 2/11/2016;
- Upgrade return nozzles to spin stream nozzles
- Upgrade stock return pump to MJ1200
- Upgrade stock media baskets to CustomCaddy Media Trays
- IM Ghost skimmer or a Tunze 9002 Skimmer if i can make it fit.
- Radion Gen3/Gen3 Pro OR AI Hydra 52HD, depending on the best deal i can find for one of those.
- IM Desktop reactor OR BRS Mini-Reactor for Carbon or GFO if needed.
Random stuff like heater and temp gauge.
I'm doing this build to mainly keep zoas and LPS but want to be capable to make it an all out SPS tank if I wanted, so this build will be built to do so.
Thanks for checking out my first thread and i will make sure to update as more equipment and build comes!
I got into the saltwater hobby thanks to my roommate who had a saltwater tank. I've always had freshwater random tanks when I was younger and wanted to make the step to get into the Saltwater life. Fast forward to late 2014 and i finally got into it. Started with a Chinese Box LED and a 29G tank with a canister filter.
Due to my obsessive personality, the hobby took over my life. I constantly was researching more into the hobby, buying stuff to build as close to my "Dream build" that I could afford. So eventually around march 2015 I built my 40G breeder DT with a custom stand and custom 40G breeder sump with skimmer/drain area, refuge, and return area. Ran a Omega Vertex 130, Neptune Apex, (2) Kessil 360WE, Etc. But after spending all the money and going through a rough time in my personal life i decided to part ways with it and my coral collection i had going only 3ish months later.
So its been about 8 months are so since my last tank and now that things have settled down and the itch for a tank is back i decided to take the plunge and picked up a IM Fusion 20 AIO tank from a member from my local reef club that i met while i was still in the hobby. Its going to go somewhat slow but I'm currently working 80+ hour weeks so I've got a little more money to spend on start up costs.
But here is where I'm currently at with this build;
-Tank: IM Fusion 20 AIO
-Stand: Better Homes and Gardens square 4-cube orgainzer($39 from walmart)
-Powerhead: MP10QD
-Rock work: Custom Jester6 Piece(don't have in possession yet)
-Substrate: Random sand from a buddy
Plans as of 2/11/2016;
- Upgrade return nozzles to spin stream nozzles
- Upgrade stock return pump to MJ1200
- Upgrade stock media baskets to CustomCaddy Media Trays
- IM Ghost skimmer or a Tunze 9002 Skimmer if i can make it fit.
- Radion Gen3/Gen3 Pro OR AI Hydra 52HD, depending on the best deal i can find for one of those.
- IM Desktop reactor OR BRS Mini-Reactor for Carbon or GFO if needed.
Random stuff like heater and temp gauge.
I'm doing this build to mainly keep zoas and LPS but want to be capable to make it an all out SPS tank if I wanted, so this build will be built to do so.
Thanks for checking out my first thread and i will make sure to update as more equipment and build comes!
