Hey all,
I'm a newbie to the reef thing and was suckered into a 40 gallon breeder from the Aquarium Store. Been wanting to do a reef tank for years and finally bought into it. Didn't realize a 40 is a hard starting tank BUT I will try to deal with it anyway. Since I was so newbie I bought the typical tank package which, come to find out isn't the best set up for an eventual reef tank.
I am still needing to pick up about 40 more lbs of LR but don't want to get it from the Aquarium store because they just kill ya on the $/lb.
Will be looking at doing SPS coral?! in the future and will need to start looking for a good protein skimmer, pump, and lighting. I thought of doing a sump under the tank in the cabinet I'm having made but I hear a HOB skimmer will work just fine. I like the sump/fuge idea much better but that is also more $$$. Lighting will also be a need which I might try and DIY some MH, but we'll see.
So here is the point, anyone have any new or slightly used gear they are wanting to get rid of due to upgrades that would work well for my 40? Just toss me a PM or whatnot, hope to start getting to know some people around here and maybe join the club etc. We'll see how things go though, finances are tough from these dang cancer bills!!!
-geoff
I'm a newbie to the reef thing and was suckered into a 40 gallon breeder from the Aquarium Store. Been wanting to do a reef tank for years and finally bought into it. Didn't realize a 40 is a hard starting tank BUT I will try to deal with it anyway. Since I was so newbie I bought the typical tank package which, come to find out isn't the best set up for an eventual reef tank.
I am still needing to pick up about 40 more lbs of LR but don't want to get it from the Aquarium store because they just kill ya on the $/lb.
Will be looking at doing SPS coral?! in the future and will need to start looking for a good protein skimmer, pump, and lighting. I thought of doing a sump under the tank in the cabinet I'm having made but I hear a HOB skimmer will work just fine. I like the sump/fuge idea much better but that is also more $$$. Lighting will also be a need which I might try and DIY some MH, but we'll see.
So here is the point, anyone have any new or slightly used gear they are wanting to get rid of due to upgrades that would work well for my 40? Just toss me a PM or whatnot, hope to start getting to know some people around here and maybe join the club etc. We'll see how things go though, finances are tough from these dang cancer bills!!!
-geoff
Besides which, after the wedding my no livestock ban is lifted... 
