Reeftanks6
Active member
Hello Everyone,
First I want to introduce myself, I have been a member of RC for quite some time now. I started reefing about 8 years ago with a small 30 gallon tall tank. This is where all the reading and learning really came into effect. I made hundreds of mistakes in my first tank. After a year or two of the 30 I move into a 90 gallon I attempted to make a reef tank. With no RO/DI unit and not knowing much about corals I did not have to much success with reef keeping. I had the tank for about 4-5 years until I went off to college. I had awful phosphate problems and many other issues that occurred. I decided to tare down the tank my freshman year in college. Now I am FINALLY back into the hobby after 4 years and finally graduating from college. I have always been floating around RC checking out builds and learning as much as possible. This tank is going to be done on a budget so I bought some used and not crazy expensive equipment.
Right now I am in the process of filling the tank, it is almost there. I can only fill it at night when I am home so it is taking a little longer then usual to fill the tank.
The tank is 110 gallons I bought used from my local fish store.
[/url]110 Gallon by tdevlin06, on Flickr[/IMG]
Equipment:
Lights: 2 SB Reef Lights 16"
Skimmer: ATB 840
Sump: 55 Long
Fuge: 40g
Heaters: 2 Finnex 150w
Pumps: 2 Jabeo RW-15
Return: Jabeo DC15000
RO/DI: LiquaGen 75gpd
So far all the equipment has arrived in great condition and the products have been nothing short of what I expected. Here is how the lights are hung at the moment, its not the most sleek looking design but it is going to due for now.
[/url]110 Gallon by tdevlin06, on Flickr[/IMG]
My plan for this reef is to start with some soft corals and slowly work my way into LPS and SPS corals. I am going to eventually dose Calcium, Mag, and Alk depending on the demand of corals. This time around I am starting to take my time and really not jump the gun. I am determined to have a successful reef that I can see results and growth. Here are some pictures of the tank filling (awful cell phone pictures).
[/url]Untitled by tdevlin06, on Flickr[/IMG]
Untitled by tdevlin06, on Flickr
I am going to get some better pictures tomorrow. Right now the tank is almost full and I hope to be adding salt tomorrow. Right now I have about 100lbs of a different mix or rock for the system. I wanted to keep it more open and have some more space for eventual coral growth.
Tag along and keep teaching me the essentials to reefing.
First I want to introduce myself, I have been a member of RC for quite some time now. I started reefing about 8 years ago with a small 30 gallon tall tank. This is where all the reading and learning really came into effect. I made hundreds of mistakes in my first tank. After a year or two of the 30 I move into a 90 gallon I attempted to make a reef tank. With no RO/DI unit and not knowing much about corals I did not have to much success with reef keeping. I had the tank for about 4-5 years until I went off to college. I had awful phosphate problems and many other issues that occurred. I decided to tare down the tank my freshman year in college. Now I am FINALLY back into the hobby after 4 years and finally graduating from college. I have always been floating around RC checking out builds and learning as much as possible. This tank is going to be done on a budget so I bought some used and not crazy expensive equipment.
Right now I am in the process of filling the tank, it is almost there. I can only fill it at night when I am home so it is taking a little longer then usual to fill the tank.
The tank is 110 gallons I bought used from my local fish store.
Equipment:
Lights: 2 SB Reef Lights 16"
Skimmer: ATB 840
Sump: 55 Long
Fuge: 40g
Heaters: 2 Finnex 150w
Pumps: 2 Jabeo RW-15
Return: Jabeo DC15000
RO/DI: LiquaGen 75gpd
So far all the equipment has arrived in great condition and the products have been nothing short of what I expected. Here is how the lights are hung at the moment, its not the most sleek looking design but it is going to due for now.
My plan for this reef is to start with some soft corals and slowly work my way into LPS and SPS corals. I am going to eventually dose Calcium, Mag, and Alk depending on the demand of corals. This time around I am starting to take my time and really not jump the gun. I am determined to have a successful reef that I can see results and growth. Here are some pictures of the tank filling (awful cell phone pictures).
Untitled by tdevlin06, on FlickrI am going to get some better pictures tomorrow. Right now the tank is almost full and I hope to be adding salt tomorrow. Right now I have about 100lbs of a different mix or rock for the system. I wanted to keep it more open and have some more space for eventual coral growth.
Tag along and keep teaching me the essentials to reefing.
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