Murdock5150
Member
So it's been 8yrs since I've been on RC. :eek1:
Since there is no "Returning to the Hobby" forum, I figured I would post here.
To make a short story long, we had a beautiful 72 gal bowfront reef that crashed (twice) after moving. Once when we had orders from Montana to California, and a 2nd time shortly thereafter. That ordeal can be found here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=949264
We had orders to move again to San Diego in 2009, so decided to put everything in storage. We donated the livestock to a local LFS and moved on. It was rough, but we knew it was best to take a break until we didn't have to move anymore.
Fast forward to now. I retired from the Air force last June after 21yrs. We own a house in Surprise, AZ and have decided to give it another go.
It's great to be back and see a lot of familiar faces along with so many new ones as well!
So onto business.
We have decided to go bigger than the previous 72 gal setup for a few reasons. First off, I think that a bigger volume of water is much more forgiving in terms of small mistakes. Secondly, it isn't feasible for us to setup a separate fish room this time, so I need the extra space that a larger stand provides.
Our stand is currently being built and should be here in about 2 weeks. I made sure to have a door installed on the left side that will allow me to add or remove ANYTHING that I can fit under the DT. I do not want to have to drain the tank to remove equipment.
This is what we have on hand so far to get started:
210 gal tank
220 lbs rock (Fiji, Pukani, and Tonga branch mix)
240 lbs sand
2x Maxspect XF250 Gyre pumps
3x Kessil A360 LEDs
Eshopps 3rd Gen ADV-300 Sump/refugium
ETS 800 Downdraft Skimmer w/Mag 12 pump
Syncra 5.0 pump for return
Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO
Korallin C1502 Calcium Reactor
Precision Reef Kalkreactor
Two Little Fishies GFO Phosban Reactor 150
APEX Controller System
Of course we also have several other misc items, but this list is the bulk of the setup.
I'd love to hear any thoughts, comments, concerns...etc.
Thanks in advance. It's great to be back in the hobby!
Since there is no "Returning to the Hobby" forum, I figured I would post here.
To make a short story long, we had a beautiful 72 gal bowfront reef that crashed (twice) after moving. Once when we had orders from Montana to California, and a 2nd time shortly thereafter. That ordeal can be found here:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=949264
We had orders to move again to San Diego in 2009, so decided to put everything in storage. We donated the livestock to a local LFS and moved on. It was rough, but we knew it was best to take a break until we didn't have to move anymore.
Fast forward to now. I retired from the Air force last June after 21yrs. We own a house in Surprise, AZ and have decided to give it another go.
It's great to be back and see a lot of familiar faces along with so many new ones as well!
So onto business.
We have decided to go bigger than the previous 72 gal setup for a few reasons. First off, I think that a bigger volume of water is much more forgiving in terms of small mistakes. Secondly, it isn't feasible for us to setup a separate fish room this time, so I need the extra space that a larger stand provides.
Our stand is currently being built and should be here in about 2 weeks. I made sure to have a door installed on the left side that will allow me to add or remove ANYTHING that I can fit under the DT. I do not want to have to drain the tank to remove equipment.
This is what we have on hand so far to get started:
210 gal tank
220 lbs rock (Fiji, Pukani, and Tonga branch mix)
240 lbs sand
2x Maxspect XF250 Gyre pumps
3x Kessil A360 LEDs
Eshopps 3rd Gen ADV-300 Sump/refugium
ETS 800 Downdraft Skimmer w/Mag 12 pump
Syncra 5.0 pump for return
Tunze Osmolator 3155 ATO
Korallin C1502 Calcium Reactor
Precision Reef Kalkreactor
Two Little Fishies GFO Phosban Reactor 150
APEX Controller System
Of course we also have several other misc items, but this list is the bulk of the setup.
I'd love to hear any thoughts, comments, concerns...etc.
Thanks in advance. It's great to be back in the hobby!
