I have kept fish since 1984. We had so many aquariums in the 2nd bedroom of our first apartment no one could sleep in there because of the noise.
In 2007 I was at work and my friend told me he was throwing an aquarium away. He tried multiple times to keep a Nemo with nem for his kids and was disgusted with it.
I said it cant be that hard. A double dog dare was issued, So he gave me a crapped out Nanocube with dead lights and a busted pump,
So after Nanocube, 20L, 30 cube, 56, 75, 240, 240 + 75, 240+75+29 I am here.
240+75+29 + 55 freshwater with a 180 sitting in the garage.
Making a stand in progress
the 75 is going in the fish room with the common sump for all the tanks. This is located on the other side of the wall behind the 240.
That's getting an upgrade as well with the addition of a 150 gallon stock tank. The plan is something like this. Yes, I built all that stuff, added the sink and did the wiring.
We have a 32kw whole house generator for backup. On the other side of the wall behind the sink is a dehumidifier with a humidistat that runs to a floor drain.
The sump has a Lifereef skimmer running ozone, SRO-5000 skimmer, biopellet reactor, 2 sulfur denitrators and other things at times. 7 head doser is on a shelf to the left and there I a Hydros controller on the wall that does ATO/AWC and monitors water levels in the resevoirs.
I like doing my own thing and making what I can.
The 240 is a Custom Aquariums tank on their stand with Hamilton 250w MH/T5 lights. I have a hand crank winch from Harbor freight to raise and lower them. I use 4 MP60s for flow . The bottom is crushed coral and 1/2 and 1/2 Carib Sea Life rock and TBS live rock.
The 75 is a Petsmart Marineland special I drilled with A Reefbreeders Photon V2. It has 2 MP40s. I have special grade sand with Marco rock. There are tubes in the bottom for the 2 snowflake eels.
This is a stepped aquascape made with smashed rock, bricks, pond foam and weed block. That will all come out when it gets moved though.
The 29 is my fuge that often houses wayward critters. Those tiny crabs on the live rock you throw in the sump.
They grow and grow.
The 2 large angels started fighting so one is in the sump and will go in the 180 when I get it done
That tank will be lit by 3 Kessil A360x in a 61 inch T5 hybrid. It will have rock from the sump, 75 and I will probably add 80 pounds of dry rock in.
Yes I am nuts but I am having a good time.
feeders for the lion and eels go here