Starting my first aquarium!! Whoop whoop! (1 Viewer)

[Scarbl]

I have recently decided to pull the trigger on doing my first aquarium and I want to go all out and do a reef tank. I think it will be slow moving due to the fact that I don't have a money tree but I'm pretty excited and wouldn't mind some pointers along the way.

 

[below radar]

Welcome to MARSH! Do you have a tank? If not, what size are you looking at?

 

[Scarbl]

Thank you. This is a pretty cool group. I bought an aqueon 90 gallon with an overflow.

 

[johntdaballa]

I am tearing down my first reef tank right now a 65 gallon Pentagon shaped. Getting rid of tank and stand for $75 obo

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[below radar]

Built in or hang on o/f box?

 

[Scarbl]

Built it with holes drilled. I also bit a pretty cool used stand. I'm trying to post a picture but I'm having issues.

 

[malira]

Thank you. This is a pretty cool group. I bought an aqueon 90 gallon with an overflow.

If this is the one with the overflow off center my son has the same one.

Decent, sturdy first tank.

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[Scarbl]

I'm also working on my sump. Building it out of a 55 gallon breeder.

 

[Scarbl]

Yes it's off center to the left.

 

[malira]

I'm also working on my sump. Building it out of a 55 gallon breeder.

That's exactly what we have.

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[johntdaballa]

Thank you. This is a pretty cool group. I bought an aqueon 90 gallon with an overflow.

I've learned tons from these guys, I'm on the same rookie boat as you. Welcome to Marsh

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[Scarbl]

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[Scarbl]

Thanks john.

 

[Scarbl]

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[Scarbl]

In the chamber on the left I plan on doing a clip on filter sock and a skimmer. A refugium in the middle. I want to rig some kind of platform in-between the two baffles on the right to run some carbon and the return pump and heaters in the Chamber on the right.

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[Scarbl]

After I finish the sump I guess my next step is the plumbing which I'm a little unsure about. The tank came with the bulkheads and pipe that goes in the overflow but the bulkheads are for tubing and not pvc so I'm thinking I should get new bulkheads so I can hard plumb it in.

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[Scarbl]

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[Scarbl]

Bought my pump and some bulkheads today from ocean life aquariums today.

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[Cody]

What are you wanting to keep in your tank?

 

[Scarbl]

An assortment of fish and soft corals.

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