I'm helping my sister in law set up her first reef tank, and she's starting from scratch, so she's gonna need almost everything (all she has so far is the tank, a really nice 150 gallon with internal overflows). I've been scouring both FB and R2R marketplaces for used deals, but I was thinking that the timing of might lend itself to making some new deals possible also.
Very preliminary want list:
budget friendly lights - I'm thinking a trio of Smatfarms or Noopsyches
sump - something around 40 gallons, give or take. we'll be getting a 40 breeder from petco and adding some baffles unless someone has one to sell for a deal.
return pump - AC is fine, just need it to be easy to service and reliable.
skimmer - I love my Reef Octopus eSsence S-130 because its so easy to tune, but it's probably not big enough for her tank. Looking for something equally easy to tune and maintain.
temp controller - standard inkbird will do
RO/DI system - planning on having her get a 4 stage RO Buddie because it's so budget friendly, and then helping her build a nice water change station, but if anyone local is getting out of the hobby and has a setup to sell, I'm all ears.
tank stand - the 150 has the same footprint as a standard 125, so if anyone has a 125 stand, I'd be interested in one. Can obviously build one also...
Very preliminary want list:
budget friendly lights - I'm thinking a trio of Smatfarms or Noopsyches
sump - something around 40 gallons, give or take. we'll be getting a 40 breeder from petco and adding some baffles unless someone has one to sell for a deal.
return pump - AC is fine, just need it to be easy to service and reliable.
skimmer - I love my Reef Octopus eSsence S-130 because its so easy to tune, but it's probably not big enough for her tank. Looking for something equally easy to tune and maintain.
temp controller - standard inkbird will do
RO/DI system - planning on having her get a 4 stage RO Buddie because it's so budget friendly, and then helping her build a nice water change station, but if anyone local is getting out of the hobby and has a setup to sell, I'm all ears.
tank stand - the 150 has the same footprint as a standard 125, so if anyone has a 125 stand, I'd be interested in one. Can obviously build one also...