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Hi from New Zealand! Got into the hobby about two years and found this site to be HUGE help in all the research that comes with owning a living reef. Figured it was time to share my journey and tank. Little bit about myself, I'm an engineer with Ph.D. specializing in laser physics... so I...

Hi all, Wanted to share my new RSM 130 behind-the-bar reef tank build here. Just started it up it’s a used RSM 130. Saw a good deal online for one and could not pass it up, $100! Worried about it holding water but all my concerns were eliminated after filling with water. Restored function in 2...

Hollo Again R2R!!!!!, After a year of being MIA, I finally settled down after some moving and other issues. I plan to launch back into the reefing hobby, and I still have all my equipment from my previous builds (Marine X 60.2. WB 10 Cube, and a 55-gallon). I will be diving deep into R2R to...

This whole aquarium journey started for me about 4 years ago. I was in Petco with my wife getting things for the cats. She asked if we could get a fish and I immediately told her no because she would never take care of it. She left for work that night and I went back to Petco and bought a 2...

I've always been into the niche areas of the hobby (You might recognize me from my Non-Photosynthetic Build ) and a Mangrove Lagoon build is something I've wanted to do for a while. Now that were building a big Mangrove Lagoon as apart of the new 'Ocean Pavilion' expansion at the Seattle...

The cycle has began!!! I just started the cycle for my 15 gallon fluval flex aquarium. I posted a thread with all the equipment I'm using previously if you want to look. Looking forward to adding my first fishes, if you have any suggestions feel free to reply.

Hello, I am debating on building a tank out of acrylic and I’m wondering if i use 1/4” thick acrylic, what would be the max size tank I could build that would be safe? I could go bigger, i was looking at 1/2”, but it’s pretty pricey at that thickness. Also do you have any recommendations on...

Hello all! More so just doing this for fun feel free to follow along. Over the next few months I’m going to be actively working on building a dream mini tank in my apartment. My end goal is to make it a mostly sps tank with a few softies or hammers to fill in gaps. Eventually the long term...

I've posted in a few places about my otherwise undocumented 15 gallon cube, which was the first marine aquarium I ever set up. It passed 2 years old in November and I've learned a lot about what to do and not do on that tank. It's been rescaped once and treated with different things. Generally...

Hello everyone, I got into this hobby about three years ago with a 20-gallon HOB tank, took a break during the COVID then returned last winter with two nano tanks. Interestingly, this hobby seems to captivate me mostly in the winter months. I recently decided to pursue my dream tank. For the...

Hi All, Ive attached some pictures of my DIY manifold I put on my water box tank. I built this one myself but now having used it for a few months I realise it has some serious functionality/design flaws - primarily a loss of head pressure feeding through the UV and back up into the display...

Office Tank Build Red Sea 170 deluxe Generic Protein Skimmer ReefLED 90 2 clownfish 1 Flame Hawkfish 1 Tiger Pistol Shrimp Hammer Coral

Hello everyone! Well, after 14 years since my last aquarium (ADA Freshwater) I finally decided to start reefing! The tank is 10 weeks old post one month cycle(no lights). Innovative Marine 15 Gallon (First reef Tank) Specs: Innovative Marine 15G AIO w/stand Aqua Illumination Prime 16 HD...

An update on the small PNW Custom nano tank I set up about a month ago. This time I put a $1 bill next to it for size reference as some people thought I made a typo when I said it was just 40oz! Started off with very frequent water changes, now plan on doing just one 50% change every week. It...

Tank build tab updated 11/28/2023! I debated putting this in the frag tank section but I don’t know if I can resist the temptation of building it out into a lagoon or something. Current situation: -Saw a lowboy on a custom steel stand at LFS. I love shallow tanks, had to have it. -bought the...

Hello everyone I am thinking about to upgrade my wb pen 25 to 3620 but I don’t really know about the equipment. At this point I am thinking about - 2 Red Sea reef leds 50 because I already have one - 2 maxspec gyres f230 - absolutely no clue about the skimmer completely clueless - eheim...

HELLO EVERYONE I've been working on this one for a while now and not sure what equipment I need to make it work. For right now it's going to be FOWLR but eventually I would like to add some corals when i get more experience. I've been in the hobby for 6yrs freshwater only. Now I want to try...

HELLO EVERYONE I've been working on this one for a while now and not sure what equipment I need to make it work. For right now it's going to be FOWLR but eventually I would like to add some corals when i get more experience. I've been in the hobby for 6yrs freshwater only. Now I want to try...

EDIT: This original post is never updated, find new content in the comments I add and follow along my journey as I learn and grow! Hello everyone at R2R! I finally have the tank and stand to combine all my livestock and 'downsize' to one tank while also giving them the proper size home they...

Hello all! Currently waiting on my Waterbox 35.2 to ship, so I am in the process of getting the remaining equipment lined up. I won't lie, I am a bit nervous about the size of the tank, as most of my previous tanks have been quite a bit larger, but I didn't feel super comfortable with having...

So, in a thread I posted a couple days ago detailing how we reefers are oppressed by landowners (lol), I was advised to start designing my setup while I wait for the opportunity to build. I started looking for a rimless 40 breeder, and I have found about zilch from anyone (which is weird because...

Got my waterbox 190.5 up and running now for about a month. Some minor glitches, like the middle door white color doesn't match; though WB is shipping a new one with zero questions asked. Shipping was delayed for many months, so had some corals in QT during the wait. At least the new set up will...

Hey all, I’m from Tennessee, hence the “inland”. I’ve recently rejoined the reefing hobby. I started with a 29G JBJ Nanocube metal halide in 2017. Now I’ve returned with a 32G LED Biocube. The difference in lighting is phenomenal. Anyways this tank was already running for 2 years when I got...

Hello R2R! Thought I'd create a build thread for my first ever reef tank. I purchased the Waterbox 15 Peninsula AIO tank. Plan for softies and LPS, plus some fish and inverts. I've had fresh water tanks before, but always been too daunted to switch to salt water. I decided to take the leap and...

In June 2023 bought an existing running complete red sea max nano system w/ a few corals and two fish from facebook marketplace. Ran a 10g nano successfully for a couple years ~2005, moved from Wisconsin to NYC, now in Connecticut and getting back into the hobby and can tell equipment has...