new build

My story begins approx. 15 years ago with me cruising down the fish isle at Petco and stumbled upon an Australian Harlequin Tusk-fish. With not knowing anything about the hobby, I still purchased him along with a 20 gallon fish tank, heater, and filter. After conducting more research on the...

My girlfriend had a surprise waiting for me today, I came home to find this in my place. I won't be starting a build thread for awhile as we're shopping for a new home.

Here is what the button side looks like on the new Compacts.

Ok so I’m finally ready to start my new build thread. I’ve been dreaming of doing a tank like this for years and with my new home I can finally do it! To start out with, the name: TD375. I own a side business installing/maintaining aquariums and the business is called Tidal Dave. 375 is the...

Here's a video of the 250g build, with Joseph Caparatta of UniqueCorals Greg Carroll (The voice of Reefapalooza:)) finally got his big 250 gal reef and it’s ready to rock. He enlisted Joseph Caparattato design and build the Aqua-scape using a combination of MR’s finest products. The pvc bottom...

Hi Everybody... Finatik Reefer here... :) Not new to reefing, but not an expert either. I've been keeping aquariums since I was about 12, yet I'm always learning something new about this wonderful and fascinating hobby we all love. Please feel free to offer any comments and suggestions...

Trickman2's - 280 Gallon Upgrade It is finally time after 16 years I am upgrading my 90 gallon tank to a 280 gallon. This is the thread for the build. Stayed tuned and subscribe. The tank is being built and a new stand fabricated. My goal is to keep this thread updated and allow for others...

so I found a 150 gallon for 80$ with a stand so I checked it out. All looked good it was made in 2011 needed to be re siliconed but for 80$ I couldn’t walk away. Down side it’s not drilled:/ but my LFS said they would drill it for 30$ a hole if I buy the eshopps overflow witch I would like. I...

here is the beginning of my little piece of heaven...... any thoughts on lighting? Sump size? I want to do a mix of T5 and LED’s but the tank is 36”deep and 72” long cost is somewhat a factor and I like a natural look.

I Absolutely love this b/c it's made SUPER SOLID and it's a space saver big time which will be perfect and match up with my custom sump and my new ProfiLux4 controller and my GHL Dosing pumps. I will be able to add 1.5l for my Alk, Cal, MAG, and use the 4th chamber for some sort additive for all...

UPDATE: I WENT 1.5'' drains and it will be getting reduced down to 1'' after a min of 5 inches - about -4'' below the Sch 80 Unions. It's a-coming! Just waiting on my Custom sump and let the plumbing began!.. All Plumbing parts will be either red or grey!

I used to be a member about 12 years ago with a 120g reef tank and had to move and was not able to have a tank.. But now I am building a new house and i am setting up a 300 gal reef tank built into wall with a dedicated room for equipment ect.. I had multiple tanks for 4-5 years but have been...

What's up reefers? I've mostly lurked around the forums, seldomly posting...however I'm almost finished with a big build. Here's the equipment list: Tank: Aqueon 210g Rimmed Stand: DIY **Will show pics of the build*** Lights: Ecotech radion XRw30 Gen 4 Pro x3 (adding two more shortly)...

Hopefully I can do some justice to this build and keep pace with some of the other builds going on in here, this being my first real build. Little back story...... I have been in the hobby for quite a few years, but on the other side of the spectrum (freshwater). I was running multiple tanks...

It has begun! My wife and I have decided on not going quite as large as I posted in my Introduction thread back in October. We were thinking the Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe. The Den where the tank will be is not massive but it can accommodate the Red Sea 250 Deluxe nicely. In fact the overall...

Hello, I am new to the forums but have been keeping reef tanks/fowlr tanks for the past five years. I recently picked up a 125 gallon tank that was brand new from craigslist for $100 dollars so that was too good of a deal to pass up. So, since I have picked up this tank, I was looking to see...

First want to start off by giving you a little background information about myself and the tank. I am a total noob to the reefer hobby so will be looking for help frequently. I have took the last 2 months browsing this forum for help and research. I have previously been in the African Cichlids...

New House - CHECK New Baby - CHECK Aquarium Build - Heck Yes!! After moving into our new home and welcoming our newborn son, it's definitely time to get back into the game! A little bit of background, I've always had fish but did not get into Reef keeping until I had the opportunity to visit...

Hello, So I am going to try to track this build on this thread. I recently found a good deal on a used set up which I think needs a little TLC and it needs a few other things as well. This is my first frag tank and it will be a long process before it is up and running simply because I have to...

Hey Folks, Been lurking here for a long one. I draw so much inspiration from all of the great members here. Now that I'm starting (very slowly) a new project, I figured I'd make a build thread of sorts. Now that I finally got this thing reef ready, I need some help! The tank came with this...

Hi guys, I'm starting a new reef tank and also wanted to start a thread at the same time in order to document the whole process. So here goes. I currently have a Red Sea Max C250 (current picture attached) it is 3 1/2 years old and it was also my first tank. It has served me well as a first tank...

So, I setup my 75g about 4 months ago and on the advice of my LFS I started with a HOB skimmer to help with my filtration. The tank is running well and water parameters are steady. I decided to go ahead and add a sump to the system. After a few weeks of collecting equipment and a tank I have...