I needed a new winter hobby to get me off my butt and a saltwater aquarium is it. I decided to go full bore and make my own stand as well. Originally I told myself (and my wife) that I was only gonna buy uses and spend about 800.00. Well that got away from me quickly. Wanted stand to be nice and match living room furniture so that meant 300.00+ for oak plywood and trim. Then I couldn't find a decent used tank somI bought new. Long story short I'm in for about 2600.00 so far. Way more than I was planning , but appaerentyl that's the norm for this hobby. This got me the following:
90 gallon Aqueon tank with offset overflow 300.00 on sale
Assorted plumbing 200.00
Reef Octopus 150int Skimmer 229.00
Trigger Ruby Sump 36 350.
Dry rock from Reef savers 100lbs 162.00 shipped
Carib sea 50/50 split of pink Fiji and Bimini pink live sand 100lbs 150.00 shipped
Eheim Jager 200w heater 32.
BRS 4 value RO/DI 75GPD 150.00
SB reeflight 450.00
Jebao RW-8 x2 164.00
Jebao DC 12000 return pump 119.00
Wood and supplies for stand 300.
Stand is almost done and I just picked up the tank. Most everything else will come this week. UPS guy is gonna hate me. Any thoughts or recommendations please let me know. Here is the stand so far.
90 gallon Aqueon tank with offset overflow 300.00 on sale
Assorted plumbing 200.00
Reef Octopus 150int Skimmer 229.00
Trigger Ruby Sump 36 350.
Dry rock from Reef savers 100lbs 162.00 shipped
Carib sea 50/50 split of pink Fiji and Bimini pink live sand 100lbs 150.00 shipped
Eheim Jager 200w heater 32.
BRS 4 value RO/DI 75GPD 150.00
SB reeflight 450.00
Jebao RW-8 x2 164.00
Jebao DC 12000 return pump 119.00
Wood and supplies for stand 300.
Stand is almost done and I just picked up the tank. Most everything else will come this week. UPS guy is gonna hate me. Any thoughts or recommendations please let me know. Here is the stand so far.