Rich Kapoor
Active Member
Hey guys
So this summer I started looking into the aquarium hobby... and was super impressed by looking a pictures of reef tanks. Started doing some research on it in June... joined a local reef club in Wisconsin... and by August I purchased my main 75 gallon Marineland tank.
With the help of a fellow reefer who lives closeby... and after about 2 months of watching Reef tank related stuff daily on youtube, and getting all the necessary equipment to get started, I started my first tank build.
This is my first tank ever. No real experience maintaining a saltwater, but the hours of youtube videos and active participation on local reef club gave me confidence that I can do it.
I'm setting up a standard 75 gallon main tank (48 x 18 x 21) that has been drilled and XAqua InOut Overflow fitted. I am going with the soft plumbing route, using 1-1/2 inch polyethylene hose for the drain, and 5/8 inch clear pvc tubing for the return.
The sump tank is stardard 30 gallon (36 x 12 x 17) that is divided in 3 sections for skimmer + sock, small refugium, and return pump.
Some of the equipment I am using
Auto Top Off : Tunze Osmolator 3155
Chiller : None. (Not sure if I need one in Wisconsin)
Controller : Neptune Apex
Dosing Pumps : Bubble Magus BM-101 (haven't started yet)
Heaters : ViaAqua Titanium 300w and Finnex Titanium 300w. (Cobalt Neotherm 100w is spare)
Lighting : Ecotech Radion XR30W Gen3 (x2) and DeepBlue Solarflare LED for refugium
Media Reactor : None yet. (Will research once tank is more mature)
Overflow Box : XAqua InOut
Protein Skimmer : RLSS R6-i with Waveline DC4000 pump
Return Pump : Waveline DC6000
RO/DI System : 150gpd BRS 5-stage system with booster pump
UV Sterilizer : None. (Don't know its true benefits)
Wavemaker/Powerhead : Maxspect Gyre XF-150 and Jebao RW-4
The tank has been running for almost 3 months now...and happy to say I haven't experienced any issues (cross fingers).
Three months ago
Current
So this summer I started looking into the aquarium hobby... and was super impressed by looking a pictures of reef tanks. Started doing some research on it in June... joined a local reef club in Wisconsin... and by August I purchased my main 75 gallon Marineland tank.
With the help of a fellow reefer who lives closeby... and after about 2 months of watching Reef tank related stuff daily on youtube, and getting all the necessary equipment to get started, I started my first tank build.
This is my first tank ever. No real experience maintaining a saltwater, but the hours of youtube videos and active participation on local reef club gave me confidence that I can do it.
I'm setting up a standard 75 gallon main tank (48 x 18 x 21) that has been drilled and XAqua InOut Overflow fitted. I am going with the soft plumbing route, using 1-1/2 inch polyethylene hose for the drain, and 5/8 inch clear pvc tubing for the return.
The sump tank is stardard 30 gallon (36 x 12 x 17) that is divided in 3 sections for skimmer + sock, small refugium, and return pump.
Some of the equipment I am using
Auto Top Off : Tunze Osmolator 3155
Chiller : None. (Not sure if I need one in Wisconsin)
Controller : Neptune Apex
Dosing Pumps : Bubble Magus BM-101 (haven't started yet)
Heaters : ViaAqua Titanium 300w and Finnex Titanium 300w. (Cobalt Neotherm 100w is spare)
Lighting : Ecotech Radion XR30W Gen3 (x2) and DeepBlue Solarflare LED for refugium
Media Reactor : None yet. (Will research once tank is more mature)
Overflow Box : XAqua InOut
Protein Skimmer : RLSS R6-i with Waveline DC4000 pump
Return Pump : Waveline DC6000
RO/DI System : 150gpd BRS 5-stage system with booster pump
UV Sterilizer : None. (Don't know its true benefits)
Wavemaker/Powerhead : Maxspect Gyre XF-150 and Jebao RW-4
The tank has been running for almost 3 months now...and happy to say I haven't experienced any issues (cross fingers).
Three months ago
Current
