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Hey everyone, Trying to add a sump after upgrading from a 30 gallon tank to a 75 gallon. I’m using the linked sump kit for a 20 gallon and I’m planning on making a compartment for the filter socks, refugium, bubble trap, and outflow. My question is, at the beginning I was planning to buy a...

Hello! This is my first post for my build. I have been on and off in the hobby since I was 10. I recently ordered a 12G Studio tank from Reef casa, after lots of research for my new tank I settled on Reef casa for a few reasons listed below in no particular order. 1. Size/Shape of tank was...

Hello! The purpose of this post, and future posts, is both for newcomers and for my own selfish reasons. I’m going to be starting a 25G AIO and will note as much of the process as possible. I want to help create a standard guide for those with similar goals and hope in return to receive advice...

Hey all, its been 6 months since I shut down my tanks and donated all of my corals and inhabitants along with selling my own home and uprooting my family to move to our paradise! With that being said I think it is fair time to start a new first build in our new home! I have found my passion and...

I'm excited to start working on a new project, a 100'' long shallow reef tank! Previously, three smaller shallow reef tanks covered this wall.. but I always had the dream of creating one large, low-tech, system and having lots of mangroves, macro algae and nano critters in it. Above the water I...

Alright, so this is the start of my journey with my father on building a display reef tank. The tank is a little less than 90 gallons but with the sump installed it may be a little more than that. The dimension are 36 x 16 x 20 = 20736 cubic inches = roughly 90 gallons. I bought this tank used...

Hey fellow reefers. I currently have a 90 litre nano tank. I'm looking at flow, but I'm unsure on what I the best wave makers for a nano. I was about to purchase a AI Nero but unsure, will this be too powerful for my tank?

Hello Everyone, Welcome to my build thread. I am 27 years old and grew up watching Tanked I always wanted an Aquarium. I have recently gotten the itch to try this hobby out. I researched before I started but not even close to how much I needed to do. I want to start small with a 55-Gal FOWLR...

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...