build thread

Intro: I've been researching the saltwater hobby for many years, and reading through all the R2R forums have been a major help and a great source of information. Growing up, I had 10, 29, 46, and 90 gallon tanks but all freshwater. College and rental situations took me out of the hobby for...

Hello reefers! I have been lurking for the past year, reading build posts, picking up valuable info from all of you and I began believing I could do this. I’ve had planted high tech fresh water tanks for some time now and am finally ready to see how life is on the salty side. My wife is very...

Good morning, evening, or whatever time of day it happens to be when you read this thread! Decided to post the build/stocking/inevitable demise (or upgrade) of this 20 gallon tall, running BARE minimum equipment for coral and fish health. Background I love fish. That is the #1 fact people learn...

Well I did it after a bunch of reading and YouTube video. I decided let me get into this hobby and just go all in! Then I did. Here is my build list equipment Tank: Redsea Reefer G2 Filter: ReefMat 500 Skimmer: Reefer Skimmer 300 Lights: ReefLED x 2 w/ mounting arms - Waiting on arms to...

Holla! My name is Dave, I reside in Arizona and not only am I new around here but new to this hobby all together. I‘m in this because my 16 year old son decided this was something he wanted to do. I’ve been pretty hands off until he needed some help. I had fresh water tanks all growing up but...

Here's my 16 gallon (40 liter) office tank! One day I said "I think I'm gonna get a tank for my office and everyone thought I was kidding.... well I wasn't. This is my first reef tank so it's been a little trial and error but I'm proud of her. Not really a great photographer and I feel like...

Tank: Reefer 350 (V3) Current FTS (Oct 3,2023) Lighting: 2x 3x Hydra 32 with 3D reefing diffusers Filtration Equipment: Red Sea Reefmat 500 Bubble Magus Curve 7 skimmer AquaUV 15W (likely will upsize to 25W) Nyos Torq reactor with carbon and marine pure spheres (likely going back to Zeo...

Current Stuff: -Fluval Evo Marine 13.5gal -Mini PS2 Fluval protein skimmer -Fluval M40 heater -Stock air pump -Stock filter -Stock lid+light What I want to upgrade: -Light ; AI Prime 16HD -Air pump ; Sicce Syncra Silent (not sure which version tho) -Something by Reef Octopus? -Temp...

IM 50g Lagoon AIO EQUIPMENT: Apex EL XR30 G6 with diffuser (30% intensity) Nero 3s x2 (Random flow 35%-55%) Hygger mini wave maker for extra flow by the acros (Random mode) Stock Mighty Jet return pump (Max flow on wave setting) Tunze 9004 dc skimmer AquaUV 15W UV with newa 1200 pump 295 gph...

Starting a new build thread for my IM lagoon 50 :D EQUIPMENT: XR30 G6 Nero 3s x2 Stock Mighty Jet return pump Tunze 9004 dc skimmer intank media basket (filterfloss, chemipure blue, biomedia) intank fuge basket (not gonna work out) tunze 3181 algae reactor (inbound) LIVESTOCK: fish/inverts...

Hello all, I've just set up my Waterbox 25 a few days ago and have been rolling along with a fishless cycle using Dr. Tim's arsenal of bacteria and ammonia. I've kept aquariums before but this is my first nano reef tank. Because I'm in the last couple years of grad school and anticipate at...

A little premature with this build thread, but I've been keeping notes in a variety of places, so condensing everything here for my own sanity and planning. Whether you love em or hate em, purchased a RedSea Reefer 350 G2 and am in the process of getting everything ready to go. Step One: I...

SO hi. I have been asking questions and researching for the 3 months. So finally... IM about to start in a month. Ive got questions, want to make a log and help other people in my situation. Did a lot of freshwater. Lets start. DIY AIO sump btw + 48 inch x 18 inch x 18 inch EQUIPMENT Aqua...

Hey yall, I just wanted to share some pics of my tank progression, It's been a couple of months, and my tank has gone through some aquascaping changes and a move. I also think it's time I start a build thread to document its progression!

Hi all, Back when I was in grad school I had a 55 gallon reef tank that I cobbled together with extremely limited funds. After many years out of the hobby I’m back! My girlfriend gifted me a 32 gallon Biocube which I’m hoping to start up soon. For now I’m planning on keeping the included hood...

( Note the picture is not final layout or placement, just a temporary spot til i find the right home) I've decided to start my first Salt Water build after a couple years of fresh water! I'm planning on taking it pretty slow setting up, but am almost ready with the initial items for the setup...

This is my 3rd attempt at a successful reef tank. I'm hoping to take everything I've learned along the way and apply it to this build. Equipment: JBJ RF-25 and stand Ai Prime 16 HD Intank media basket (Floss, rox 0.8, & purigen) Tunze 9004 dc skimmer 200w Aqueon Pro & Inkbird controller IM...

(reposted in the proper location...error first time.) New Build Thread - IM 20 NUVO Fusion Pro Hello. After a recent catastrophic structural failure of a much larger tank and losing everything (RedSea 425XL)...and thinking it would be a long time before I would devote time and effort into...

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My local fish store had the desktop version of the aquarium for sale at a cheap $350 so I couldn’t resist. Unfortunately had to source some of the parts online to match the actual full package that’s been sold out everywhere. As I wait for all the parts to come in I’ll start a build thread and...

I set up a 36 gallon bowfront saltwater tank. I am currently starting to turn it into a reef tank. I’m running a tidal 75 filter with, seaclone 100 protien skimmer, single kessil a80 tuna blue light and a eheim 100w heater. For stock I have 2 clowns, a bi color blenny, 2 turbo snails, a ghost...

Well I finally decide to take the dive back into salt when I was younger I had a 75 for about 3 years with moderate success. This time around I am going smaller with a 20gal hexagon that was kicking around my parents basement ( my dad was huge into freshwater so tanks are abundant) . Currently...

So I always been into tanks from as early as I coils remember. My dad had a fresh water 55 growing up. Fast forward to when I was 21, I got me my first own tank, was fresh water. Had a jack dempsey and two Oscars. I never did water checks, even had times when I was young and dumb and would just...

5 gallon aqueon aqueon heater 50 watt

Excited to start my new build. I am upgrading from a EVO. I have had a hard time deciding on the tank and been back and forth a lot. I finally pulled the trigger on a Reefer 200 G2 during the Black Friday sales at BRS. I have been in and out of the hobby since the 80’s and undergravel filters...