MagicPenny's Pro Clear Rimless 60 (32 gallon)

[MagicPenny]

Since this is the first time I've had the opportunity to really start from scratch, and the self-control to not just do "whatever" to get it done, I guess it's time for a build thread. new to R2R but not new to reefing. This is my late Christmas, early Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, and 50th Birthday gift from my husband.
* ProClear 60 Rimless - low iron glass 32-gallon tank with stand and 26 gallon glass sump included. it comes with filter socks, a gravity-fed ATO reservoir that sits atop the sump, and a float switch installed.
* Sicce 800 return pump
* Red Sea ReefLED 50 light
* 300W heater
* 30lb. dry base rock from BRS, which is arriving today, and 1KG Maxspect Nano-tech Biospheres (for sump).
* Planning to run a fuge in the sump and skip the skimmer, for now at least. Air-driven skimmers give me nightmares and the AquaC Remora Pro S I used to have is long gone and no longer available (that thing was beast IDK why they are gone). I have the light for the sump already - a good old Amazon gooseneck LED that ran a pretty successful no-tech cherry shrimp tank for me for three years before my brother decided to help me by feeding the shrimp every day while I was on vacation lol. No more shrimp. But at least I have a good plant light.
Trying to decide whether to drop the $ on an RO/DI. Also the stuff of nightmares since I flooded my last house by leaving it running and going to work one day. 13 gallons is not enough to hold 4 hours of water production, just FYI. We are on a well, and while the water is very high in Ca, has a naturally high pH and probably stable that way, it's def not clean enough to just RO and use.
Still a lot of head scratching and what-if-ing going on, obviously.
After much ado and rambling, here it is:

 

[Tahoe61]

Check out Aquatic RO Buddi. You can order them from Walmart or Amazon. For $61.00 it's a good deal.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Following along!

 

[MagicPenny]

Check out Aquatic RO Buddi. You can order them from Walmart or Amazon. For $61.00 it's a good deal.

It's on the short list since i have had one of them before. Hubs has also suggested getting a higher GPD model and setting it up in the garage where we can hook it directly to our well and avoid dealing with post-water-softener water at all. I think our well tests around 250-270 TDS so it needs some HELP haha.

 

[Tahoe61]

What fish are you going to have? Did the last tank house corals?

 

[MagicPenny]

What fish are you going to have? Did the last tank house corals?

I am planning on a pair of clowns, a firefish, and one or two other small fish, but not 100% sure yet. I'm thinking about a pair of Clarkii clowns this time. I like their color and the way they swim. I've also developed a love for my sister's long-nosed hawkfish.
I had LOTS of coral in my last reef tank. My clowns (Nemo - orange, and Omen - black) lived in some pulsating xenia and laid eggs in it all the time.

This was about 4 months before I took it down and switched to fresh. I kick myself every time I look at this pic. It was totally HOB - Remora Pro skimmer and a CPR HOB Fuge.

 

[Tahoe61]

I really like the Hawk fish as well, tons of personality.
Well now you have a new exciting adventure.
I just cycled a tank. I strongly suggest the bacteria in a bottle and ammonium chloride cycling method. I used Microbactor7 and Fluval Cycle. The tank cycled in 9 days.