Nolan Shinn
Active Member
I've seen the articles around Facebook (specifically the fantastic tank builds) and while googling for info, and finally decided to join up and say hello and introduce myself.
I'm a recent college graduate, living just north of Seattle, which means I buy ramen and reefing supplies. Three years ago, after a trip to the local aquarium I was inspired to try my hand at keeping a saltwater tank. After weeks of research and against my better financial judgement I bought a 30 gallon tank and skimmer off craigslist. I kept that up for about a year before dismantling due to a summer job where I would spend a few months in Alaska commercially fishing for salmon (I know, the irony is not lost on me. Or my buddies at the fish store). After a decent season, I came back and upgraded to a 55 gallon tank I got off craigslist for $100. I upgraded my lighting from a mix of LED's and Halogens I wired up out of garage sale items and late night Amazon purchases to two Radion X15 G3's (with the reef link) and added a MP10 QD to my host of (rather impressively resilliant) "off-brand" powerheads.
That tank is still up and running well. However, after another slightly less successful fishing season, I recently bought a 155g bow front off craigslist and am in the process of outfitting and building it.
Perhaps a build thread is in order? Its not the greatest setup out there, but I'm broke, good with my hands, and a product designer. So at least it should be interesting.
I'm a recent college graduate, living just north of Seattle, which means I buy ramen and reefing supplies. Three years ago, after a trip to the local aquarium I was inspired to try my hand at keeping a saltwater tank. After weeks of research and against my better financial judgement I bought a 30 gallon tank and skimmer off craigslist. I kept that up for about a year before dismantling due to a summer job where I would spend a few months in Alaska commercially fishing for salmon (I know, the irony is not lost on me. Or my buddies at the fish store). After a decent season, I came back and upgraded to a 55 gallon tank I got off craigslist for $100. I upgraded my lighting from a mix of LED's and Halogens I wired up out of garage sale items and late night Amazon purchases to two Radion X15 G3's (with the reef link) and added a MP10 QD to my host of (rather impressively resilliant) "off-brand" powerheads.
That tank is still up and running well. However, after another slightly less successful fishing season, I recently bought a 155g bow front off craigslist and am in the process of outfitting and building it.
Perhaps a build thread is in order? Its not the greatest setup out there, but I'm broke, good with my hands, and a product designer. So at least it should be interesting.
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