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Hello everyone,
No stranger to the hobby but have been fish free for last several years. Just purchased a 185 corner and now looking for some tips as I have been out of the game for a bit. I have kept Salt, Reef, Africans, SA Cichlids, Designer Goldies. Pretty much everything. Now getting back into FOWLR but have noticed the new technology available. Going to have some questions about things here and there. 1st one I have is filtration and lighting. Anyone care to offer some advice?
 
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Mike9976 said:
Hello everyone,
No stranger to the hobby but have been fish free for last several years. Just purchased a 185 corner and now looking for some tips as I have been out of the game for a bit. I have kept Salt, Reef, Africans, SA Cichlids, Designer Goldies. Pretty much everything. Now getting back into FOWLR but have noticed the new technology available. Going to have some questions about things here and there. 1st one I have is filtration and lighting. Anyone care to offer some advice?
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If you want to brush up on the changes since you left, I highly recommend the BRSTV videos on you tube, specifically the 52 weeks of reefing series. They’ve put out tons of videos in the last couple years that will bring you up to speed quickly.
 
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Welcome to R2R !

For a fowlr tank i would just use a simple sump and lights. Lights are a big deal once you are in a reef tank for corals.
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I'm also gonna do polyps, anemone, dusters so maybe a lil more tha FOWLR. I'm just undecided between Trigger and Eshopps. Also leaning heavily towards Loop Marine BT System.
 
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Welcome and glad to have ya here!!!!!!

As for filtration, you can start simple and work up with the sump. I am a big fan of DIY 40 breeder sumps and with FOWLR setups you can go simple, but leave room for growth when you decide to make it a mixed reef.

Either way, you should head on over to the link below and make a build thread. They are very helpful at tracking what you have done, what you plan to do, and we really like pictures also lol. This area may also give you some ideas for what options you have, all tanks in the link are 180-399 gallons and I think there are a few large corner build threads in that area as well.

www.reef2reef.com

Large Aquariums 180g - 399g

A forum for people interested in keeping large aquariums. This forum is dedicated to water volumes of 180 gallons to 399 gallons. Anything more is a monster tank!
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