Hi my name is Mark and I'm just getting started with a reef tank after having freshwater back in the 90's (remember under gravel filters? yuck!) After putting a beautiful crack in the back panel of a 65 gallon Aqueon tank I was drilling (I'll never know what I did wrong, went slow, plenty of water, no pressure) I bought a 75 gallon IM Nuvo EXT and a 29 gallon Aqueon as a sump, with the Fiji Sump kit. All that on a DIY stand I built to fit.
I built an aquascape with about 60 lbs of Marco rock, and about an inch of sand. I'm currently on Day 5 of the Brightwell Aquatics fishless cycle, hope to be getting a fish this weekend. It's been about 4 months since I started, so I'm taking my time, learning and doing it right the first time, hopefully.
Prior to this I had a few freshwater tanks back in the 90's with some decent success, but always wanted to try saltwater. Back then it seemed much more intimidating, now there's so much more information and resources like this forum to get help.
