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Lukas75 · Jul 11, 2019

Welcome!!

Eagle_Steve · Jul 11, 2019

Welcome and we are glad to have ya here!!!

Mastiffsrule · Jul 11, 2019

Were glad you joined. Don’t be afraid to post some pics.

Jamo7 · Jul 11, 2019

Bryson.bobby · Jul 12, 2019

Welcome to R2R

Big Daddy Reefer · Jul 12, 2019

Welcome to the hobby and R2R!

Joe BBC · Jul 12, 2019

Welcome - reefers rule.

Captain Quint · Jul 12, 2019

Welcome aboard.

We'd like to see a pic of your boat...err, I mean tank.

ikanspelwel · Jul 15, 2019

Sorry it took a while to get some photos up, but I needed to take some new ones as the ones I had were not adequate!

Here is my 110g display installed in the corner above the fireplace:

Here is the back of the tank, I drilled and installed a Bean Overflow box from Glass-holes.com that I got years ago.
I also drilled and installed a closed circuit recirculating system in the hopes to prevent the need for power heads. I am not yet sure if there is enough flow for my future corals or not. I may have to supplement a power head here or there.

Here is my salt mixing station:

And finally my custom sump I made from a 120g used tank:

Here is my small ball of Chaeto tumbling in my refugium:

ikanspelwel · Jul 15, 2019

Oh, btw the fireplace wall will eventually be stacked stone all the way to the ceiling. One of many projects that need to be completed!

Big Daddy Reefer · Jul 15, 2019

Amazing!

ikanspelwel · Dec 5, 2019

So, shortly after I posted my tank build we made the decision to sell our current house and upgrade to a larger house...

This means I had to remove my custom built in tank, and tear everything out. Our new home is a new construction so while waiting for it to be built I have had to move my fish into a much smaller temporary home.

It is plenty big enough for them now, and luckily I had yet to venture into any corals so I only have to worry about keeping the fish alive.

I will start a new build thread for my new tank/sump in my new house once we move, around end of Feb start of March. I can't wait to get the move over so I can start expanding my tank again! Even though I had to rip out my dream setup I did learn a lot by setting up that tank and will keep those lessons in the forefront of my mind when setting up my new tank!

This is what the wall looks like now (with the exception that the switch cover plate is back in place now):

I think it looks really plain without my tank in the middle!

Adam

Bleigh · Dec 5, 2019

Welcome!!!

GoldeneyeRet · Dec 5, 2019

Welcome to r2r!

Rick Mathew · Dec 5, 2019

ikanspelwel said:
Hello everyone!

I am brand new to the hobby, I used to keep planted fresh water aquariums, but always desired a reef setup. I hadn't ventured into the marine/reef hobby because of the how difficult and expensive I heard it was.

Now that I am older, and have a little more money I have finally made the plunge. My build is about 2-2.5 years in the making now. I have been going at it slowly for a few reasons, time, money, and trying to make it easy to maintain.

I have my 110g display and 100g sump up and running and cycled for about 6 months now. I just got two clown fish and they are in quarantine. I am doing all I can to make sure they are healthy before I introduce them into my main system. I want to keep my display system free of Ich, Velvet and other pests!

Adam