Old School Old Guy

scdigby · Oct 4, 2020

BackToTheReef · Oct 4, 2020

Fred2482 · Oct 4, 2020

Welcome!

Jeffcb · Oct 4, 2020

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

CelestEel · Oct 4, 2020

Sebastiancrab · Oct 4, 2020

Welcome to the gang!

Larry J · Oct 4, 2020

Pistondog said:
Welcome Larry,
No worries, its all downhill from here.
Is the tank in good shape?
I think it might be easy to fix minor scratches prior to filling

The tank was in worse shape than I thought originally. I would have been better time and effort wise to have purchased new, but I woul c loose the cache that this old system has. The statement 'polishing a t__d' is truly appropriate here. It will still have scratches (part of its charm?) when iit

Larry J said:
I have always been intrigued by salt tanks and had one in my aquarium shop back in the 1980's. I came across an Mid Century Modern custom acrylic 125 gallon tank at the beginning of this year. I'm fascinated by the major improvements in control systems making it simpler to maintain parameters than just salinity and temperature from the '80s. So I've spent the last ten months researching and acquiring the electronice, lighting and drinking the kool-aid! I was amazed by my first local vendor and frag show this spring. I've taken time along the way to document the build and will share it in a week or two. I'm in the process of building the water mixing station that proceeds getting things wet for the first time. Went full Apex and intend not to carry buckets of water and have two QT tanks waiting in the wings. Did I say I'm getting excited and impatient? I have a bedroom stacked with stuff to incorporate into this mess. A bit overwhelmed...

boacvh said:
Welcome! (Will wait impatiently for lots of pics )

Coming soon...not sure of the quality but thats not going to stop me

Larry J · Oct 4, 2020

ReeferBlaine said:
Welcome to Reef2Reef seems like you are putting a lot of thought into your system which is always good!

Thanks...I'm not sure its so much diligence as confusion...too much information out there...I hope I've made good choices. I'll add a component list as I roll out the build thread and then the criticism can roll in!

KingTideCorals · Oct 4, 2020

Larry J said:
Thanks...I'm not sure its so much diligence as confusion...too much information out there...I hope I've made good choices. I'll add a component list as I roll out the build thread and then the criticism can roll in!

Hey as long as you are happy right?? I like it! Also... the trolls always await! Have gotten that feeling since starting my channel! Let me know what ya think of it! Here is my most recent upload!

Funston07 · Oct 4, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Larry J · Oct 4, 2020

ReeferBlaine said:
Hey as long as you are happy right?? I like it! Also... the trolls always await! Have gotten that feeling since starting my channel! Let me know what ya think of it! Here is my most recent upload!

Thanks!