75 gallon build

Hi all, a bit of a story, we went to this wonderful small bay in Fiji last year. My first ever time snorkelling and also had the taste of my first ever dive on the rainbow reef. The mind blowing shoal of fish around beautiful coral colonies had me wanting to recreate a tiny of bit paradise in...

So I’ve made the choice to build a 75 gallon tank out from scratch when we move to our next house at the start of the year. I currently have a 40 gallon breeder that I’m going to source live rock sand, and half the water from. Going to use the 40 gallon as a quarantine tank or frag tank...

Hi everyone! Here we go. I started my tank journey in January 2023, maybe not 100% in the wrong way, but I would give my six month ago self a 9 outta 10 on the scale of how not to jump into a hobby. Reason, simple.. I have a few hobbies and they require research.. I should have known better.. I...

Good morning! Well my tank is cycled, but I need to setup a qt tank this week, so nothing will go in it for a bit. Why didn’t I prepare the qt at the same time?! Anyway… Here is the progress so far. (75 gallon with Tunze 9012). Have a good day! PS - the light is not permanent, just my son’s...

Hello all! I currently have a JBJ 45 gallon cube AIO reef tank but have been recently trying to upgrade to a larger size with a sump. I’ve never used a sump so I’m not sure what to do and I also don’t really know what I’m looking for when getting one and I’d really like some advice! I found a...

After 12 years away from the hobby, I've officially started up a tank again, and it just all feels right! I started in the hobby when I was 12 working at fish stores, I worked in different stores for 10 years and having reef tanks at home. It was always a hobby my dad and I shared and at one...

I am upgrading my 40 gallon reef tank to a 75 gallon reef tank. The stand that I built is 50” tall x 18.25” deep x 48.25” wide. The rimless tank brings the height up to 68” which will be great for viewing but horrible for maintenance. I will be running a 29 gallon sump with a Simplicity 240 DC...

First saltwater tank, I lurked around the forums early 2010s but never really got to setting one up. Months ago I saw a pico reef and was amazed by it. That inspired me to start reading about saltwater tanks again. After university, I'm finally be able to start to set one up! I got my tank...

Hello all; Im fairly new to the Saltwater world, (about 1 year) I have a tank with softies and some peaceful fish. However I recently acquired a 75 gallon, with a 30 gallon sump. I am looking at doing something a little different from the last tank, specifically planning on a FOWLR with...

I’ve actually been writing & re-writing this build thread since August. Every time I’m about to post it, I make another major change/addition & put it off by another month. But I finally decided to set it in stone & post! My thread index has the coolest/most unique sections in bold, if...

I have had freshwater aquariums over the years and found myself with some spare time on my hands and a newly acquired 75 gallon, used, pre-drilled tank with an old Durso setup. Time to try saltwater! I quickly realized that saltwater is much more complicated. Each step required a bunch of...

My first large marine tank. Had many smaller through the years, mostly tidepool tanks from collecting living in hawaii. Had a few bumps in the road, but im proud of this tank. I enjoy it, and its a big stress relief at the end of our bed. Friends in the tank: 1 neon dottyback 1 yellow tang 1...

Plumbing a 75gallon display tank and I have a 1500gph pump and 1 inch drains. My question would be, is it best to do 1inch or 3/4 drain with 3/4 bulkhead lock line. Trying to have the best flow less pressure loss

So I have a couple of smaller saltwater tanks but I started putting this one together in December. My goal was to build a nice tank with a low budget. 75 gallon and a 20 gallon long to use for the sump that I got at petco during their dollar a gallon sale. I designed and cut my own baffles for...

In the process of quarantining away from my aquarium, and in the very near future moving, I decided to build a new system for my fish/corals that will last at least the two years on my next lease. My fiancé is not completely on board with the idea of going bigger for the aquarium, so I convinced...

Hello everyone! Several weeks ago I posted a potential plumbing build for my first ever reef tank. I received some great feedback (mostly about drilling the tank), so I took the plunge and had it drilled. I then spent a lot of time researching and planning and have what I now think might be...

Hello everyone, I’m new to Reef 2 Reef, new to posting threads on forums, and most importantly new to reef aquariums! You could say I’m the newbiest of newbs. I’m reaching out for my first post to ask about the plumbing on my first ever tank. I have a 75Gallon tank and unfortunately it’s not...

Hey everyone, this will by my largest tank to date and I am super excited to be sharing my build with you all. I was originally in the market for a Waterbox 100.3 as I love their build quality and have their 10 gallon cube in my office....That was until i came across the Innovative Marine INT...

75 gallon display 35 gallon eshopps sump...

This is my first tank build on R2R so bear with me. I tore down my 40 gallon breeder with a HOB skimmer and filter and bought a used 75 gallon reef ready system. The stand was sturdy but a little beat up so I had to start with some sanding and painted it black. I also cleaned and sanitized the...

Hello all, I got a 75Gallon aquarium in a very good shape(48x18x21) for free recently from a friend, the stand was in a very bad so we had to discard it. before building a DIY with 2x4, I was wondering if anyone has given this a thought...

Ladies and Gents, The time has come for a new build! This is my first build thread starting from the very beginning, so forgive me if things don't move as quickly as any of us would like. Okay, here goes nothing! At the urging of my girlfriend, I decided to finally upgrade since I've had the...

Hi Everyone... I've been reading the Forum for a while, but now I have some questions about my pending 75 gallon build, so I decided to join today, and I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I have a 75 gallon, undrilled tank I bought during the Petco $1 sale. I want to turn it into a mixed reef...