build thread

Ok, I think the time has finally come to start a build thread. I'm a bit self-conscious about posting something like this considering I've never had a reef tank before and my freshwater experience is pretty far distant at this point. But I have found every build thread I've read so far pretty...

FTS update 11-20-19: I’m back to the hobby after a 4-5 year break, hailing from Washington DC. All of my goodies from BRS came in today, still waiting on my tank, lights, pumps, and stand to come in some time this week. Then i will seal the inside of the stand and get to plumbing! Still...

Hey fellow reefers, My name is Darrin and I'm a high school Biology (and U.S. History) teacher down in Coconut Creek, FL who with the help of many amazing people on this forum have the opportunity to show my kids what reefing is all about. If you want to get an idea of how this all started...

Hey Reefers! I just sold my RedSea Reefer 250 and will be downsizing to a 25 gallon lagoon. I will be attending graduate school next year for Marine Biology, so I needed something a bit smaller for my new room. Anyways, the tank and APS cabinet will be here tomorrow, along with most of the...

Hey guys, finally getting around to starting my build thread. This is my second build and I regret not doing one of these on my first tank. Ive been in the hobby right at 2 years now. I started off with a 100 gallon drilled tank with a 30 gallon sump. I learned so much in that first year, Ive...

Hey all, Been on R2R for a while now, I've always wanted to have a build thread of my own so here goes! My 120g has sprung a leak, which means I've gotta swap tanks, at first I was bummed out, but I'm excited now as I love setting tanks up (it's the fun part!!) I decided to downsize to a 40B...

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...

So, I found this on FB for a whopping $10. It's gonna be the start of my next build. A 20 long reef tank, will be mixed reef, mostly plating montipora on the sps side. The previous owner used it as a fuge. The bulk heads are drilled a little too low for my liking. I'm considering doing...

Hello, I have a had a couple builds on here before, but they were cut short due to life circumstances. I am taking my time on this build and I know it is still a ways away from being filled with water, simply because of the gear I want is pricey and I am willing to wait for it. This is the...

Sorry my tank has been up since 2011 but here is a shot of my tank EVERYTHING IS IN NUMERICAL ORDER FROM 2011 TILL NOW. See how an ugly tank can go to something very presentable Pic: March6th 2018

This is the SCA 50 gallon system I bought off amazon to go in my new apartment. This is my 5th tank build, but first brand new tank and first time using a cube. Here’s the tank when it arrived. Well, a little after it arrived. I got excited and started opening boxes before I remembered to snap...

Hey guys so I decided I wanted to post my build to share with you guys and also to monitor my progression of my tank over time. I started this tank out in October of last year and transferred two old tanks into this one[live rock, fish, and corals]. I built the stand from 2x4 and 3/4 in plywood...

I needed to move my 40g breeder that had been running for almost 3 years and talked the wife into letting me upgrade. I didn't take many photos of the initial build since I was moving things from an existing tank, I was hurrying to get fish and coral out of a rubbermaid container. Livestock...

I’m October of 2017 my wife and I bought a coralife biocube 29 from a coworker who has been in the hobby for over 10 years. He actually bought the set up for himself while he was trying to convince me to buy it for my kids. My son is allergic to cats and dogs, but loves animals. So my co...

I decided to start this build thread to add something to my hobby and to add to our community. This is my 5th reef tank over the last 15+ years Iv bin in the hobby, I’ve bin back into it now for about the last 4 years, slowly getting bigger and bigger and finally bigger. To where I’m at now...

It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally getting around to a build thread for my RedSea Reefer 425XL. I broke down my first tank a 40B in July of 2016 when I bought my 425XL https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/soonerberrios-40b-sumpless-build.227835/ The 425XL has been up since July 2016...

I'm a high school science teacher and my school has decided to buy me 4 of these... https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-3231/Industrial-Shelving/Wide-Span-Storage-Rack-Wire-Decking-72-x-24-x-60 They have decided to put 16 electrical outlets on each shelf "level". Spaced so that the outlets...

That's right I'm upgrading my tank by 1200%, from a 10 gallon to a 120. Doesn't sound as dramatic when you just say upgrading to a 120. But here we go. So the 10 gallon was set up over a year ago as a temporary tank until we moved until our own place. So 8 months after moving in I was finally...

Hi All! Migrating here from RC (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2164285) but I'll try to do a very abbreviated version of a 7 year build. I've condensed 7 years into 140 or so photos. I'll start with the build, then go through the repeated failures and then pick up where we...

Hey Guys, So I've been very indecisive after selling my previous tank. Ever since the move which has been 3+ months now, I thought maybe being tankless would be some what satisfying to know my wallet is staying intact more lol . Which it has, but being tank less is very depressing, Wife gave...

This thread is for discussion on building a floating aquarium canopy containing 4 OceanRevive T247s being controlled by the Bluefish Lighting controller with 6 channels. I will give a rundown on the OceanRevive Mod and the style of canopy I went with. There was one thread on R2R that gave a...

Hey everyone, This will be my first build thread. I recently moved, and had 3 tanks up and running. I decided to consolidate everything into one tank (Red Sea Reefer 525xl). My previous tanks: Red Sea Reefer 350 IM Nuvo 30l 70 gallon custom frag tank The plan was to build the new Reefer...

Hello R2R family! I will be working on my 150 triton tank in the next few weeks (I will be doing a mission trip in Nepal so the build will be placed on hold for a few weeks) Prior to the build tread, I have a question and I’m looking for some feedback.. I currently purchased a dual overflow...

I decided to try my hand in reefing after being a freshwater/reptile guy for a while. I stumbled upon a guy on Craigslist who was getting out of the hobby. I purchased his setup for pennies on the dollar because he wanted it out of the garage (happy wife, happy life). His setup was only about...

So 2 years after my new home purchase, I am now getting back into my salt water addiction. This will be my 3rd tank, but really my first "Adult" setup. I finally have enough room for a full size sump, refugium, and an observation tank. This should put the total system volume to just above 245...