design

I’m not sure if this exists somewhere in the forum or how other people have learned this but I’m having a harder time picking it up. How do people know what a coral will look like when more grown out? Being new to the hobby I find a lot of coral that look really good, and that my tank can meet...

Howdy everyone, I am planning my transition from freshwater to saltwater over the next few months and I need some help designing my sump. The aquarium is 67.5 gallons, like a tall 55g. I have kept a reef with my dad when I was a teenager and helped him set it all up, that was 15 years ago and...

I spent quite some time aquascaping with epoxy and stone mix cement — now as I wait for my tank to finish cycling, I want to brainstorm the future design for my reef. I want my reef to feature exclusively soft and LPS corals. Below I have outlined 15 zones that I would love your help to populate...

Hey there. New to this wonderful forum. I am building my first DIY aquarium stand and was planning to make rocketengineer's design or king of diy (youtuber) stand design. My main question is how high can I make the stand. My tank (have not bought it yet. Planning to buy it from...

good evening, (sorry, thinking in metric, but will try to do feet/inches) this will be for a freshwater setup (sorry, marine is probably too challenging at this stage, i need to gain some experience first) i've been considering making my own sump using a used 3x2x2 glass tank (90x60x60cm)...

I am planning a stand build for my 90 that will have more space below for a bigger sump and an equipment cabinet, can I see some ways reef ready owners have done this, or ideas to help? I need to make sure the braces are not in the way of the plumbing that will come thru the top of the stand...

How can I improve on my aquascape. I feel as though it looks ok but I want it to be better...any ideas?

Hello! While I'm not new to reefing, it's been a while since my last tank, a 6 gallon nano. You can see the thread about it over here: https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/176359-first-tank-first-post-6g-jbj-nano-cube/ Sadly, I lost that nano cube due to a poor DIY fuge I built and it...

Aquascaping from a design perspective is rarely discussed. I’ve always wondered why we don’t talk much about what makes a scape look visually appealing, so I’ve started a series where I apply common principles of design used in art, photography, graphic design, etc. to reef aquascapes. This is...

Hello Reef2Reef community, This is my first post so please give feedback/forgive my mistakes! I will be posting a build guide in a couple months but I have started to plan out my 93 gallon cube build. I am a computer engineer so I plan to make this a very technical build but I will...

I wanted to start this thread to allow people to follow along with my build of my dream home with my dream tank “including fish room”. I am a local home builder that has been in the reefing hobby for about 10 years. At this point I am in the design phase of the home and am currently planing on...

Howdy Reefers Wanted to share part two of my little aquascape and coral placement design series where I talk about how to add depth to your rockscape! Hopefully someone can find this info helpful in some way when making their scape even though my videos are pretty goofy. It’s a super easy...

I am planning my new sump and have the below in mind. Any suggestions and advice are welcome. Measurement are in inch - L - 36', W - 20', H - 18'

Need help!! i have a sailfin tang with really bad white spots all over him. iv set up 30g QT to dose the tank with copper. so ive dose it now and it been going for two weeks now. and i woke up this morning and it was soo bad he was acting crazy, and staying at the top.

Silly little video I made about thinking of aquascaping from a design perspective. Expanding on it more and different coral placement techniques in my upcoming content but just wanted to share :) I know my stuff is pretty goofy but hopefully it helps in some way!

I'm planning on creating a "fish room" in the garage to hold my remote sump, mixing station, filters, etc..... Right now I have a house layout as such: Fish tank is going to go in the "fish tank" area. Can I run the plumbing from the behind the fish tank, along the bedroom / office wall...

Hi Everyone, I am getting a tank built for me that is going to be sunk into a wall. I am able to put the overflow box and returns through the drywall. I am going around a stud, so the return piping will have to go straight back for 4 inches before the angle. I hope this makes sense and maybe my...

I’ve been considering how best to plumb the dual overflow/return on my center drilled 150gal build and I need some input from you knowledgeable reefers out there: Is there any reason I couldn’t pipe both of my overflow down tubes through two algae turf skimmers? In theory this would mean all...

So I have a custom 280 gallon tank being built (Dims 72x30x30). https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/trickman2s-280-gallon-upgrade.369124/#post-4550738 My current sump from my 90 gallon is going to be upgraded. I have looked at trigger systems Triton 44, icecap 48xl. The tank manufacturer is...

Like many of you, I've been in the hobby long enough to know that it wasn't always about the SPS (or 'bout that bass), but it was about brilliant butterfly fish. The long nosed butterfly was actually the fish that got me into the hobby in the first place. With that, there is this amazing artist...

Hi, I've set up the first batch of Live rock, used aquaforest cement, works pretty good! (i bought the rocks from a previous owner with the tank 2nd hand), i'm guessing there's 25kg but really i have no idea... It's my first setup, so any advice is greatly appreciated! I think i need to add...

I am looking for an aquarium expert that can help me design a schematic of how my entire aquarium system will work together so I can engineer how everything works. Looking to work virtually to collaborate on the best system for my new tank before I set anything up :)