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My wife is finally letting setup an new tank!! I'm looking at getting a standard aqueon 210 then drilling it for a synergy reef 16 overflow. I wanted to drill the return lines into the back as well but a friend recommended not to. Any advice? I'm going to build my own stand fallow the rocket...

Well, it’s finally time, again. From 2009 to 2015, I ran a total of 650 gallons in tanks in my “fish room”. 180 fowlr, 90 LPS/Zoa, 60 SPS, 8x40 breeders for a mix of quarantine tanks and frag tanks. When I moved, I tore everything down and sold off everything I owned. Ever since then, I’ve been...

I have a new 150 Gallon, tank and am building a DIY Sump out of a 40 Gallon Breeder tank. I bought the Fiji Cube Sump Baffle kit for it and am in the process of laying it out. So far, I know how big the intake and return are going to be, where I need help is with the size of the refugium vs the...

Found use of this reactor thats been collecting dust in my garage. My question is for those who has a cheato reactor, do you have the output plumbed to your skimmer? Or filter sock? Or right back into the tank?

Have you ever used a power filter? Man this thing is a game changer! It was basically snowing in my display and 24 hours later it was so clean! Then moved it to the sump and it cleaned it all up for me. This thing is legit! I know this is old school so I didn’t create the idea, I just made some...

Hello fellow saltines, I want to make a screen lid for my 5g rimless AIO. I have watched plenty of videos and read a bunch of posts but most of them don't say what type of screen they used so I'm hoping to get some ideas here. Near as I can figure there are three types of mesh I can use: -...

So...I've got no clue what I'm doing when it comes to plumbing, but I want to replace the diaphragm valve with a gate valve system. Does anyone know what parts I need to get for either a Red Sea Reefer 625 or 750?

I haven't seen an example of a Clarisea SK-5000 installed on a Reefer 525XL without removing the auto-topoff reservoir. I figured out a way to do it and have some photos showing how I did it. My unit is the one with the auto-topoff on the right, the filter socks on the right, and the baffles...

I wanted to install a hybrid t5ho led light fixture above one of my smaller grow out tanks just to see how it affects growth patterns and the growth rate of the corals in this system. Nothing fancy by any means but I’m happy with the look. Two 24” t5ho light fixtures running ati coral plus...

Hello fellow reefers, I recently started using the Hanna Nitrate HR and I think it is a huge improvement over the Low range checker. With this new checker I no longer dread testing Nitrate so me and my tank buddies are very happy with the purchase :) The problem is that I ended up with a $50...

Hey Guys! This is my first tank! And money is tight, so I have been using DIY and cheap stuff, or stuff I had laying around. It's a 200 liter display tank with a 54 liter sump. Tech: Populargrow 165W Reef LED Eheim CompactON 1000 return pump Fluval CP4 Circulation pump DIY Overflow 20 kg mix...

Hello! I'm starting a build thread for a DIY project that I'm working on (if this should be in another forum section, mods please let me know). The sheer cost of consumer/prosumer grade UV sterilizers was enough to motivate me to try to build my own. Quick required safety disclaimer: Even...

Hello folks, I came across this instructable on how to make a backup power supply using deep cycle marine batteries: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Build-a-Battery-Backup-Generator/ I did a quick read of it and it's very detailed and it looks complete. I looked for a diy post on r2r but...

Hello reefers! Im new to this hobby and Im thinking up of making a DIY AIO tank! Ill be attaching the design below and Id ask for your suggestions and comments. All dimensions and equipment I want to use will be listed also. Please give me comments and recommendations/tips in building this and...

Hello reefers! Im new to this hobby and Im thinking up of making a DIY AIO tank! Ill be attaching the design below and Id ask for your suggestions and comments. All dimensions and equipment I want to use will be listed also PARAMETERS Glass - 8mm thick (the whole exterior build) Acrylic - 6mm...

Hello! This is actually my first post on R2R, but I just had a few questions for y'all. I recently bought a Biocube 8 from a buddy, and was wondering if y'all had some mods that would make the tank better? The lid was already removed, so I need some light recommendations as well. I', thinking of...

Good morning / Afternoon / Evening All, I am looking at redesigning my current Fluval 57 L tank filtration system for better filtration / water quality. At the moment i am currently using the system as designed except i changed the return pump to a UV filter pump. As you can see below, this...

I came across a 150g on facebook and thought, why not... So i'm here for the full Documented Journey. check out my 5gallon reef bowl Many moons ago (aprox 390) I started with a 55g long, that was a bomb as I had no money nor understanding of anything! 10 years later I went at it again with a...

Hey everybody, So to start off, I don't live in the USA, and where I live the options for buying lights for a reef tank are somewhat limited. I bought a T5HO fixture (4x54W) and I have 4x54W T5 bulbs ready to use. After some issues and troubleshooting, I have found that I need to replace the...

So I hard plumbed my Red Sea 170, I filled it up and it is running well so far. I do have a tiny leak but that is not what I am worried about lol. That should be an easy fix. My concern is in the emergency drain, middle pipe, and the weight of it caused by how I hard plumed it. With the entire...

Hello all, I have never plumbed a tank before and was looking for some friendly input. I have done some research but the more input the better. This is my situation: I have a 40G breeder and a 20G sump that I built. I have a Fluval SP4 pump which I realize now is way overkill. I figure I can...

Starting a new project for Simple DIY Automatic Alkalinity Tester for a common man with can be created and printed easily with minimum cost. Currently starting with: -Api KH bottle -Speed Sensor Module - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32986575618.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.26c94c4dlCiga1...

I'm still, after many months, trying to figure out how I'm going to get lights over my tank. The most recent idea is a floating shelf with the lights mounted inside. I'm using 2x 36" dimmable aquatic life hybrids with 4x Kessil A360x lights. I plan to run the cables in the wall behind the...

Hey, guys. Just yesterday I replaced my Coralife 30 HOB filter and protein skimmer on my 20 gallon clownfish/soft coral/CuC tank with an Aquaclear 70 filter modded to be a sort of HOB refugium. Basically, I superglued bits of plastic grid into the back of the filter so that I could fit a basic...

I cleaned parts of the tank where the baffles will go with 70% isopropyl alcohol that is used for cuts and what not, is that okay to silicone onto after cleaning with that or should I clean it with something else?