Building our dream reef tank in Australia

[starrynight99]

Hello reefers! We are a young family from Australia and complete noob to fish keeping. We decided when we built our dream house that we wanted to have an aquarium in the house.

Hubby has in his head that this can be totally automated. We engaged a custom builder and quickly learnt that salt water tanks were not for the faint hearted but the more we looked into it, the more interested we became.

Fish tank is 2.4 meters long x 750mm tall x 560mm deep.
Lighting-We have 3 coral care gen 2 lined up for installation.

Please follow this thread and also my instagram @reef2home as we embark on this journey.

 

[fishguy242]

Hi , welcome to the reef, very nice...
be sure to start a build thread and get a build badge...

 

[SPR1968]

Great start and welcome!

 

[Gtinnel]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Mellotang]

Hi

if it’s not too late, and if possible, I would put the filter in a basement or an adjacent closet or small room

it looks like it will be tough to access that filter in time

if you can’t get into filter easily, maintenance becomes a chore, gets neglected then the tank is a burden

if not possible, I’d try to make it as accessible as possible, especially if you want to fully automate

 

[Reefer Matt]

 

[JZ199]

Welcome! Beautiful tank, can't wait to see it up and running!!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!! and Can't wait to see the progress of your tank!

 

[jsker]

 

[BamaCoastPyrat]

Welcome! That has the potential to be a great reef!

 

[Mikey-D]

 

[dlsorensen]

 

[LeannaBanana]

Welcome to R2R! Beautiful setup! Can't wait to follow along.

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[Glenner’sreef]

You can do this!!! Welcome to reef2reef!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hello reefers! We are a young family from Australia and complete noob to fish keeping. We decided when we built our dream house that we wanted to have an aquarium in the house.

Hubby has in his head that this can be totally automated. We engaged a custom builder and quickly learnt that salt water tanks were not for the faint hearted but the more we looked into it, the more interested we became.

Fish tank is 2.4 meters long x 750mm tall x 560mm deep.
Lighting-We have 3 coral care gen 2 lined up for installation.

Please follow this thread and also my instagram @reef2home as we embark on this journey.


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Welcome! I'm Lisa. Glad you joined. This is a great hobby for families!

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread under Forum > Member Aquariums and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID). This particular thread is in Forum Meet and Greet, but you could copy / paste everything you already have here into appropriate area of Forum Member Aquariums and voila - on your way for build thread. Once it is started in the right spot of Forum, then you link it in your account to get your badge.

This might help you find people local to you in Australia:

Global Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

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[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. You have made a good start to your tank. Take things slowly. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[starrynight99]

thanks for all the information and greetings everyone!

I have made a build thread in case anyone would like to follow. I've added in a few more details.

Build Thread - Noob mixed reef tank in Australia

Hello reefers! We are a young family from Australia and complete noob to fish keeping. We decided when we built our dream house that we wanted to have an aquarium in the house. Fast forward 8 years and we have finally made the decision to go full steam ahead. Hubby has in his head that this can...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[starrynight99]

Hi

if it’s not too late, and if possible, I would put the filter in a basement or an adjacent closet or small room

it looks like it will be tough to access that filter in time

if you can’t get into filter easily, maintenance becomes a chore, gets neglected then the tank is a burden

if not possible, I’d try to make it as accessible as possible, especially if you want to fully automate

thanks for the advise. Sorry to be a noob but what filter do you mean? There is an adjacent closet but not a room next to the tank.