Erin O's 75G Build

[sfin52]

So... I have just spent 4 good hours reading through this thread as I'm also correctly in the early phase of setting up my (new to me) 75g bowfront with Fx4 into a reef tank. I've learned a lot, was confused a bit and often had no idea what was actually being talked about.

Key takeaway, even though my 75 is also tempered on 5 sides, HOB protein skimmers are a thing.. I had no idea. Going to have to do some research here.. thanks all.
Key#2, I think my tank is over filled w fish

Key#3 I need better friend. Y'all send each other cool ****. My friends are done hearing about my tank.

@sfin52 I'll be looking to source a pair of clowns in the next 2-3 months. May I send you a dm?

Send away. Keep old friends add reefing friends. The old friends will keep you grounded.
Hob overflow lifereef is the only hob overflow i would use if I ever go that route.
Welcome to the build.

 

[Erin O]

So... I have just spent 4 good hours reading through this thread as I'm also correctly in the early phase of setting up my (new to me) 75g bowfront with Fx4 into a reef tank. I've learned a lot, was confused a bit and often had no idea what was actually being talked about.

Key takeaway, even though my 75 is also tempered on 5 sides, HOB protein skimmers are a thing.. I had no idea. Going to have to do some research here.. thanks all.
Key#2, I think my tank is over filled w fish

Key#3 I need better friend. Y'all send each other cool ****. My friends are done hearing about my tank.

@sfin52 I'll be looking to source a pair of clowns in the next 2-3 months. May I send you a dm?

Welcome to my thread! We're glad you're here! It doesn't move as fast as some of the others' in this group, but it'll move lol. The amount of knowledge that these folks have is amazing! I wouldn't be where I am in reefing if it wasn't for these wonderful people. Feel free to post pics and questions here. Do you have a build thread started? I'd love to follow along with your progress!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Welcome to my thread! We're glad you're here! It doesn't move as fast as some of the others' in this group, but it'll move lol. The amount of knowledge that these folks have is amazing! I wouldn't be where I am in reefing if it wasn't for these wonderful people. Feel free to post pics and questions here. Do you have a build thread started? I'd love to follow along with your progress!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I do feel a bit creepy after reading 87 pages of y'all's conversation and feeling like I've gotten to know a thing about a lot of you, and yall know nothing of me so I suppose an into is in order.

My name if Terry, I like spam. I really enjoy jacking peoples threads in absurd (but usually humerus) ways.

New to salt but not to fish specifically. My best friends wife bought him a tank 5 years ago from a Craigslist ad that I helped him get set up. 75g bowfront, that had a cheap hob filter. We added 60 lbs of LR in the tank He never really geeked out on it. Fast forward and he moves into a new house with floor ceiling windows and nowhere for the tank.i took it over.
First pic was it then.
Tear down clean out, saved a bit of sand but tossed most. Bought the fluval fx4 on it at a buddy's recommendation. I've added a few fish after removing the hateful clown that "owned" the reef and redone the aquascape at least 4 times and here it is now. I've bought 2 reef led 90's and am currently waiting out a nitrate spike that I think was caused by moving the rocks around so many times. Hopefully it levels fast, that wwc sale was rough on my wallet.. I'm planning for this to be lps/euphillia based. I don't have a build thread as it's pretty much already set up. Would be more of a, starting stocking of coral thread.
Cheese the tang says hi!

 

[MERKEY]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I do feel a bit creepy after reading 87 pages of y'all's conversation and feeling like I've gotten to know a thing about a lot of you, and yall know nothing of me so I suppose an into is in order.

My name if Terry, I like spam. I really enjoy jacking peoples threads in absurd (but usually humerus) ways.

New to salt but not to fish specifically. My best friends wife bought him a tank 5 years ago from a Craigslist ad that I helped him get set up. 75g bowfront, that had a cheap hob filter. We added 60 lbs of LR in the tank He never really geeked out on it. Fast forward and he moves into a new house with floor ceiling windows and nowhere for the tank.i took it over.
First pic was it then.
Tear down clean out, saved a bit of sand but tossed most. Bought the fluval fx4 on it at a buddy's recommendation. I've added a few fish after removing the hateful clown that "owned" the reef and redone the aquascape at least 4 times and here it is now. I've bought 2 reef led 90's and am currently waiting out a nitrate spike that I think was caused by moving the rocks around so many times. Hopefully it levels fast, that wwc sale was rough on my wallet.. I'm planning for this to be lps/euphillia based. I don't have a build thread as it's pretty much already set up. Would be more of a, starting stocking of coral thread.
Cheese the tang says hi!

You're in trouble with this group ;Hilarious ... WELCOME ABOARD

 

[F i s h y]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I do feel a bit creepy after reading 87 pages of y'all's conversation and feeling like I've gotten to know a thing about a lot of you, and yall know nothing of me so I suppose an into is in order.

My name if Terry, I like spam. I really enjoy jacking peoples threads in absurd (but usually humerus) ways.

New to salt but not to fish specifically. My best friends wife bought him a tank 5 years ago from a Craigslist ad that I helped him get set up. 75g bowfront, that had a cheap hob filter. We added 60 lbs of LR in the tank He never really geeked out on it. Fast forward and he moves into a new house with floor ceiling windows and nowhere for the tank.i took it over.
First pic was it then.
Tear down clean out, saved a bit of sand but tossed most. Bought the fluval fx4 on it at a buddy's recommendation. I've added a few fish after removing the hateful clown that "owned" the reef and redone the aquascape at least 4 times and here it is now. I've bought 2 reef led 90's and am currently waiting out a nitrate spike that I think was caused by moving the rocks around so many times. Hopefully it levels fast, that wwc sale was rough on my wallet.. I'm planning for this to be lps/euphillia based. I don't have a build thread as it's pretty much already set up. Would be more of a, starting stocking of coral thread.
Cheese the tang says hi!

Welcome! We are a crazy bunch. We all have random threads full of knowledge and nonsense.
And we all love SPAMMMMMMM!
Smurf spammmmm

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

You're in trouble with this group ;Hilarious ... WELCOME ABOARD

You smell nice

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Welcome! We are a crazy bunch. We all have random threads full of knowledge and nonsense.
And we all love SPAMMMMMMM!
Smurf spammmmm

How about "what have I done?" Spammiches?

 

[Crabby48]

You smell nice

This made my day and welcome aboard

Erin any picture of a wrasse is a good one. Speedy looking for you to help build confidence. It will come and you to will be best friends. I can see it in her face expressions

 

[MERKEY]

You smell nice

It's a special kind of musk

 

[sfin52]

You're in trouble with this group ;Hilarious ... WELCOME ABOARD

Welcome! We are a crazy bunch. We all have random threads full of knowledge and nonsense.
And we all love SPAMMMMMMM!
Smurf spammmmm

@Lost in the Sauce you have no idea what you got into

You smell nice

You'll fit right in

This made my day and welcome aboard

Erin any picture of a wrasse is a good one. Speedy looking for you to help build confidence. It will come and you to will be best friends. I can see it in her face expressions

Wrasses are just like puppies beg rub on you and will follow your hand around in the tank. My leapord is always begging me to move rocks. The solar always nudges my hand.

 

[TriggerFinger]

 

[TriggerFinger]

@Lost in the Sauce said SPAMMICHES!!! ;Hilarious

 

[sfin52]

More like he found us. We decided he's a keeper. With the phrase you smell nice.
But seriously @Lost in the Sauce you need a build thread. If for nothing else a shinny new badge

 

[fishguy242]

GOOD MORNING... ..NICE TO MEET YOU Terry,sorry to see you hooked up with this bunch
going to love every minute of it..
AND THE REAL PEOPLE ,that are involved!!! ...
and now for an official SPBLAMM...

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

My spikey ball don't like waffles but she likes friends!!


On my archery forum years ago, we started a "Jak this thread" thread that at last count had hit 5,000 pages twice and had to be archived.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

More like he found us. We decided he's a keeper. With the phrase you smell nice.
But seriously @Lost in the Sauce you need a build thread. If for nothing else a shinny new badge

New badge. I can't introduce a new badge, at a time like this! I like my old badge, will they fight? Can they Breed?? Eeekk

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Send away. Keep old friends add reefing friends. The old friends will keep you grounded.
Hob overflow lifereef is the only hob overflow i would use if I ever go that route.
Welcome to the build.

As I'm in Southern California, where our power gets shut off literally one day a month average and multiple days in a row for winds and fire, I am extremely reluctant to run a hob overflow. Was hoping to find a hob skimmer unit that removed the chance of a siohon loss leading to a very soggy floor situation.

 

[TriggerFinger]

As I'm in Southern California, where our power gets shut off literally one day a month average and multiple days in a row for winds and fire, I am extremely reluctant to run a hob overflow. Was hoping to find a hob skimmer unit that removed the chance of a siohon loss leading to a very soggy floor situation.

I have a reef octopus hang on skimmer that works well. No leaks unless I forget to empty the collection cup.

 

[sfin52]

As I'm in Southern California, where our power gets shut off literally one day a month average and multiple days in a row for winds and fire, I am extremely reluctant to run a hob overflow. Was hoping to find a hob skimmer unit that removed the chance of a siohon loss leading to a very soggy floor situation.

The reef octopus makes a great one. I use the classic 1000

 

[sfin52]

Sleepy spam he didn't seem thrilled i turned on the lights