Hello R2R,
It's been a wild year of saltwater keeping. The 125 have has some ups, and several downs. The original thread is here:
The school my wife teaches at used to have a FW planted setup for their science classes. It was taken down a few years ago and has been sitting in their garage. We were able to get this 220 gallon, 7x2x2, aquarium from the school for the low price of just getting it out of there . Free stuff rocks!
This thread is going to detail the build of the 220 from start to finish, including a new stand. I'm in no rush for this, as the 125 is finally stable and things look pretty good. Here's a list of what I intend to go into it:
Tank: 220 gal Oceanic 7x2x2 -->Free
Sump: 40 breeder --> Free
Lighting: 3 AI Prime 16HD & 1 AI Hydra 52 (might upgrade to 64HD) --> Currently on 125
Flow: 2 AI Nero 3 & 1 AI Nero 5 --> currently on 125
Return: MaxSpect Jump DC 8K --> Currently on 125
Overflow: Eshopps Eclipse L (3 out 2 in) --> Currently on 125
Pinpoint PH probe for realtime PH monitoring --> Currently on 125
Inkbird Heater controller with 2 Eheim 800W standard glass heathers --> Currently on 125
approx 80 lbs crushed coral gravel bed --> Currently on 125
approx 130 lbs dry live rock (some used) --> Free
Instant Ocean salt
Stand: We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
It's been a wild year of saltwater keeping. The 125 have has some ups, and several downs. The original thread is here:
Build Thread - Mat’s reef tank, eventually
So, this is my 1st foray into saltwater. We got this aqueon 125 gal and stand from Petsmart for about $200. Couldn’t pass it up. i just bought a sump for a whopping 15 bucks, it’s in great condition. However, I wasn’t expecting to find an affordable sump, and I’m not really ready. I’d like to...
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This thread is going to detail the build of the 220 from start to finish, including a new stand. I'm in no rush for this, as the 125 is finally stable and things look pretty good. Here's a list of what I intend to go into it:
Tank: 220 gal Oceanic 7x2x2 -->Free
Sump: 40 breeder --> Free
Lighting: 3 AI Prime 16HD & 1 AI Hydra 52 (might upgrade to 64HD) --> Currently on 125
Flow: 2 AI Nero 3 & 1 AI Nero 5 --> currently on 125
Return: MaxSpect Jump DC 8K --> Currently on 125
Overflow: Eshopps Eclipse L (3 out 2 in) --> Currently on 125
Pinpoint PH probe for realtime PH monitoring --> Currently on 125
Inkbird Heater controller with 2 Eheim 800W standard glass heathers --> Currently on 125
approx 80 lbs crushed coral gravel bed --> Currently on 125
approx 130 lbs dry live rock (some used) --> Free
Instant Ocean salt
Stand: We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
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