lilreefgirl
Reefing newb
Re: Newbie on board! - update
Hello everyone!
I havent posted anything for a while, so I thought I would just give an update.
I am working on my 60g set up, it has taken/will take a while to finish (this hobby is so expensive!!). I have given myself a year to get it up and running, so I am well on my way to possibly beating that goal...but here is my progress thus far....
I have set up a 20g that has been running since late march..??, doing well - I have 2 ocellaris, 1 bangaii & 1 algae blenny - all doing "swimmingly"!! :)
I have been stressing immensely about drilling my 60g..:chicken:.I am a DIY-er, so i hummed and hawed about doing it, then finally, I bit the bullet and wet for it! DONE! no problems - all that anxiety for nothing.
Now I am waiting on a shipment of bulkheads so I can begin the plumbing and building the overflow area. I have picked up all the PVC for a Durso, so that is the next step. I drilled 3 holes in the tank. (Durso/Return/Extra overflow) I am still trying to decide how the overflow area is going in. It may just be an overflow chamber for all three (overflows/return), or I might switch it up a bit and do something a bit more "artistic" - for lack of a better word! :Cheers:
I am considering a foam rock wall integrated with the overflow chamber - but I still have some thinking to do about that. (I am, however, practicing on a wall for a 10g tank just to see if I can do it and if it looks as good as the pics Ive seen online):compute:
My sump is ready...it's a 30g
The stand is partially built - I didnt want to spend $600+ for a pre-made stand, so I bought a steel tube stand, and now building a "skin" for it out of pine. right now it is just pine partially covering the black metal frame - again - Ideas floating around in my head about how to finish it change from week to week - so for now, the structure is there and the skin can come later. :mrgreen:
I think that's all I have to update for now...I'll post pics as soon as I have some relevant ones.
Suggestions/comments are always welcomed and appreciated!!
Hello everyone!
I havent posted anything for a while, so I thought I would just give an update.
I am working on my 60g set up, it has taken/will take a while to finish (this hobby is so expensive!!). I have given myself a year to get it up and running, so I am well on my way to possibly beating that goal...but here is my progress thus far....
I have set up a 20g that has been running since late march..??, doing well - I have 2 ocellaris, 1 bangaii & 1 algae blenny - all doing "swimmingly"!! :)
I have been stressing immensely about drilling my 60g..:chicken:.I am a DIY-er, so i hummed and hawed about doing it, then finally, I bit the bullet and wet for it! DONE! no problems - all that anxiety for nothing.
Now I am waiting on a shipment of bulkheads so I can begin the plumbing and building the overflow area. I have picked up all the PVC for a Durso, so that is the next step. I drilled 3 holes in the tank. (Durso/Return/Extra overflow) I am still trying to decide how the overflow area is going in. It may just be an overflow chamber for all three (overflows/return), or I might switch it up a bit and do something a bit more "artistic" - for lack of a better word! :Cheers:
I am considering a foam rock wall integrated with the overflow chamber - but I still have some thinking to do about that. (I am, however, practicing on a wall for a 10g tank just to see if I can do it and if it looks as good as the pics Ive seen online):compute:
My sump is ready...it's a 30g
The stand is partially built - I didnt want to spend $600+ for a pre-made stand, so I bought a steel tube stand, and now building a "skin" for it out of pine. right now it is just pine partially covering the black metal frame - again - Ideas floating around in my head about how to finish it change from week to week - so for now, the structure is there and the skin can come later. :mrgreen:
I think that's all I have to update for now...I'll post pics as soon as I have some relevant ones.
Suggestions/comments are always welcomed and appreciated!!
