I have the oppurtunity to get a really good deal on a skimmer. It is extremely oversized for what I have. Are there any down falls to this? The way I'm looking at it is I will never have to buy another skimmer.
Yeah I still got a ways to go on the crown. I have no idea how to do crown so this is gonna ne interesting. I'm no carpenter by any means so this far I'm teaching myself as I go. Stand width.lol. this is where the reverse sicology comes in to play with the other half. I built it 48x36 because I'm always looking to the future.lol . So when I feel I understand how to have a successful reef all I have to do is buy a bigger tank. 48" stand-check. 2 radions-check. 48x18 sump- check. See where this is going!!
hopefully mixed reef, thats the plan. i will start with some easier stuff then when i feel i have the chemistry under control i will get my feet wet with some hard coral.
im just learning how to post pics. i will get better ones after i learn the ropes. this is the start of my rimless build. feel free to give advice. im fairly new.
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I really hope you don't mind, I am trying to copy your stand a little and let me be the first to tell you , I'm not sure I can figure all that crown out.
I'm really leaning toward led. Only reason is I have a 150 gallon now with halides and wanted to try something different. Not unhappy with halides just a lot of heat.
Soft at first but eventually some hard coral when I get better educated on the water parameters and feel like I can keep it under control. Don't want to buy another light later so this one needs to be capable from the start.
I am picking up a reef savvy 24x24x24 3/4,inch starphire tank in the next week. What would be a good light for this size tank without emptying the bank account. I will start out with easy corals but would eventually like to get some hard coral.