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Firstly, Hi everyone at Reef Addicts I've recently fallen into the world of saltwater aquariums, after my mum purchased a tank for me for my 18th birthday. I'm now about 1 month and 300 dollars or so into it. I plan to update about once a week, just to keep a record of my tank's progress and to help collect my thoughts; perhaps maybe give you guys a bit of a good read?

Well, as my tank stands now:
30G Glass

Equipment:
Basic hang-on filter
Basic submersible ...

I'm going to be ordering a T5 retrofit kit to put into the canopy I'm building for my 60"X18.5"X19" OceanView RR tank, should I get a 6 bulb 48" kit or do you think I will be able to fit a 60" kit in there? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Ok, so I just snagged a killer deal. 500 scored me a 75 gallon reef ready tank, stand, canopy, outer orbit metal halide and t5 48" fixture, bubble magus skimmer and mag return pump.

Problem is this tank is kinda dirty.. and I really want everything to be clean before I start moving my 29 gallon to it's new home. I'm also not going to be using my old live rock/sand in this setup either. I want a fresh start with no contaminants... That damn red algae I had at first that looked ...

A little bit more progress has been made.

First a shelf was made in the fish room for the leg tank. Below will be the final home of the RO/DI, along with some storage space for additional salt and some bigger supplies. For perspective purposes I'm standing in the doorway, at my right is the utility sink, and to the left is the back of the tank.


Temporary home of the RO/DI. Eventually all ...