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In the beginning..

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brotherd
, 11-12-2011 at 01:29 AM (2218 Views)
Well,here we go.In the beginning there was a freshwater tank.Then 2,3,4,7!Then there were aquatic plants(by the 5 gal bucket load).Then there were Cichlids and Rainbows and everything between. And then there was a void and nothing could fill it.And then there was marine,and it was terrible.All the rules of fresh were useless(not all) and all was lost.Back to beginnings and years of reading and learning and modelling other peoples systems.My first question is , what would YOU do with a refugium measuring 40lx18hx12w? Is a 6 foot tall protein skimmer overkill for a totall system volume of 300gal (aprox)? I'm building something that looks like what you see under a regular aquarium but look at it through a magnifying glass. My "support" system will be on a 4x8 platform in the basement.Thats the only place it will all fit. This is an excruciatingly slow build. I want to thank Melev for all those years of inspiration!Pics will come when it doesn't look like a pile of boxes and gear.There is no tank yet. Working out the details with the builder. Here we go!

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  1. brotherd's Avatar
    Look what I got yesterday!
  2. Hat39406's Avatar
    Can't wait until you start and the pics start coming. I want to get an R/O DI from Marc too. Can't wait. I get all my R/O and salt water from the LFS right now.
  3. brotherd's Avatar
    Well... I have a steel stand now.Custom made.Keeping the snowblower company in the garage.No tank yet but it is Christmas and all so i don't expect to see it untill January sometime.I have 90% of what i want to be able to start.Lights are on order too.No pics yet.I know ,I know,useless without pics! I wanted to pick up several pails of Seachem salt today at a boxing day sale but they were wiped out.I'm still learning patience.
  4. brotherd's Avatar
    Finally picked up my new 180 tank.It's on the stand out in the garage.Empty.Boooo!
  5. brotherd's Avatar
    If you were starting from scratch,would you buy "live sand" in the bags at the lfs or would you just go with the dry Carib Sea floor Aragonite type stuff?I'm less than 2 weeks away from a wet test of my entire system Andddd,would you go with a remote dsb in a 40 gal custom refugium or just do the macro algae thing? I'm so close to start up again!
  6. brotherd's Avatar
    Getting closer to water.Trying out some aquascaping ideas.
  7. brotherd's Avatar
    I'm struggling with pics so anyone interested should prob go to my albums for full size.
  8. melev's Avatar
    What's the problem? Once you add a picture to your entry, you can usually double click on it to select the size you prefer. Remember, this isn't a build thread. Make a new entry and share your images and text like a new article.
  9. brotherd's Avatar
    Another shot of my as yet dry tank.Notice the polished and beveled edges?
  10. melev's Avatar
    Looks nice and clean. When are you going to get it going?
  11. brotherd's Avatar
    As soon as I can get the electrical done in the basement for the sump room.Then I have to hook up that killer boosted rodi unit I got from you to my Genesis auto top off system.Then I'll be making a lot of water!
  12. melev's Avatar
    We're getting impatient for you.