My 2 weeks old 75 gallon salt water aquarium and custom stand

My new reef tank

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• aquarium
• reef tank
• cycling a tank
• protein skimmer
• marine tank
• berlin skimmer
• fish
• water
• live
• rock
• wetdry
• filter
• sand
• setup
• external
• overflow
• pumps
• aquatic

[Dnorwood1987]

i like the idea with the stand. Exactly how did you fix those cupboards to the stand??

[bikeboss11]

@Dnorwood1987 hey D after i build the individual panels i used magnets on the back of the board so it will stay fixed to the metal stand.... very simple and cheap to build..

[Dnorwood1987]

@bikeboss11 Thanks think I may do the same thing... again great work!! looks awesome.

[bikeboss11]

@Dnorwood1987 go for it man its the better way to go no regrets and thx for the compliment... gud luck

[AquaticCastle]

@bikeboss11 Interesting: I am building a stand with a metal frame like that, Maybe I'll use magnets. I was going to use hinges and make doors. The magnets seem to work well.

[bikeboss11]

@AquaticCastle hey A to me its the best thing since sliced bread, you get the look of a wooden stand and the accessibility and strength of a metal stand all in one, so go for it and if u have any concerns feel free to message me

[nathanhoskins1]

Dude, nice tank. Dont let anyone get you down. No matter how good your tank is someone will shit on it. Everyone that is in this hobby knows that you have to start somewhere and if they say the have not made mistakes then they havn't learnt anything. Keep us posted with new updates. It is always good to see how people are going.

Cheers from Australia

[aisnow320]

2 weeks old and you already have fish in it!!!!!!! holy shit what is wrong with you! poor fish are going to die. slow down and take your time before your entire tank crashes. and get yourself a real test kit, those test strips are horrible. do some research before jumping into this hobby please. i feel so bad for anything going into this setup

[madcrazyroyboy]

Great setup man. If you just got into this amazing hobby congrats. I've been in this hobby for awhile and the bigger the tank the better, every experienced hobbiest knows this. I went from a 200g down to a 16 finally. (it takes skill and determination to achieve such a small tank.) I also have a 5g freshwater tank with 5 very small fish. But my saltwater tank has a reef octopus bh-100 skimmer with 3 pounds of live rock, vortech mp10, fluval E50 heater, marine capable led light 24in along with 2

[bikeboss11]

@nathanhoskins1 thanks for the words of wisdom buddy....... i appreciate it

[bikeboss11]

@camaroryder hey C i totally understand what u saying, my problem was with the way in which he said it to me..... i came in to this hubby not knowing anything and jus like most people am learning as i go along.... the fishes are still alive and i have since upgraded most of my test kits to salifert....thx 4 yur advice and concern i appreciate it