Recent content by BigP81

Frags doing great! Thank you.

I Set up a 200 "on a budget" last year. Scored dry rock for $1/lb, cooked it with acid and bleach to clean it up. Then bought a jebao dc return pump and two jebao rw wave makers for circulation. Check eBay. I also got a few led lights from eBay. Check out galaxyhydro on there. It's not the...

Thank you, it's nice to get a pat on the back. Once I get the skimmer in and see how my sump is going to be situated, I'd really appreciate any input that anyone may have.

One of the 3 lights came today. Can't believe how bright it is. On my last tank I had 2 36" power compacts. What a difference !

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Thank you, Here's a few pictures from along the way.

Started putting together my second reef tank, been away from the hobby for about 8 years or so. I picked up a 190 gallon tank with stand, canopy , and a 75 gallon sump. The sump alone being bigger than any previous tank I've ever had. I'm taking this slow and not rushing a thing with this one...

Also since the durso joint is not crucial if it should leak a bit, if you didn't want to glue that in, a few wraps of tape on that slip joint should snug it up nice too.

Left this hobby about 8 years ago due to moving and not having a place to set up a tank. This site was my main source of education. Finally back and in the process of setting up an 84x24x22 and I can't believe how much has changed. Guess power compacts are out haha. I used to use LEDs only as...