New set up for me

[target]

So just picked up my new (to me) tank today. It's a 220g, 72"x24"x30", reef ready. Total cost to me: FREE!!! Well, some gas money to a friend to pick it up and bring it home.



After discussing with my wife, the plan is to make this tank into a salt water set up. It will eventually be a full reef set up. It also will be providing me with numerous projects to complete and a lot of learning to do. Never done a SW set up before.

Projects:

Build an acrylic sump
DIY LED lighting
New stand and canopy
Plumb the tank
Change the reef ready system into a bean animal overflow

And that's just the start. I am sure there will be many, many others. I know this is going to be a long start up and even longer before it is fully stocked and the reef is complete. I am starting this thread as a place where I can ask all the questions I need and get some tips and tricks. I also know this is a large tank to start with but when the opportunity to get it came up I had to jump on it.

[Chappy]

Oooooohhhhh - NICE score, Daniel! Can't wait to see what you do with it

[Claudia]

Cant wait for updates

[2wheelsx2]

Nice. Congrats Daniel. I had forgotten about this project.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

If you ever want to learn about sw setups, come on over for a visit and I'll show you how I've set mine up. There's lots of different ways to do a sw tank successfully, so seeing different setups will help you figure out which system works for you, your budget & your time availability.

Anthony

[target]

Thanks guys. Can't wait to get going on it. And Anthony, I will definitely be stopping by to see your set ups. No better way to learn than to see it in person.

[bigfry]

Nice Christmas present fron your friend...so envious.

[jobber604]

That is one heck of a score Daniel. A great xmas present

[crazy72]

Wow, that's exciting. Looking forward to the developments.

[gklaw]

Nice Daniel. Now I am jeelous 5ft seems to be my limit until I get my wife out of "MY" basement

Save-up for the livestocks