Aquarium Schmo's 75 Gallon Reef Tank

[AquariumSchmo]

I'm starting a new build! This is probably premature; however, I want to document the entire process to look back on. I'm not planning to get the actually tank until March 2020, seven months from now; so there is not going to be much happening between now and then. My plan is to buy an Innovative Marine 75 EXT. In the meantime, I have revamped my water filtration station and started cooking 75 pounds of dry rock in a brute trash can with a Bubble Magus WP2000 pump and a 150 watt Aqueon Pro heater. I just added some AquaVitro Seed (bought from @purereef today) and a couple cubes of frozen food as a food source for the bacteria. I'm hoping to skip or lessen some of that ugly faze later. Once the tank is setup and stabilized next year, I will be shutting down my two nanos and moving everything into the new tank; hoping this will help speed things up.

 

[Mom2Many]

This is exciting! March will be here before you know it... This year is just flying by! But...wont you miss your nanos???

 

[AquariumSchmo]

But...wont you miss your nanos???

Yes and no. I'm going to miss the location of them as they are in my home office where I am frequently. At the same time, it's the hottest room in the house, right above the garage. The new tank will be in the kitchen downstairs, with a tile floor for easy clean up of spills and much closer proximity to the RODI water; no more dragging 5 gallon buckets upstairs. Also looking forward to more water volume for greater stability and more room for coral and bigger livestock. I want a couple appropriately sized show fish... thinking a yellow eye kole tang and one spot fox face. I love coral beauty's and flame angels as well, but understand they may nip at coral. Definitely a few wrasse.

 

[Mom2Many]

Sounds like it is going to fix alot of issues you have...especially hauling buckets of water! And the plans! I am very excited to see it all come together!