My first saltwater tank

[ichthyoid]

1973-
That’s my O’Dell (Bernie Marcus was CEO, I believe) 55 gal saltwater tank. With a Supreme AquaMaster hang on power filter with filter floss & GAC, Sanders protein skimmer, Ebo Jager heater and undergravel filter. Both Sanders & Ebo Jager (now Eheim) were German companies, as the Germans dominated both the hobby & technology at the time.

I spent most of my time & an exhorbitant amount of my part time pay on it. Some things never change

Ok, I showed mine, let’s see yours

 

[Dmitri]

This was my first saltwater tank 2016, 14gal bio cube and I added sump to it with chiller. Needless to say it ended up being a disaster. Had to be take it down after a month

 

[york1]

I wish i had pictures of my first reef tank. 1991 I had a 65 gallon tank with a wet/dry filter that had a spinning spray bar. Metal halides in a canopy I had to have my father help me wire in cooling fans. A skimmer using a wooden air stone I got from a customer at the pet store i worked at. It was a frankenstein of a setup but I loved it. Did I mention it had a spinning spray bar? Coolest thing except having to take it apart every 2-3 days for cleaning.

 

[ichthyoid]

I wish i had pictures of my first reef tank. 1991 I had a 65 gallon tank with a wet/dry filter that had a spinning spray bar. Metal halides in a canopy I had to have my father help me wire in cooling fans. A skimmer using a wooden air stone I got from a customer at the pet store i worked at. It was a frankenstein of a setup but I loved it. Did I mention it had a spinning spray bar? Coolest thing except having to take it apart every 2-3 days for cleaning.

I still have my original spinning spray bar trickle filter. It’s been repurposed, a couple of times

 

[Rickdareefa]

Here ya go! Lol! I had 1 live rock.

 

[Ira January]

I thought I was doing something. LOL

 

[Ira January]

I can honestly say I learned a lot about reefing in that tank. I did no research just purchased a tank and learned the hard way $$$$$$.

 

[ichthyoid]

I can honestly say I learned a lot about reefing in that tank. I did no research just purchased a tank and learned the hard way $$$$$$.

In my first tank, I did a lot of research (for the time) and still learned the hard way!

 

[Trizzino]

I had a 30 gallon oceanic Fowler. No pictures of it. First reef tank was a 120. Did a lot of reading and still learning the hard way sometimes.