New member intro.

[Adam]

Hello everyone. My name is Adam and I live in Duluth. I am new to sw and do not have a tank atm. I have wanted to setup up a reef tank for many years. When I finished my basement in the beginning of the 2000's I setup a space to do an in wall setup with room for a 220ish gallon tank and plenty of room behind for the sump, mixing station and maintenance.

Due to over spending on my 1st house and the market crash I never got started. I am now planning on making the jump into the hobby. Although I'm thinking about going a little smaller 120-150 gallons for cost reasons and a possible move in a couple years. I am in no hurry and will be doing a lot of dyi. Looking forward to learning from the people here and offering help to anyone in my local area.

Thanks for reading.

 

[dapperjman]

Hey Adam, I'm new to SW too and I'm currently setting a 120 up. One thing I've learned so far is if you buy used, you can save some serious money. I've been patient and collecting equipment for a while and that has helped spread the costs out too. Good luck!

 

[rdnelson]

Welcome Adam. You came to the right place.

 

[Adam]

Hi Dapper, that's exactly my plan. The only thing I've picked up so far is a 55 gallon tank to use for the sump. CL special not even 6 months old or used for $75. Now I'm looking for a DT without over flows drilled. I want to do a coast2coast overflow with an external box and a beananimal drain. That and reading, reading, reading.

 

[camellia]

Welcome aboard Adam