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New 75 gallon tank build
- Thread starter jeppley84
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Congrats.
First step is the most difficult (decision to start).
What input do you need?
You can find great plan for stand.
How to drill glass (and get ovefrlow kit from glassholes.com).
How to build your rockwork (and where to get it for reasonable price if not free).
Opnions on bare-bottom or sandbed.
How to setup your filtration system.
Get some starter corals.
If you listen and go slow, you'll save tons of money , thousands.
If you don't believe, ask others how much would they save if they would not rush.
So, you've been warned.
Good luck.
First step is the most difficult (decision to start).
What input do you need?
You can find great plan for stand.
How to drill glass (and get ovefrlow kit from glassholes.com).
How to build your rockwork (and where to get it for reasonable price if not free).
Opnions on bare-bottom or sandbed.
How to setup your filtration system.
Get some starter corals.
If you listen and go slow, you'll save tons of money , thousands.
If you don't believe, ask others how much would they save if they would not rush.
So, you've been warned.
Good luck.
Im starting a 75 also if you check out my thread you can see the equipment and process i use.
http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?83811-Arce-s-75-Gallon-Mixed-Reef-Build
http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?83811-Arce-s-75-Gallon-Mixed-Reef-Build
My biggest help is a sump system . I don't know much about it besides what I learned from different posts n ideas on google . I like to build my own stand n canopy . Most of the things I want to do is DIY except main essentials like a skimmer . I have some rock right now but may need more but that's much later after I get a sump skimmer and overflow situated I can start the stand and canopy. I don't plan on rushing my build I'm thinking by thanksgiving I might have it all set up ready to put water in
I like your “go slow” approach. That’s a sign of success in this hobby.
Don’t know if you’ve seen it, but here is the standard stand frame that many use. I’ve used this on my 90 gallon DT. With a four foot 75 gallon, all boards can be 2 x 4’s. Once built, you can skin it in whatever floats your boat.
My only recommendation is that you put a top on this thing using ¾ plywood.
Don’t know if you’ve seen it, but here is the standard stand frame that many use. I’ve used this on my 90 gallon DT. With a four foot 75 gallon, all boards can be 2 x 4’s. Once built, you can skin it in whatever floats your boat.
My only recommendation is that you put a top on this thing using ¾ plywood.
Here you go
http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?t=77752
http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?t=77752
Here’s the deal…..either a 700 or 1500 will work on a 75. I personally would go with the 1500 and put a MAG 9.5 in the sump as my return. But that’s just me.
The bottom line is that you want to make sure your return pump doesn’t exceed the capacity of the overflow.
The bottom line is that you want to make sure your return pump doesn’t exceed the capacity of the overflow.
It's not so much the number of returns (although that plays into the head loss calculations), but more the size of your return pump. What pump are you planning on using?