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The end of medical school, moving across country and intern year caused my old 20H tank to be retired. With life having a bit more time now I finally decided to get back into the hobby! I was waiting for a good deal on a larger tank and picked up some free supplies and hardscape recently.
I got lucky with a CL post that was $100 for a 75 gallon tank with a custom made wood stand and the guy gave me all of his equipment for free. The one issue is it was a saltwater tank. So we’ll see what I can actually use between old tank equipment and new stuff from CL. I also found a PMart clearance deal today on a eheim 4+ 350 for $160. So I decided to jump on it.
Here’s a list of what I have:
75 glass tank in pretty decent shape. (Very superficial nickle sized chip on the outside 1/2” above the bottom plastic trim near a corner, some will say that’s a deal breaker but if I epoxy and it’s below the soil line and passes a leak test I feel okay about it I think...)
Equipment:
Eheim 4+350, new Two used magnum 350 canisters in meh shape with all the tubing and some replacement parts. 2 hydor in-line heaters A hydor skimmer, (looks unused and unclear what I could do with that) A small power head A new glass top and old glass tops A couple smaller HOB filters, one with a UV light. Some older tetra air pumps Inkbird thermostat/ controller Sponge filter Extra media: pot scrubbers and cheap k1
Soil/Hardscape:
80lbs STS for cap Nature care organic potting mix and lava rock as base (unsure on volume and best depth for the 48” x 18” footprint) Assorted driftwood that is from the free CL tote of supplies, currently soaking in bleach water because it was covered in dried BBA. Saltwater guy gave me some noncoral rock from his supplies that I’m toying with adding (unsure what’s dead inside of it).
Plants:
I have an order from aquarium plants factory being delivered next week of the following:
Ludwigia Super Red × 2 Dwarf Echinodorus Parviflorus × 2 Cryptocoryne Balansae × 2 Echinodorus Kleiner Prinz × 1 Bucephalandra Alamanda Blue × 2 Dwarf Sagittaria Subulata × 2 Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown' Cryptocoryne Lucens
Lighting:
Currently lacking here. I only have a 48” two tube led shop light from Costco. Other random lights: two 48” fluoro hoods, and then a 24” finnex planted plus. I have some random led COBs and flood bulbs I could put in clamp lights if needs be.
Fauna:
Not in a rush. Considering a couple schooling fish like espei reasboras, rummy nose tetras, or tiger barbs, and then a few livebearers like platys then cories or loaches. Something to eat algae. Something to eat platy fry like an angel or beta & maybe some RCS if heavily planted.
Pictures and updates to come soon!
You can see the small chip in the above picture
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The end of medical school, moving across country and intern year caused my old 20H tank to be retired. With life having a bit more time now I finally decided to get back into the hobby! I was waiting for a good deal on a larger tank and picked up some free supplies and hardscape recently.
I got lucky with a CL post that was $100 for a 75 gallon tank with a custom made wood stand and the guy gave me all of his equipment for free. The one issue is it was a saltwater tank. So we’ll see what I can actually use between old tank equipment and new stuff from CL. I also found a PMart clearance deal today on a eheim 4+ 350 for $160. So I decided to jump on it.
Here’s a list of what I have:
75 glass tank in pretty decent shape. (Very superficial nickle sized chip on the outside 1/2” above the bottom plastic trim near a corner, some will say that’s a deal breaker but if I epoxy and it’s below the soil line and passes a leak test I feel okay about it I think...)
Equipment:
Eheim 4+350, new Two used magnum 350 canisters in meh shape with all the tubing and some replacement parts. 2 hydor in-line heaters A hydor skimmer, (looks unused and unclear what I could do with that) A small power head A new glass top and old glass tops A couple smaller HOB filters, one with a UV light. Some older tetra air pumps Inkbird thermostat/ controller Sponge filter Extra media: pot scrubbers and cheap k1
Soil/Hardscape:
80lbs STS for cap Nature care organic potting mix and lava rock as base (unsure on volume and best depth for the 48” x 18” footprint) Assorted driftwood that is from the free CL tote of supplies, currently soaking in bleach water because it was covered in dried BBA. Saltwater guy gave me some noncoral rock from his supplies that I’m toying with adding (unsure what’s dead inside of it).
Plants:
I have an order from aquarium plants factory being delivered next week of the following:
Ludwigia Super Red × 2 Dwarf Echinodorus Parviflorus × 2 Cryptocoryne Balansae × 2 Echinodorus Kleiner Prinz × 1 Bucephalandra Alamanda Blue × 2 Dwarf Sagittaria Subulata × 2 Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown' Cryptocoryne Lucens
Lighting:
Currently lacking here. I only have a 48” two tube led shop light from Costco. Other random lights: two 48” fluoro hoods, and then a 24” finnex planted plus. I have some random led COBs and flood bulbs I could put in clamp lights if needs be.
Fauna:
Not in a rush. Considering a couple schooling fish like espei reasboras, rummy nose tetras, or tiger barbs, and then a few livebearers like platys then cories or loaches. Something to eat algae. Something to eat platy fry like an angel or beta & maybe some RCS if heavily planted.
Pictures and updates to come soon!


You can see the small chip in the above picture
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro