Projects with Sam
New to fishkeeping 5 years ago. My daughter got me to bring home a bluegill we caught fishing. I figured I had a 20gallon long from my house's former owner so what the heck.
Was looking on OfferUp for a light for the tank (because as a stay at home dad I try not to spend money on my many hobbies) and I found a 75gallon Marineland tank, stand, canister filter, light, rocks, sand and 12 African Cichlid at a price that was too good to pass up. Needless to say, I got the tank home and into my basement (my wife may or may not recount that memorable story).
Over the years, I built out the system to be somewhat automated. Of the systems I put in-place, my favorites were the custom 30 gallon sump, the automation systems for water changes and feeding, and the overflow protection.
That was a start and throughout my journey I was always interested in Saltwater. The right tank came up on CraigsList (I had been passively looking for about a year) and I quickly sold my freshwater tanks and got the 120 Oceanic I wanted.
The tank has been up since thanksgiving of 2021 and seems to be doing ok.
R2R Build Thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/random-projects-with-sams-oceanic-120-first-saltwater-aquarium.876385/
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Cornell Hotel School '98
Loyola Chicago Computer Science Ma '06
Was looking on OfferUp for a light for the tank (because as a stay at home dad I try not to spend money on my many hobbies) and I found a 75gallon Marineland tank, stand, canister filter, light, rocks, sand and 12 African Cichlid at a price that was too good to pass up. Needless to say, I got the tank home and into my basement (my wife may or may not recount that memorable story).
Over the years, I built out the system to be somewhat automated. Of the systems I put in-place, my favorites were the custom 30 gallon sump, the automation systems for water changes and feeding, and the overflow protection.
That was a start and throughout my journey I was always interested in Saltwater. The right tank came up on CraigsList (I had been passively looking for about a year) and I quickly sold my freshwater tanks and got the 120 Oceanic I wanted.
The tank has been up since thanksgiving of 2021 and seems to be doing ok.
R2R Build Thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/random-projects-with-sams-oceanic-120-first-saltwater-aquarium.876385/
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Cornell Hotel School '98
Loyola Chicago Computer Science Ma '06
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Oceanic 120 - DIY Solutions
I still cannot find the LFS. There is a Petco, a Pet Supplies Plus, a Petland, even a PetSmart but no listing for an LFS...
https://www.youtube.com/c/randomprojectswithsam
I still cannot find the LFS. There is a Petco, a Pet Supplies Plus, a Petland, even a PetSmart but no listing for an LFS...
https://www.youtube.com/c/randomprojectswithsam
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