kia Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Hi Reef Enthusiasts, My name is Kia and I'm new to the hobby. I just wanted to say hi and I'm also looking for mentors who can give me advice along the way. I bought a 65G rimless tank from another member (Vu_Deezy), it looks to be a great tank. I'm starting to get all the pieces for my build (skimmer, power heads, pieces of PVC for plumbing), still looking for a good sump that is not too pricy. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Welcome to the club Kia! That was a great looking setup that Vu Deezy had. You should hit up the MFrame (owner of the club) if you have any interest in our new mentor program. Otherwise, I'd start a build thread and start documenting your build. Plenty of people will jump on the thread to help you out if you have any questions! Sent via Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Yeah that tank looked nice. Looking forward to the build thread .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard L Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Welcome to the club! I'm about to clean out my 20gal sump and it'll be available for sale. Have you thought about what size you want to fit in the stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kia Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Hi Everyone, Thanks for the warm welcome. As for the sump I was looking at a 30 gallon tank, I've been researching a bit and thought about the trigger ruby 30 but wasn't sure about the return flowing into the socks? Would that be difficult to clean and maintain? Any thoughts and experience with these type of sumps would be helpful. At the moment I'm stripping out the red corvette paint from the cabinet because the wife didn't approve of it. I really like the mirror finish of the paint unfortunately it didn't go with our furniture. I'll probably go with gloss white but any recommendations is also welcome (not red) Thanks, Kia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasrob Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Hi Everyone, Thanks for the warm welcome. As for the sump I was looking at a 30 gallon tank, I've been researching a bit and thought about the trigger ruby 30 but wasn't sure about the return flowing into the socks? Would that be difficult to clean and maintain? Any thoughts and experience with these type of sumps would be helpful. At the moment I'm stripping out the red corvette paint from the cabinet because the wife didn't approve of it. I really like the mirror finish of the paint unfortunately it didn't go with our furniture. I'll probably go with gloss white but any recommendations is also welcome (not red) Thanks, Kia. Nooooooo I had that stand painted and did body work, It is a $300 professional paint job lol. But happy wife equals happy life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nori4dori Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Oh man. That red! It'd go so well with my furniture. I was eyeing it for a long time but couldn't commit to a 65g in a 3rd floor apt. GL with your build. I think it'll look good in glossy white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kia Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 LOL...It was a really nice paint job and I thought twice about removing it. It took me forever to strip the paint, here's a pic of the stand today I'll take another pic when I'm done with the painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Looks like your off to a great start. Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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