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This thread is for my 55 gallon. It's kind of my first tank because I started a smaller one before I really understood how stocking works. When you are a beginner it seems logical to start with a small tank, and the LFS will tell you that all sorts of fish will be happy in there. Not so. I got this on Craigslist, I think it will be worth it. This is a link to my first tank if you are trying to decide whether to start bigger, you can see how it went for me. http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f77/157-50-ghetto-build-worst-case-scenario-224793.html
I made it in the think tank forum because I wanted to discuss tap water, and why you need to spead $ for different things right in the beginning. But I needed so much help that it wound up more like a regular noob build. That's why I'm putting this one here, also so non-members can read it too cause I did a lot of that before I made an account.
I got some of my tools out of storage, I can't wait to get started!
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I'm gonna try keeping links to my tangent threads here. There are so many different things to think about and plan for, and they all overlap. Like, I wanted to get my overflow pump early so I can cure my rock cement but that meant I had to think about the flow rate through my sump. When it's time to do the sump I'm gonna be like "wth was I thinking buying this pump?" so if I can link back from here I won't have to start from scratch.
Pump - pump
Lights - lights
Stock - fishes
Pipes - plastic
Overflow - siphon flow
Remote DSB - DSB
Sand - sand poll
Wow, look at all those noob questions! I have gotten so much help from this site:beer:
I made it in the think tank forum because I wanted to discuss tap water, and why you need to spead $ for different things right in the beginning. But I needed so much help that it wound up more like a regular noob build. That's why I'm putting this one here, also so non-members can read it too cause I did a lot of that before I made an account.
I got some of my tools out of storage, I can't wait to get started!

LINKS
I'm gonna try keeping links to my tangent threads here. There are so many different things to think about and plan for, and they all overlap. Like, I wanted to get my overflow pump early so I can cure my rock cement but that meant I had to think about the flow rate through my sump. When it's time to do the sump I'm gonna be like "wth was I thinking buying this pump?" so if I can link back from here I won't have to start from scratch.
Pump - pump
Lights - lights
Stock - fishes
Pipes - plastic
Overflow - siphon flow
Remote DSB - DSB
Sand - sand poll
Wow, look at all those noob questions! I have gotten so much help from this site:beer: