Introducing myself and stepping up my game

[Big Country]

Time to introduce myself. I have been a member for about 3 weeks but was waiting to figure out how to post pics.

Hello
My name is Matt
I live in Yucaipa.

Tank info:
Tank- 150 Gal Glass Rimmed
Lights- Evergrow 165 W X 3
Sump- 40 gal with refugium
Chiller- JBJ Arctica DBM-250
ATO- JBJ with 20 gal tank



I currently have a JBJ 24 gal nano with some soft corals, Clown Fish, Coral Beauty, and 6 Line Wrasse. It has an Ecotech Radion XR15W Pro and Vortech MP10W. The fish and coral will be moving into their new penthouse once the tank cycles. The Radion will be moving to be my sump lighting.

I started about 14 years ago with a 150 Gal tank that I got from a couple that was remodeling their house, and the tank didn't fit their remodel. I had to downsize to the 24 gal tank due to moving a lot for a bit, and 24 gal is a lot easier to move. Now that I am settled, I want to step my game back up.

Here are some pics of my build/set-up and tank cycling. The rock scape is not finished, just put it in the tank to get the cycle going. Will be working on changing up the rock scape later.

I also need to give a ton of credit and thanks to BigPaul for his help. Lots of time driving around getting supplies and help with technical knowledge.

 

[BeanMachine]

Hey Matt... Welcome!

 

[Greaser9999]

:wavey: welcome to scr!! Got any pics of ur set up?

 

[Scout]

Welcome buddy! Solid post.

 

[patrickf]

Welcome!

 

[Fly5150]

Welcome. Your ato tank looks like it will be a pool party for the kiddo.


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[Big Country]

Greaser9999, I can/will add pics later. Which part of the set-up are you asking about? The ATO tank is kinda large because I don't want to bother family and friends to fill a smaller one while I am at work.

 

[BigDaddyStar]

Nice start..Welcome aboard...

Also glad to see locals people a little closer to me on board.

 

[GoReef165]

Welcome Matt... get it? I bet you've never heard that one before. lol Hey nice setup! Looking forward to seeing the rock work dialed in and some corals/fish in there. Keep us updated on the tank progress.

 

[xmas_one]

Welcome Matt! Gotta love the Radion on the sump!

 

[Big Country]

Thanks to all the welcomes so far. I really am looking forward to getting this tank going. I am an instant gratification kinda guy, so its killing me to have to wait for this thing to cycle and get my livestock moved over.

BigDaddyStar, it is nice to see the folks around you/us that are into the same hobby.

GoReef165, I got the pun lol I actually have a mat at my house that says Hi, I'm Mat. lol I cant wait to get the rock scaped. I will get to working on it next week.

xmas_one, I just picked the Radion up a few months ago. It was BigPaul that recommended that I put it on the sump, so I cant take the credit for the great idea.

 

[Tangwich]

Welcome Matt. Nice setup you have there. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. We have tons of very knowledgeable reefers here that are always willing to lend a hand and/or a useful opinion.

 

[Zoarder]

Welcome! Great way to start a post on SCR!

 

[Greaser9999]

Greaser9999, I can/will add pics later. Which part of the set-up are you asking about? The ATO tank is kinda large because I don't want to bother family and friends to fill a smaller one while I am at work.

Thanks!! Just trying to get different ideas for a future set up.

 

[Big Country]

Greaser9999, not a problem. I have been cruising the forums looking at others set ups as well to get ideas.

 

[Greaser9999]

Very clean looking set up!!

 

[RY@N]

welcome, matt!

 

[bigpaul]

Welcome to SCR Matt! Thanks for letting me be apart of your build, I cant wait for it to finish cycling so you can start to add your livestock.

 

[planbtypea]

Welcome. You will find tons of info and friendly people here. Might be my OCD, but where's the skimmer pump? Gate valve mod on my ASM made adjustments a TON easier too.

 

[eulalio flores]

Cool bro welcome live in Redlands also have a 150 need any help hit me up