75 gallon FOWLR setup on the cheap..lol

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Spyral

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So, my new tank is going to be a FOWLR set up. Turns out, I can be thrifty!

75 gallon Tank - a gift to/from the GF...lol

Stand - $100 (APFP)

384W SW light fixture - $100 (CL)

Refugium & protein skimmer - $50 (used from Aquarist World)

Sand - $60 (Petsmart)

400W stealth heater - left over from my 180

5 gallon bucket of salt - $40

AC70 power head for circulation - left over from my 180

I will seed the substrate with some live sand and add live rock from my tank along with some leather corals and mushroom corals. I will have to buy other stuff, obviously, namely live rock. However, for a SW tank, this one is running me next to nothing in out of pocket expense.
 
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lilfishie

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Id check about the silica sand. It might not be good to use. Not really sure, just concerned. Dont want something to go wrong for you.
 
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Spyral

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lilfishie said:
Id check about the silica sand. It might not be good to use. Not really sure, just concerned. Dont want something to go wrong for you.
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I was concerned too, so I made a few calls. I am going to get live sand to be on the safe side, so the substrate cost is now a bit higher, but I am still on the cheap side of things.
 
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Spyral

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i edited my posts..silica sand is not safe for SW tanks. I did some research and am going with Carib Sea live sand like I have in my current tank.

Thanks to lilfishie for the back-up research!
 
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sandnuka

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lilfishie to the rescue yet again! :)

I was excited to come over and help smash this tank up! Well it would be even more fun to take a hammer to after you set it up! good thinking!
 
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Spyral

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sandnuka said:
lilfishie to the rescue yet again! :)

I was excited to come over and help smash this tank up! Well it would be even more fun to take a hammer to after you set it up! good thinking!
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