Back at it- 72 gallon bowfront

[mlogan1]

Hi!

First time posting here and after a 5 year hiatus I'm back in the hobby. I was just given a tank by a friend who upgraded. Heres a Pic of what I've got so far:

Just the Tank and CPR dual Bak Pak

What do you guys think? Id like to turn this one into a reef tank.

Im thinking Ill build my own stand. I liked this design:

http://mrsaltolo.blogspot.com/2014/01/building-72g-bowfront-aquarium-stand-p1.html

And Ive been looking at LED lights as running something that will pull too much power is a concern in my house (Old house with old wiring

) I dont know anything about LEDS though so Im still learning

I was looking at the Current USA Orbit Marine LED Saltwater Reef Lighting System but wasnt sure if the price was just too good to be true.




I don't have as much money this time around as my wife and I are expecting our first child this fall so a lot of my stuff will be DIY and it may be slow to get going with everything. I'm also feeling a little rusty, kind of hoping that this will be like riding the proverbial bike and easy to pick back up. I'm hoping this forum will help me out with a lot of that

Thanks for looking and look forward to hopefully meeting some cool people who also love this hobby

 

[jay0705]

I have heard there good leds

 

[mlogan1]

Great, thanks for the reply. Do you know if they would have enough power to support a reef setup? Even just some softies if not high light demanding corals.

 

[silverado61]

This is the LED setup I got for my 72g bow front. Its an awesome system but it won't support any light hungry corals. Mushrooms and zoas is about it. I really like it though. It has great effects and a timing system.

 

[mlogan1]

I watched a video of them in action and they really are beautiful. Maybe Ill mix those with something a little more powerful

 

[mlogan1]

Ive also been considering building a hood and my own lighting fixture

 

[silverado61]

A hoods going to take some work with a bow front. If you do build one, post some pictures and let me know how it goes. I'm building a stand for mine with side columns to support the hood.

 

[mlogan1]

I found an aquatic fundamentals 72 gallon bow front stand for only $50. I looked up the specs on it and it says its only been tested to hold 720lbs which seems too low to be able to hold a tank full of sand and rocks. Since its sold as a 72 gallon bow front stand I figured Id ask if anyone had experience with it or thought it would be safe enough to use. Its a good price so if it worked out Id be pretty happy