Hello! I live out in Manchester, MA. I have recently decided to add a reef tank to my home. I had many many freshwater tanks as a kid, and a couple basic marine tanks. That was many years ago, and the last couple days of googling have shown me that there have been massive changes in the hobby!
So I am planning on straight into the deep end of the pool and put in a fairly advanced reef tank. Because of my inexperience, I'm going to outsource much of the build. I'm meeting with an installer day after tomorrow. I could really use advice on what questions to ask to make sure that this installer is someone I want to work with. Clearly, this will be the beginning of a long relationship, I'm hoping for it to be a beautiful friendship.
At this point, I don't have many specifics in mind. The tank will be around 150 gallons. I plan on having a sump with refugium and all the other equipment in the basement. Probably an auto water changer. LED lights. Lots of soft coral, LPS (I think). I haven't decided about SPS. My understanding is that it needs lots of bright light, and I'm not sure if I want the tank to be too bright, due to the room it will be in.
So any advice on what I should do, or how I should vet the installer?
Thanks.
- Dave
So I am planning on straight into the deep end of the pool and put in a fairly advanced reef tank. Because of my inexperience, I'm going to outsource much of the build. I'm meeting with an installer day after tomorrow. I could really use advice on what questions to ask to make sure that this installer is someone I want to work with. Clearly, this will be the beginning of a long relationship, I'm hoping for it to be a beautiful friendship.
At this point, I don't have many specifics in mind. The tank will be around 150 gallons. I plan on having a sump with refugium and all the other equipment in the basement. Probably an auto water changer. LED lights. Lots of soft coral, LPS (I think). I haven't decided about SPS. My understanding is that it needs lots of bright light, and I'm not sure if I want the tank to be too bright, due to the room it will be in.
So any advice on what I should do, or how I should vet the installer?
Thanks.
- Dave