New to Reef tank

[plasma1]

I am looking to go from freshwater to saltwater and of course would rather spend money on coral and fish. I consider myself handy. Does anyone have plans to create their own filtration system? sump and protein skimmer...

[Katspaw]

Plasma,
There are tons of plans available on the web. The sump is the easiest, you can use a rubbermaid tub or a cheap glass tank. I did the glass tank, as I have a large system I used a 55 gallon tank I had laying around, I silconed 1/4" acrylic panels in an over under over placement at one end of the sump/tank. where the water comes from the main tank. Then I had room in the remaining section of the tank to house my protein skimmer, heaters,calcium reactor pump,and return pump intake. I also have a refugium attached to the other side of the sump. My calcium reactor also drips into the sump near the return pump intake. If you do a search in this forum, you may find plans from fellow aquarist, if not, do a search on google.com and I am sure something will pop up.

Tracey

[Figstr822]

Plasma, welcome to the hobby. As Katspaw said, you can find a bunch of DIY projects out there. If you do a search under DIY skimmers and such, you'll get a lot of them.
http://www.kingvinnie.com/aquaria/diy/ This is one that should help you get started - good luck.

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