Dan

looks great! love how you did the woodwork and polishing of tank.

Thank you all for the warm welcome and the many places mentioned.(leads) I will have to check them out next time I go to Portland area for sure and also of course Premium Aquarium. Right now the 55 gallons Im using is just temporary placement for the handful of LPS and 20 or so pounds of live rock with a few damsel fish. Currently only running two HOB filters and small hang on back skimmer. A friend just gave me his whole tank 2-3 weeks ago with everything in it. It was a small tank (roughly 30 gallons) that he had been running for 8 moths or so and then lost interest; I put everything in my 55 I had laying around until the 75 is finished being built. My plans for the 75 is drill and install a bean animal system (possibly Herbie style) any thoughts on that? with an internal glass coast to coast style overflow. I have almost everything ready other then a handful of pvc fittings that I will pick up next week. My sump will be a 20 long or maybe a 29 but Im leaning towards the 20 long at the moment and will silicone my own baffles for it. Im really lacking live rock for the new tank and other then that will look for a good used skimmer for it but need the rock first of all so thats my next step. I spent a lot on all the various pieces/parts needed for my new build so I have to wait 1-2 weeks to get the live rock. Other then the live rock I pretty much just need to get me a skimmer :) the auto top of and dosing pump could wait for now. If I have time will take some pics down the road if there is interest? I also need to paint the stand again as it has some paint worn off then seal it with some Thomson seal or some type of lacquer to keep things nice and dry. The tank is an Aqueon that I will convert to saltwater and save a few bucks hopefully by doing it myself as Im on a set income and need to do this in stages. Im thinking 2-3 weeks max and it will all be complete :) I has a few inquiries from the members so included a few details here as to my plans and build. I really appreciate the warm welcome and if anybody has ideas feel free to let me know. Im Very glad I fount this site here at PNWMAS ! Thanks again to all. Dan

Hi everyone Im fairly new to the hobby and came across this site and just wanted to say hi to everyone. My names Dan and live in Salem. Im in the process of putting together a 75 gallon saltwater (upgrading from a 55) and look forward to my new tank. Does anyone know of any good places to purchase frags and equipment at fair prices? Thanks for reading & best wishes.