Back to CanReef after a break raising my own little frag...

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Hey guys,

I took a break & got rid of my livestock a few yrs ago when my wife got pregnant.

Now my little girl is old enough to ask questions of why I have a tank of water in the living room with rocks in it (I kept it running with just live rock & a few water changes), I'm going to get back in the game.

System is a eurobraced 48x30x20, full width weir on the back with a 36x20x20 sump.

3 x AI SOLs

Couple of Tunze powerheads

Bubble Magus CS-something skimmer

First of all, the prices of livestock is shocking compared to 3-4 yrs ago!

Second, I'm not sure I'm going to go down the SPS route again, not at first anyway. I'll start with a FOWLR for now.

Third, a some LFS have popped up that I never heard of & a few have dropped off the map. (I would appreciate some pm's regarding which are the good ones these days).

Lastly, I never got my metal tank stand skinned, can anyone point me to a store/person/cabinet maker who can help me skin the frame?

Good to be back.