I had a 125 gal FO tank about 7 years ago, and had to give it up as I couldn't keep up with it. I've missed my fish ever since, and once I live in an actual house (hopefully in the next year or so) I plan on starting one up again.
My dream tank is in the very early planning stages. I want to learn from my previous mistakes to have a much better tank this time around. (I was plagued with water quality issues before.)
Right now I'm thinking about a 150-gal tank, and I want to use live rock this time along with a DSB so I can have better natural filtration. (I'm ashamed to admit that my old tank relied on two Penguin filters and a Remora Aqua-C skimmer.) I have an empty 25-gal tank that I can use for quarantine purposes, another thing I didn't do before. I'd like to have:
* porcupine puffer (he was my all-time favorite fish - I just love their personalities)
* dragon wrasse
* coral beauty angel
* foxface or a raccoon butterflyfish
* picasso trigger
* powder blue tang
I have kept all of the above with the exception of the powder blue and butterflyfish previously. I know the powder blues are difficult, but I really don't consider myself a total newbie. Rusty, yes, but I want a challenge. I'm pretty sure that all those fish would be too much bio load, but hey, I'm dreaming here!
So, what kind of equipment would I need to do this right? I know a protein skimmer is a must for those messy eaters. I have some of my old equipment still, somewhere, 2 heaters, a couple powerheads, and the skimmer. If I get all this figured out now, I'll have plenty of time and incentive to save.
Thanks in advance!
My dream tank is in the very early planning stages. I want to learn from my previous mistakes to have a much better tank this time around. (I was plagued with water quality issues before.)
Right now I'm thinking about a 150-gal tank, and I want to use live rock this time along with a DSB so I can have better natural filtration. (I'm ashamed to admit that my old tank relied on two Penguin filters and a Remora Aqua-C skimmer.) I have an empty 25-gal tank that I can use for quarantine purposes, another thing I didn't do before. I'd like to have:
* porcupine puffer (he was my all-time favorite fish - I just love their personalities)
* dragon wrasse
* coral beauty angel
* foxface or a raccoon butterflyfish
* picasso trigger
* powder blue tang
I have kept all of the above with the exception of the powder blue and butterflyfish previously. I know the powder blues are difficult, but I really don't consider myself a total newbie. Rusty, yes, but I want a challenge. I'm pretty sure that all those fish would be too much bio load, but hey, I'm dreaming here!
So, what kind of equipment would I need to do this right? I know a protein skimmer is a must for those messy eaters. I have some of my old equipment still, somewhere, 2 heaters, a couple powerheads, and the skimmer. If I get all this figured out now, I'll have plenty of time and incentive to save.Thanks in advance!
