Hi All!
I am getting back in the hobby after having broke down my 75G when I moved around 4 years ago.
Here is what I have so far and what I am waiting to purchase:
Deep Sea Aquatics - 155G 72x24x21 - built-in center overflow with 3 drains and 2 returns and a 40G Breeder Sump
I went with this size tank because I wanted a 6ft tank to have the option for more active/larger fish and I liked the 2ft width.
I was going to go with a 180G but was already at the max weight I was comfortable with for where the tank is going and I felt like the height of my 75G was good. We'll see if I regret that later on.
Items/Other equipment so far:
Salt: Red Sea Coral Pro Salt
Sand: CaribSea - 160lbs
Rock: 200lbs Dry Rock (I am going to seed with live rock)
Skimmer: AquaMaxx CO-3
Powerheads: Jebao RW-15 (I was going to go with EcoTech MP40's but the price was just to high)
Items Pending purchase:
Heater: Eheim Jager 2x200w or 2x250w
RODI: BRS 6 Stage Universal Water Saver Plus or AirWaterIce Extreme Typhoon 3
Lights: This is where I am really torn. My LFS offers a custom hybrid LED/T5 combo which is reasonably priced but I was looking into Kessil A360W-E and Possibly the EcoTech Radio XR30W. However, since it's a 6ft tank it kind of puts me in a weird position. Initially I just plan on keeping LPS with eventually adding some SPS. Do you think I could get away with 2 Kessils?
And last but not least an Apex Controller.
What do you all think? I would love to hear thoughts/feedback on the direction I am going.
-Michael
I am getting back in the hobby after having broke down my 75G when I moved around 4 years ago.
Here is what I have so far and what I am waiting to purchase:
Deep Sea Aquatics - 155G 72x24x21 - built-in center overflow with 3 drains and 2 returns and a 40G Breeder Sump
I went with this size tank because I wanted a 6ft tank to have the option for more active/larger fish and I liked the 2ft width.
I was going to go with a 180G but was already at the max weight I was comfortable with for where the tank is going and I felt like the height of my 75G was good. We'll see if I regret that later on.
Items/Other equipment so far:
Salt: Red Sea Coral Pro Salt
Sand: CaribSea - 160lbs
Rock: 200lbs Dry Rock (I am going to seed with live rock)
Skimmer: AquaMaxx CO-3
Powerheads: Jebao RW-15 (I was going to go with EcoTech MP40's but the price was just to high)
Items Pending purchase:
Heater: Eheim Jager 2x200w or 2x250w
RODI: BRS 6 Stage Universal Water Saver Plus or AirWaterIce Extreme Typhoon 3
Lights: This is where I am really torn. My LFS offers a custom hybrid LED/T5 combo which is reasonably priced but I was looking into Kessil A360W-E and Possibly the EcoTech Radio XR30W. However, since it's a 6ft tank it kind of puts me in a weird position. Initially I just plan on keeping LPS with eventually adding some SPS. Do you think I could get away with 2 Kessils?
And last but not least an Apex Controller.
What do you all think? I would love to hear thoughts/feedback on the direction I am going.
-Michael