ideas for a 110gal

kittyhazelton

kittyhazelton

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Ok, trying to figure out what to do with a 110 gal i got. If I set it up I'm going to have to get rid of my 55 since I don't have the room. If I do this I need to A: turn the 110 into a SW so I can keep my tang, or B: downgrade my SW to a 20gal tank and get rid of my Tang since he won't fit well in a 20gal tank for very long.
Ideas? Suggestions? Cheap ways to go about setting up the filtration for the 110?
 
I think a 110 FOWLR would be great, and you would have a lot of excellent fish to choose from. To answer the question in your other thread, one or two large HOB filters would work pretty well.
 
if you are on a tight budget then go a fowlr, it would look good. You don't need any special lights or skimmer so it could be great.

good luck
 
Gonna go to Home depot this week and pick up some supplies for building a stand for this thing. If I'm using everything from my old tank (55gallon) Do you think I have to really worry to much about the tank going through a mini cycle? I've finally got a sytem down that's keeping my water good and I don't want to have anything disasterous happen in the switch-over.
On a side note, with the lack of other inhabitants in the tank my yellow tang has looked for better ways to amuse himself. Recently he's discovered his own reflection....quite entertaing watching him flare out at himself. I think he is losing his mind. :duh:
 
Stocking the 110

Once I get my 110 all set up and stabalized, any ideas for fish? Predators sound nice, and I'm DEFINITELY getting a Lion and possibly an eel if I can construct an escape-free hood.
I know yellow tangs tend to be territorial, and my yellow def. thinks he the boss of the tank since he's the only one right now. But I was wondering if it'd be ok to add another type of tang if I introduce them to the new tank at the same time. i was thinking of getting a purple or blue tang. I've heard both success, and horror stories with putting these kind of fish together. Input is greatly apreciated.
 
Kitty,

I have a suggestion for you. Since you are building the stand for the 110 why dont you incorporate the 55 as your sump. You can put it in under the 110 and hang some lights over it etc. If you grow some nice macro algae's then you will have a great bio filter system built in. It will make it like you have 165 gallon tank and you could carry a bigger bio load (more fish). You could also use the 55 sump as a refuge for injured fish etc. Your pod's etc will reproduce great without the fish eating them, and you can use them to feed the ones that eat them.

If your going to home depot anyway, why not grab some plumbing supplies and setup a nice sump...

Just my thoughts,
thats what I plan to do if I get this 90g I'm thinking about...
 
Thought about that idea, but somebody has already offered to buy the 55. I don't like the sump setup. I've had too many problems with overflowing onto my floor, splashy noise, cat hair buildup inside them, exploding heaters, leaky hoses. I don't think I want to do that with such a large tank. I would much rather go with an enclosed filter that hangs on the back of the tank at a level I can easily reach, or with a decent canister filter that hides out of the way and is completely enclosed as to prevent overflowing in the event of a power outage/cat unplugging cables. I know the great benefits of the sump setup, and have used one on my 55 since I set it up, but I am not liking it in the least bit. I also would like to save myself some money and not have to buy any more salt than I need to. I unfortunately can't order things online right now (**** ATM machine ate my card so I have to order another one) And the largest quantity of salt my LFS sells are in buckets for 50gallons of water at $34.99 RIPOFF!!! But hey, it's all for the fishies.
 
I can understand your viewpoint there, things can go wrong with them for sure. One alternative I have seen to a sump I have seen is a HOB refuge. They make large acrylic HOB's, I've seen up to a 12'x24'x48 (thats practically another tank hanging on the existing tank... ) a big HOB will create alot of presure and might break glass, but if you get a nice 12'H x 48' L x 2' D D=Depth or front to back

as for fish I would pick out a region of the reef world and find what lives together in that area and start looking for some cool fish with symbiotic relationships with the other life. (For example, A clownfish and their anenomes) you can't just pair any two up together...

Sorry to create more questions than answers, but sometimes picking out your tankmates can be fun...
 
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