SC#11 What would you try?
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new tank
Welp.. I am doing this right now. I just finished staining my hand built stand to match my living room furniture (TV/entertainment system and coffee tables and Endtables.)
I decided to move up to a 5 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot custom tank. I can't wait to really get started good on it. Set up will be over the next few days
and then probly water going into it maybe sometime in the next week.
I plan to elave my other tank set up and running till this one gets cycled then
using alot of it in the new tank. The old 50 gallon will be reset up
as a Atlantic only species tank.
The big tank is going to be a main tank in my living room as my previsoue tanks have always been homemade tank with thrown together stands and a "science" experiement look to them.. frags everywhere, nothing fancy exposed eggcrate multi styles and size lights.... just nothing really good looking.. mainly to grow out and prop with.. this new tank is going to be for beauty. I am making everything myself (other then the lights and the actual powerheads)
Welp.. I am doing this right now. I just finished staining my hand built stand to match my living room furniture (TV/entertainment system and coffee tables and Endtables.)
I decided to move up to a 5 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot custom tank. I can't wait to really get started good on it. Set up will be over the next few days
and then probly water going into it maybe sometime in the next week.
I plan to elave my other tank set up and running till this one gets cycled then
using alot of it in the new tank. The old 50 gallon will be reset up
as a Atlantic only species tank.
The big tank is going to be a main tank in my living room as my previsoue tanks have always been homemade tank with thrown together stands and a "science" experiement look to them.. frags everywhere, nothing fancy exposed eggcrate multi styles and size lights.... just nothing really good looking.. mainly to grow out and prop with.. this new tank is going to be for beauty. I am making everything myself (other then the lights and the actual powerheads)
My largest tank is a 230 g which is really hard to maintain due to the height. I think I would go with a longer shallower tank with a sump rather then canister filters. Although I would stick with the reef concept.
i've had tropical fish all my life. I have always wanted a salt water tank spacifically i've always wanted sea horses. i am so afraid that my inexperience would kill them that i've never had the guts to try, right now i have 5 tanks set up 1 30 gal tall with mollies and swords
1 30 gal long with fancy guppies
1 20 gal tall with fancy danio's and rosy barbs
1 10 gal just in case
1 70 gal in waiting
someday i'm going to get enough nerve and i'm going to fill that 70 with my dream horses.
1 30 gal long with fancy guppies
1 20 gal tall with fancy danio's and rosy barbs
1 10 gal just in case
1 70 gal in waiting
someday i'm going to get enough nerve and i'm going to fill that 70 with my dream horses.
I'd do it right from the beginning instead of fixing mistakes.
Large in sump skimmer (suggestions?)
Sump w\rufugium setup
almost no sand in the bottom
1.5lb per gallon LR uncured
No more than 18" height on the tank 100 gallon long again
Drilled tank
250 Halides (3)
T5 HO actinics
powerheads set up with wave timers
a quarantine tank and use it every time.
keep my hands out of the tank as much as possible
go slow with the livestock
Calcium reactor
Monitor station
Large in sump skimmer (suggestions?)
Sump w\rufugium setup
almost no sand in the bottom
1.5lb per gallon LR uncured
No more than 18" height on the tank 100 gallon long again
Drilled tank
250 Halides (3)
T5 HO actinics
powerheads set up with wave timers
a quarantine tank and use it every time.
keep my hands out of the tank as much as possible
go slow with the livestock
Calcium reactor
Monitor station
I am currently building up for my 450g and currently have 3 larger tanks I want to combine for the larger. I wanted CLs, 400watt halides, and plenty of room for aquascaping. Having a tank 36" front to back will give me plenty of room for great aqauscaping, like THIS and THIS something that has gotten away from me with the current tanks.
I hope to keep a small haram of Anthias such as these, Ventralis Anthias Twinspot Anthias and the Square Spot Anthias
I am hoping to also keep about 150 different SPS corals not only alive but finnaly thriving, I have had enough of just sustaining them in a semi decent tank and would like to see optimal growth.
This is the type of tank I hope to have in a year or so THIS (yeah right)
I hope to keep a small haram of Anthias such as these, Ventralis Anthias Twinspot Anthias and the Square Spot Anthias
I am hoping to also keep about 150 different SPS corals not only alive but finnaly thriving, I have had enough of just sustaining them in a semi decent tank and would like to see optimal growth.
This is the type of tank I hope to have in a year or so THIS (yeah right)
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I would do things similiar. It really depended on if my budget was different. My tank couldn't be to much larger than it is (for where I am placing it), other than possibly going to a 90 that is just a bit taller.
However, I ideally want a 125.
I think the only REAL difference I would have made is waiting to get a reef ready system rather than using a HOB overflow. Either way my results have been good.
However, I ideally want a 125.
I think the only REAL difference I would have made is waiting to get a reef ready system rather than using a HOB overflow. Either way my results have been good.
