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10/13/2015, 08:40 PM
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looking for oppinions
just setting up my reef tank
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10/13/2015, 09:35 PM
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Em? Glad to help but what oppinions do you need on what? Quarantine, biggest tank you can afford, refractometer, rodi, dont listen to the LFS.
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10/13/2015, 11:01 PM
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 To Reef Central Can you be a lil more specific on what you need opinions about. I would start by reading the stickies at the top, lots of good info there.
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10/14/2015, 04:23 AM
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If you are looking for opinions, you came to the right place, people here are full of them (including me)!
If you ask 10 people about a subject involving aquariums, you'll get 12 different opinions! LOL!
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The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017 |
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10/14/2015, 05:56 AM
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Ask and ye shall receive way more opinions that you can make sense of. WELCOME TO RC!
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10/14/2015, 06:06 AM
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My opinion is DON'T DO IT! You will become obsessed with your tank and spend your kids inheritance on this hobby. Sure you will start off with a nice 20g or so and before you know it you will have purchased more than a dozen all the way up to 300g or more. You will get hooked on all of the different corals and before you know it will have spent a fortune on many corals and exotic fish that have all died on you because of some stupid little thing like not QT'ing a $5 blue damsel that brought in a disease that killed off every fish in your 200gal accept for itself, losing over $5000 in just fish. Then it lives with the tank unplugged for months and was even still alive 6 months after you unplugged the tank and sold it for $500 with everything to go with it.
Then fast forward 10 years or so and you were stupid enough to start it all over again. Yeah its a great hobby! 
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Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300 |
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10/14/2015, 10:21 AM
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trying to add pics
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10/14/2015, 10:31 AM
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ok figured it out. sorry about that. It took about a month to get this far. I built the stand. Its a 120 gal with dual overflows and a 60 gal sump built from 1/4 inch cell cast acrylic. I just filled it last night with ro/di salt water that's been mixing for too weeks. Plan on building 34" x8" protein skimmer, calcium reactor, phosphate reactor, and carbon filter. Also auto top off. I've been out of the hobby for about 10 years and just starting back up. I plan to have mostly sps corals. I just wanted to know what everyone thinks of it. thanks
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10/14/2015, 10:34 AM
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pic 1
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10/14/2015, 10:35 AM
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pic2
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10/14/2015, 10:36 AM
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10/14/2015, 10:37 AM
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10/14/2015, 10:37 AM
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10/14/2015, 10:40 AM
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Looking good!
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Current Tank Info: 75g QT, 90g DT, 180g under construction Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon setting up slowly, 90 Gallon Mixed Reef No Sump 3 Tangs,, 4 Clowns, Lawnmower Blenny, Coral Beauty, Coralband Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Snails, Zoas, Mushrooms, FrogsSpawn, Toadstools, FeatherDuster, Xenias, Anemones,29g, 20g |
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10/14/2015, 10:57 AM
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Yea it looks good and it seems your dog likes it too. Wow, building skimmers & reactors from scratch? That sounds daunting to me, but heck if you can make em work, that's great.
In your pic, it looks like the sump goes all the way up to the stand's platform. Is that the case? Be sure you have enough room to service & remove stuff from the sump. Have fun & good luck! |
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10/14/2015, 11:04 AM
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the sump is 18 tall and stand is 37. lots of room and I plan to build a cabinet next to it for 2 of reactors and the top off reservoir
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10/14/2015, 11:06 AM
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I have two of the Chinese 165 watt leds. do you think that will be good or should i ad two more
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10/14/2015, 11:08 AM
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I've built them in the past. i,t more im very experienced with acrylic. so i get more bang for my buck
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10/14/2015, 11:35 AM
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Cool that should be plenty of room in the sump.
As for the Chinese lights: All I know about them is what I read. Some love them, some tell stories of pain & suffering. In general life, I do know that I'm rarely satisfied when I buy bottom of the barrel. If you have experience keeping corals, you're more likely to have an easier time with them I would think. But those are just my biases I'd do some research & go with top diode manufacturers like Cree, Phillips etc. At a minimum I'd insist on multi channel dimming and flexibility & options regarding color temperature. The amount you have to spend is a personal thing, but the latest generation of quality LEDs are really nice & have come down I price. I'm not sure about how many 165w Chinnese LEDs would provide adequate coverage for you. |
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10/14/2015, 12:54 PM
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Looks awesome man. I need a new sump, i built my current, where do you get your Acrylic?
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25g cube, split 10g sump with refugium, Jebao RW4, reefbreeder value Livestock adds: Osc Clowns, Royal Gramma, Pygmy Cherub Angel, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, Serpent Brittle Star Current Tank Info: 25 gallon cube |
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10/14/2015, 02:13 PM
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[QUOTE=JammyBirch;24061190]TRON called he wants his sump back...
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10/14/2015, 03:10 PM
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thanks. I get my acrylic from total plastics in Rochester Michigan. They are only about 1/2 hour from me and the cost is same as online but don't have to pay for shipping that can cost as much as the acrylic.
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10/27/2015, 08:40 PM
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finished my protein skimmer20151026_210442_resized.jpg
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10/27/2015, 08:59 PM
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My option is you are going to spend a lot of money and time to accomplish your goals.
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I feel like 1.025 and i look like skimmate. I eat crap and throw up! What am I? Current Tank Info: I need help!! |
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10/28/2015, 07:42 AM
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yes I know but I want to do it right so im not trying to fix it all later.
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