new here :)

EvoX · 02/07/2008, 06:25 PM

just wanted to say hi everyone, a friend of mine said this is the biggest forum for saltwater aquariums so i decided to join
im in the process of setting up a tank with the help of a friend that told me that the key thing in this is dont go cheap unless you want to spend more later to upgrade
right now i am setting up a 40 gallon tank and he's going to drill it for me
he's had a 75 a few years and ive just loved it for so long and finally decided its time to get into it
well just wanted to introduce myself

Sk8r · 02/07/2008, 06:30 PM

Welcome! Sounds as if your friend is on the right track.

And a background in marine biology never hurts!

scrmbld33 · 02/07/2008, 06:46 PM

To Reef Central

Aquarist007 · 02/07/2008, 06:46 PM

To Reef Central

looking forward to your insights from a marine biologist

Aquarist007 · 02/07/2008, 06:47 PM

scrmbld--that's a new one for me--identical timing for the posts

kingfisher62 · 02/07/2008, 07:15 PM

Welcome evox! What are you planning on keeping in the tank?

EvoX · 02/08/2008, 12:11 PM

right now its looking like a little bit of everything, i just like everything too much to exclude anything
my friend is giving me his old skimmer, reef devil?
i really like the montipora caps and how they swirl
also like zoanthids and yumas and micromussa
lighting will be mh/t5's
as for fish, i know i want clowns but thats it for now

Aquarist007 · 02/08/2008, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EvoX
right now its looking like a little bit of everything, i just like everything too much to exclude anything
my friend is giving me his old skimmer, reef devil?
i really like the montipora caps and how they swirl
also like zoanthids and yumas and micromussa
lighting will be mh/t5's
as for fish, i know i want clowns but thats it for now

I hope you keep us posted step by step on how you set up your tank--it will be a great learning experinece for us here.

mdbv25 · 02/08/2008, 12:30 PM

Good luck!!!

And remember to always spend that extra money like you mentioned and research all products before you buy....

HAVE FUN!!!!

Michael

EvoX · 02/08/2008, 03:20 PM

im trying to spend all the money i can but its getting to the point in where will it end!!!
lol i still need to get some more plumbing fittings and it just seems like its never going to end!
i got all of the unions and the 90s and most of the ball valves but i need some barbed ball valves which i can only get via internet and i dont want to order them and then need to get more, so im trying to get one big order so i dont need to keep going back and forth, but with any project i do it seems like i go back and forth for one little thing or i change out one little thing which changes everything lol

Thunk · 02/08/2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EvoX
im trying to spend all the money i can but its getting to the point in where will it end!!!
lol i still need to get some more plumbing fittings and it just seems like its never going to end!
i got all of the unions and the 90s and most of the ball valves but i need some barbed ball valves which i can only get via internet and i dont want to order them and then need to get more, so im trying to get one big order so i dont need to keep going back and forth, but with any project i do it seems like i go back and forth for one little thing or i change out one little thing which changes everything lol

Whats sweet is you get it all plumbed up and then you have extra parts left over. Months later you break something and YAY! you just get that box out and rig something up

The cost does slow down eventually too, lol. Well sort of, instead of spending all your money just so you can get the sand wet, you spend money on all manner of sea creatures

EvoX · 02/09/2008, 03:46 PM

well the tank is finally drilled so now the hunt for plumbing begins...dun dun dun

EvoX · 02/22/2008, 04:55 PM

just thought id update on my progress
so far i got almost everything i need to set the tank up
i still need some 1.5" pvc cut which my friend said he'd do. hopefully sooner rather than later
i started plumbing the 1" stuff yesterday but i still need to tighten up some threaded fittings and clamp down some hosed fittings
i really want to get the 1" stuff done but the weekend but we'll see how the weekend goes, and hopefully the 1.5" stuff done by next week
still need 2x15g tanks for my sump and eel tank
actually, im not sure if i want to do an eel tank on that side or do a sea horse tank or maybe just a refugium
the sea horses really want you cant find anywhere so not really into the sea horse thing but i really want a golden dwarf moray
i dunno, we'll see how things go

kingfisher62 · 02/22/2008, 09:42 PM

If you are going to keep eels you will have to seal up the top of the tank extremely well. I have heard they are quite the escape artist!

Aquarist007 · 02/22/2008, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EvoX
just thought id update on my progress
so far i got almost everything i need to set the tank up
i still need some 1.5" pvc cut which my friend said he'd do. hopefully sooner rather than later
i started plumbing the 1" stuff yesterday but i still need to tighten up some threaded fittings and clamp down some hosed fittings
i really want to get the 1" stuff done but the weekend but we'll see how the weekend goes, and hopefully the 1.5" stuff done by next week
still need 2x15g tanks for my sump and eel tank
actually, im not sure if i want to do an eel tank on that side or do a sea horse tank or maybe just a refugium
the sea horses really want you cant find anywhere so not really into the sea horse thing but i really want a golden dwarf moray
i dunno, we'll see how things go

thanks for keeping us posted---can you post pictures of your progress?

02/07/2008, 06:25 PM	#1
EvoX Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 112	new here :) just wanted to say hi everyone, a friend of mine said this is the biggest forum for saltwater aquariums so i decided to join im in the process of setting up a tank with the help of a friend that told me that the key thing in this is dont go cheap unless you want to spend more later to upgrade right now i am setting up a 40 gallon tank and he's going to drill it for me he's had a 75 a few years and ive just loved it for so long and finally decided its time to get into it well just wanted to introduce myself

02/07/2008, 06:30 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Welcome! Sounds as if your friend is on the right track. And a background in marine biology never hurts! __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

02/07/2008, 06:46 PM	#3
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	*To Reef Central* __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

02/07/2008, 06:46 PM	#4
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	*To Reef Central* looking forward to your insights from a marine biologist __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

02/07/2008, 06:47 PM	#5
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	scrmbld--that's a new one for me--identical timing for the posts __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

02/07/2008, 07:15 PM	#6
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	Welcome evox! What are you planning on keeping in the tank? __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

02/08/2008, 12:11 PM	#7
EvoX Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 112	right now its looking like a little bit of everything, i just like everything too much to exclude anything my friend is giving me his old skimmer, reef devil? i really like the montipora caps and how they swirl also like zoanthids and yumas and micromussa lighting will be mh/t5's as for fish, i know i want clowns but thats it for now

02/08/2008, 12:30 PM	#9
mdbv25 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MASS Posts: 62	Good luck!!! And remember to always spend that extra money like you mentioned and research all products before you buy.... HAVE FUN!!!! Michael __________________ No longer reefing... "Don't make a fish suffer because your wallet is light" Current Tank Info: None

02/08/2008, 03:20 PM	#10
EvoX Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 112	im trying to spend all the money i can but its getting to the point in where will it end!!! lol i still need to get some more plumbing fittings and it just seems like its never going to end! i got all of the unions and the 90s and most of the ball valves but i need some barbed ball valves which i can only get via internet and i dont want to order them and then need to get more, so im trying to get one big order so i dont need to keep going back and forth, but with any project i do it seems like i go back and forth for one little thing or i change out one little thing which changes everything lol

02/09/2008, 03:46 PM	#12
EvoX Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 112	well the tank is finally drilled so now the hunt for plumbing begins...dun dun dun

02/22/2008, 04:55 PM	#13
EvoX Moved On Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 112	just thought id update on my progress so far i got almost everything i need to set the tank up i still need some 1.5" pvc cut which my friend said he'd do. hopefully sooner rather than later i started plumbing the 1" stuff yesterday but i still need to tighten up some threaded fittings and clamp down some hosed fittings i really want to get the 1" stuff done but the weekend but we'll see how the weekend goes, and hopefully the 1.5" stuff done by next week still need 2x15g tanks for my sump and eel tank actually, im not sure if i want to do an eel tank on that side or do a sea horse tank or maybe just a refugium the sea horses really want you cant find anywhere so not really into the sea horse thing but i really want a golden dwarf moray i dunno, we'll see how things go

02/22/2008, 09:42 PM	#14
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	If you are going to keep eels you will have to seal up the top of the tank extremely well. I have heard they are quite the escape artist! __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef