What has changed in 1yr??

STsONpERs · 05/31/2006, 03:15 PM

Sup guys

I used to be hardcore into my reef tanks, working at a fish store, owning tanks, ect..

Sadly i had to move, so me being 19 moving into a house with my buddy, i want to set up a 75 gallon reef tank and just wanted to know if anything has changed drastically that i need to know about.?

75 tank stand and canopy custom made

30gal sump setup with refugium and skimmer and return pump
250 titanium heater

2-250 watt halides 10k

2 or 4- vhos actinic ran of icecap ballest

i wanna have 80% sps in the tank.

thanx guyz let me know is theres anything i am missing, i wanna do this right which sadly means money isnt the problem, i will work more to make this tank look right!

chris

E-A-G-L-E-S · 05/31/2006, 03:22 PM

optional:
-calc. reactor
-po4 reactor
-ozone

relatively new circulation tools:
WaveySea(similar to seaswirl)
Vortech powerhead

xtrstangx · 05/31/2006, 03:22 PM

Not too much has changed in the past year.. Theres more of a move to bare bottom tanks.. thats about it.

cephlopus · 05/31/2006, 03:36 PM

If your going to keep sps or clams I highly recommend that you get a halide kit if you can fit it in your canopy other than that the options are really up to you
chiller
calc. reactor
but for a small system and low electric bill I would only add halides
hope that helps
Josh

affan · 05/31/2006, 03:37 PM

Yeah, not much has changed here either except that some reefers now make better use of Cannabis Sativa and its primary active chemical TetraHydroCannabinol

cephlopus · 05/31/2006, 03:38 PM

Oh you should check out the wake2k wave maker
no wires in the tank I run one on my seventy five and love it check it out really its great

hopkisag1 · 05/31/2006, 04:05 PM

How about T5s instead of the VHO? The bulbs last longer.

leeweber85 · 05/31/2006, 04:49 PM

80% sps... you're probably gonna need a Ca reactor.... otherwise you'll be spending a fortune in supplements.

You're gonna need more flow too, otherwise your setup looks good...

bennerkla · 05/31/2006, 05:00 PM

^^^ Agree

05/31/2006, 03:15 PM	#1
STsONpERs Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MN Posts: 395	What has changed in 1yr?? Sup guys I used to be hardcore into my reef tanks, working at a fish store, owning tanks, ect.. Sadly i had to move, so me being 19 moving into a house with my buddy, i want to set up a 75 gallon reef tank and just wanted to know if anything has changed drastically that i need to know about.? 75 tank stand and canopy custom made 30gal sump setup with refugium and skimmer and return pump 250 titanium heater 2-250 watt halides 10k 2 or 4- vhos actinic ran of icecap ballest i wanna have 80% sps in the tank. thanx guyz let me know is theres anything i am missing, i wanna do this right which sadly means money isnt the problem, i will work more to make this tank look right! chris

05/31/2006, 03:22 PM	#2
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	optional: -calc. reactor -po4 reactor -ozone relatively new circulation tools: WaveySea(similar to seaswirl) Vortech powerhead __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

05/31/2006, 03:36 PM	#4
cephlopus Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 39	If your going to keep sps or clams I highly recommend that you get a halide kit if you can fit it in your canopy other than that the options are really up to you chiller calc. reactor but for a small system and low electric bill I would only add halides hope that helps Josh __________________ beer is better than school Current Tank Info: 15 gal high reef thirty pounds rock twenty pounds sand barren up for nine months pods every where

05/31/2006, 03:38 PM	#6
cephlopus Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston Posts: 39	Oh you should check out the wake2k wave maker no wires in the tank I run one on my seventy five and love it check it out really its great __________________ beer is better than school Current Tank Info: 15 gal high reef thirty pounds rock twenty pounds sand barren up for nine months pods every where

05/31/2006, 04:49 PM	#8
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 2,482	80% sps... you're probably gonna need a Ca reactor.... otherwise you'll be spending a fortune in supplements. You're gonna need more flow too, otherwise your setup looks good... __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 120g reef, 20g reef

05/31/2006, 03:22 PM	#3
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	Not too much has changed in the past year.. Theres more of a move to bare bottom tanks.. thats about it.

05/31/2006, 03:37 PM	#5
affan Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: From NYC, currently serving time in Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 1,125	Yeah, not much has changed here either except that some reefers now make better use of Cannabis Sativa and its primary active chemical TetraHydroCannabinol

05/31/2006, 04:05 PM	#7
hopkisag1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 85	How about T5s instead of the VHO? The bulbs last longer.

05/31/2006, 05:00 PM	#9
bennerkla Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,046	^^^ Agree __________________ -Ben