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Zooxanthus · 02/18/2015, 03:34 PM

I am gonna get a wavemaker next, When I worked at the local reef store a long time ago this guy came in with the coolest wavemaker I have ever seen. It was this huge bulky box that sat a top a big ol 1100 gal tank. tom shanes old tank for anyone who lives in colorado (the diamond guy). Anyway it would fill up to a point at which time it would lift a float valve up and all the water would come gushing out making a big wave. It was all handmade and I have never seen one like it for sale. that would be a cool project.

ardsman · 02/19/2015, 12:08 AM

Buy, buy buy! I always figure that I will be dead a lot longer than alive and I aint leaving it for anyone else to spend! this started as a hobby, quickly became an obsession and is now completely addictive! and I have come to realize that saltwater tank livestock eat money as well as food! I wondered for a few days if I needed an ATO...... got one and couldn't live without the thing now. then I thought do I reeeeaaaaly need that Apex? got it yesterday (I love it when the reef faires as my better half calls them leaves me things, the rest of us call it UPS and finally did i need the lunar module and the vortech wireless controller? you bet your tail I did, after being out of the hobby for 30 years we now have almost perfect life support systems for our livestock, my tank looks like ICU units for fish and Corals, so much easier these day than the dark ages when the life expectancy of an expensive fish 10-14 days maybe a month if you were lucky, the idea of keeping these rare and beautiful creatures safely boggles my mind! I am like an old mother hen clucking around her chicks I can monitor my tank and it's parameters from anywhere in the world which is great when I go home to Ireland on vacation, Yes, spend, spend, spend and enjoy the ride, enjoy the obsession and the addiction of this wonderful thing we call a HOBBY!

smmiller506 · 02/19/2015, 07:26 AM

I don't have a tank yet, but I almost bought a 150 over the weekend. I have no clue how my wife conned me out of that one. I think if I build my own steel stand though, I could swing a 180... :O

Edit: I can see it now... 8 feet long, 18" deep, 24" tall... 180 gallons of awesome.

Salty Cracker · 02/19/2015, 09:58 AM

Tax returns were spent in a matter of hours. Over the course of a week I got to know the UPS man very well. New sump/fuge , skimmer, wave maker, etc for my 180 gallon that I can't set up until I move in October. Hobby my ***...

ReefsandGeeks · 02/19/2015, 10:42 AM

Being that I've decided to stop spending $ on my current tank due to large expences comming up (moving across country among other things) I find myself planning out in great detail my next tank upgrade, all equipment, set up plan, stocking, drawing up possible rock works...etc. I'm geting myself so excited for my next upgrade probably a year before I can make it happen. I'm setting myself up for an impulse buy of a whole tank setup. For now, I'm trying to fix the reef itch with occasional $5 frags, and research for my next stuff. Eventualy I'll break the bank on the upgrade though, and be in the same situation of having no funds to spend on my reef.

soulpatch · 02/19/2015, 11:12 AM

devastaror - I too have a tank upgrade on the horizon. I am planning on a 180 to replace my current 125 fresh water tank. That said a lot of the things I have been buying for my biocube will be moved over to the 180 when I get there and the cube will become a frag tank.

So things like my Apex, supplies, water station, ect are all above what I need for the cube but on par for the 180 when I get there.

ReefsandGeeks · 02/19/2015, 01:23 PM

That's a good idea, but for the level of upgrade I'm planning would be a huge overkill for my situation. I plan on upgrading form a 40g to a 180-230 tank. The shear level of overkill the equipment I'd like for my large tank just wouldn't make sence for my current 40g. I have used the excuse of recycling to get some more coral frags. "It'll grow out into a decent colony which I can then transfer to my large tank when I upgrade". Solid logic, but gotta leave some room in my current tank for everything to grow. Currently planning on how to best move my tank acros the country. Plan to try to keep my coral and sell off my fish.

soulpatch · 02/19/2015, 01:30 PM

I wil be going from a 29 gallon to a 180 so we will both have a massive jump. Though things like water station and apex serve smaller tanks as well.

FraggledRock · 02/19/2015, 01:36 PM

im debating a bigger tank already HAHA

soulpatch · 02/19/2015, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FraggledRock

im debating a bigger tank already HAHA

I am supposed to wait till this fall/winter to get one but I was on craiglist last night and did happen to stumble into a deal that I am looking into but I really think I want to go custom for the next tank and as such will wait.

ReefsandGeeks · 02/19/2015, 01:57 PM

I'm planning a craigslist/used tank for when I upgrade. I'll see what's available. You can get so much better of a deal used than new. I'd rather get a 300g used than a 210 new, assuming good condition. Probably the same price or even cheaper for the 300. Depends on how lucky you are looking. I'm more than willing to wait for what I want, rather than pay new prices. That's just me though. I don't have the disposable income to justify a new 180+g aquarium.

FraggledRock · 02/19/2015, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devastator007

I'm planning a craigslist/used tank for when I upgrade. I'll see what's available. You can get so much better of a deal used than new. I'd rather get a 300g used than a 210 new, assuming good condition. Probably the same price or even cheaper for the 300. Depends on how lucky you are looking. I'm more than willing to wait for what I want, rather than pay new prices. That's just me though. I don't have the disposable income to justify a new 180+g aquarium.

i am thinking acrylic DIY!

I am fairly confident in making it happen.

i am liking the clean modern look of the no top/canopy and I can get a big enough tank to keep tangs without having to carry heavy glass tanks. I will build it right on the stand =P

Chungy · 02/19/2015, 03:27 PM

Yes and Yes...

The constant urge of wanting to go bigger, or getting a frag tank setup, or just one more tank but for the office at work.

Also you want to keep different species of fish that don't go well together, so you have to have a seperate tank for them.

Lately I have been debating (with myself of course) to add T5s in additions to my leds.

Its never going to end is it?

FraggledRock · 02/19/2015, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chungy

Yes and Yes...

The constant urge of wanting to go bigger, or getting a frag tank setup, or just one more tank but for the office at work.

Also you want to keep different species of fish that don't go well together, so you have to have a seperate tank for them.

Lately I have been debating (with myself of course) to add T5s in additions to my leds.

Its never going to end is it?

nope and I have t5 with the LED's and i love the look. BUT the problem is a unit with both at once would be better than multiple fixtures.

my tank has a cool light in the back (where the leds point) and a less contrasty look in the front (where the t5 sits)

pelphrey · 02/19/2015, 03:31 PM

Short answer yes! I've been into freshwater for a little over a year. Now I am looking to start my first salt water tank because I want a new challenge and learning experience!

tdob141 · 02/19/2015, 04:47 PM

Tax return, won the office Super Bowl board, and "convinced" the wife to get into the hobby too... needless to say in a matter of a week I went from thinking about a 27 gal cube to leak testing a 75 gal that SHE ordered... pics to come eventually... still need to order the rocks and finalize filtration/refugium ideas though. Def. makes things easier when you're BOTH excited about getting the tank up and running!

FraggledRock · 02/20/2015, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tdob141

Tax return, won the office Super Bowl board, and "convinced" the wife to get into the hobby too... needless to say in a matter of a week I went from thinking about a 27 gal cube to leak testing a 75 gal that SHE ordered... pics to come eventually... still need to order the rocks and finalize filtration/refugium ideas though. Def. makes things easier when you're BOTH excited about getting the tank up and running!

hell yea!

just make sure you guys agree on QUARANTINE procedures for new inhabitants. you really don't want to get surprised with a new fish from petco in the tank that brought ICH into the tank!

both of you should learn the severity of NOT quarantining. it has potential for losing ALL your fish and giving TONS of headaches just by dropping a 5$ fish in there...

FraggledRock · 02/23/2015, 08:58 PM

this just happened

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soulpatch · 02/23/2015, 09:11 PM

Only 400. Baby steps I guess. Lol

FraggledRock · 02/23/2015, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soulpatch

Only 400. Baby steps I guess. Lol

of course

Mom2jayden · 02/23/2015, 09:18 PM

I drove over an hour to get a ph probe for my apex even tho I could have just bought it online. Just so I coikd look at fishes and corals, even tho my tanks is overstocked! It's sad

FraggledRock · 02/23/2015, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mom2jayden

I drove over an hour to get a ph probe for my apex even tho I could have just bought it online. Just so I coikd look at fishes and corals, even tho my tanks is overstocked! It's sad

i was contemplating the extra 150 for 3 day delivery, but it would have only arrived one day earlier lol i need my toys now hhaha

photos please?

Lizzy_lray · 02/24/2015, 07:29 AM

I have two major hobbies, my nano reef and competing in fitness shows. They both such up large amounts of money!
My tank is still very new so I'm at the prime of my spending on the tank. Then with fitness I have all my supplements, food, gym fees, contest fees ect. Since its been winter and my off season I've been able to focus my tank which I've really enjoyed! Thank goodness for frags, they are like my payday treat every other week. My goals for the next few months is to just keep the tank very stable, learn as much as I can and not add any fish. That way when I go back to train hopefully I'll have few tank upsets.

FraggledRock · 02/24/2015, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lizzy_lray

I have two major hobbies, my nano reef and competing in fitness shows. They both such up large amounts of money!
My tank is still very new so I'm at the prime of my spending on the tank. Then with fitness I have all my supplements, food, gym fees, contest fees ect. Since its been winter and my off season I've been able to focus my tank which I've really enjoyed! Thank goodness for frags, they are like my payday treat every other week. My goals for the next few months is to just keep the tank very stable, learn as much as I can and not add any fish. That way when I go back to train hopefully I'll have few tank upsets.

Wow grats! Ill offer to help any way i can if you can help me stop eating like crap lol

soulpatch · 02/24/2015, 08:15 AM

Ha I have freshwater planted tanks, sw reef tank, hockey, and tracking my motorcycle. Every track weekend is easily $500 without needing any parts. Add in tires and increase 300. Add in chain add in another 200. Add in an oops in turn 3 of the track exiting a chicane and going wide open throttle a split second too early and add in another 3K in bike parts and another 1K in gear and another 10+K in body repair and surgery...

Though then again I have spent nearly 4K in the past 3 months on a nano tank...

First world problems.

02/18/2015, 03:34 PM	#26
Zooxanthus Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Aurora, CO. Posts: 60	I am gonna get a wavemaker next, When I worked at the local reef store a long time ago this guy came in with the coolest wavemaker I have ever seen. It was this huge bulky box that sat a top a big ol 1100 gal tank. tom shanes old tank for anyone who lives in colorado (the diamond guy). Anyway it would fill up to a point at which time it would lift a float valve up and all the water would come gushing out making a big wave. It was all handmade and I have never seen one like it for sale. that would be a cool project. __________________ May your passion and reason be the sail and rudder of your sea fairing soul. Current Tank Info: 180 gal Reef 3x 250w HQI's w/T5's, Phosban reactor, Protein skimmer, UV. sterilizer, Trickle Filter

02/19/2015, 12:08 AM	#27
ardsman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: ks Posts: 127	Buy, buy buy! I always figure that I will be dead a lot longer than alive and I aint leaving it for anyone else to spend! this started as a hobby, quickly became an obsession and is now completely addictive! and I have come to realize that saltwater tank livestock eat money as well as food! I wondered for a few days if I needed an ATO...... got one and couldn't live without the thing now. then I thought do I reeeeaaaaly need that Apex? got it yesterday (I love it when the reef faires as my better half calls them leaves me things, the rest of us call it UPS and finally did i need the lunar module and the vortech wireless controller? you bet your tail I did, after being out of the hobby for 30 years we now have almost perfect life support systems for our livestock, my tank looks like ICU units for fish and Corals, so much easier these day than the dark ages when the life expectancy of an expensive fish 10-14 days maybe a month if you were lucky, the idea of keeping these rare and beautiful creatures safely boggles my mind! I am like an old mother hen clucking around her chicks I can monitor my tank and it's parameters from anywhere in the world which is great when I go home to Ireland on vacation, Yes, spend, spend, spend and enjoy the ride, enjoy the obsession and the addiction of this wonderful thing we call a HOBBY! __________________ a wise man learns from his mistakes. a truly wise man learns from others mistakes! Current Tank Info: 67g rr, 30g sump, rlssr6i skimmer, Dsuny LED's Apex controller

02/19/2015, 01:30 PM	#33
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	I wil be going from a 29 gallon to a 180 so we will both have a massive jump. Though things like water station and apex serve smaller tanks as well. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

02/19/2015, 01:36 PM	#34
FraggledRock Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New York, New York Posts: 2,185	im debating a bigger tank already HAHA __________________ “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef.

02/23/2015, 08:58 PM	#43
FraggledRock Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New York, New York Posts: 2,185	this just happened SKU Description Qty Unit Price Price AK010162 AquaticLife RO Buddie 3-Stage Reverse Osmosis System w/ Mixed Bed Resin DI Cartridge - 50 GPD Review this product 1 $99.99 $99.99 EM1251 EcoTech Marine VorTech MP10ES Propeller Pump w/ EcoSMART Driver Review this product 1 $185.00 $185.00 RS4211 Red Sea Coral Pro Salt Mix 55gal - Bucket Review this product 1 $26.99 $26.99 UJ00177 AquaMaxx ROX 0.8 Carbon Filter Media - 1 Quart Review this product 1 $13.49 $13.49 UZ1103 ATI 36 Inch 39W Aquablue Special T5HO Fluorescent Bulb Review this product 1 $20.99 $20.99 UZ1119 ATI 36 Inch 39W True Actinic 03 T5HO Fluorescent Bulb Review this product 1 $20.99 $20.99 UZ1127 ATI 36 Inch 39W Purple Plus T5HO Fluorescent Bulb Review this product 1 $20.99 $20.99 Shipping Method: Standard Shipping $15.00 Payment Method: Credit Cards Sub-Total: $388.44 Shipping: FREE + $15.00 (glass tube handling) Tax: $0.00 Total: $403.44 __________________ “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef.

02/19/2015, 07:26 AM	#28
smmiller506 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Chicago Posts: 77	I don't have a tank yet, but I almost bought a 150 over the weekend. I have no clue how my wife conned me out of that one. I think if I build my own steel stand though, I could swing a 180... :O Edit: I can see it now... 8 feet long, 18" deep, 24" tall... 180 gallons of awesome.

02/19/2015, 09:58 AM	#29
Salty Cracker Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 218	Tax returns were spent in a matter of hours. Over the course of a week I got to know the UPS man very well. New sump/fuge , skimmer, wave maker, etc for my 180 gallon that I can't set up until I move in October. Hobby my ***...

02/19/2015, 10:42 AM	#30
ReefsandGeeks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,708	Being that I've decided to stop spending $ on my current tank due to large expences comming up (moving across country among other things) I find myself planning out in great detail my next tank upgrade, all equipment, set up plan, stocking, drawing up possible rock works...etc. I'm geting myself so excited for my next upgrade probably a year before I can make it happen. I'm setting myself up for an impulse buy of a whole tank setup. For now, I'm trying to fix the reef itch with occasional $5 frags, and research for my next stuff. Eventualy I'll break the bank on the upgrade though, and be in the same situation of having no funds to spend on my reef.

02/19/2015, 11:12 AM	#31
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	devastaror - I too have a tank upgrade on the horizon. I am planning on a 180 to replace my current 125 fresh water tank. That said a lot of the things I have been buying for my biocube will be moved over to the 180 when I get there and the cube will become a frag tank. So things like my Apex, supplies, water station, ect are all above what I need for the cube but on par for the 180 when I get there.

02/19/2015, 01:23 PM	#32
ReefsandGeeks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,708	That's a good idea, but for the level of upgrade I'm planning would be a huge overkill for my situation. I plan on upgrading form a 40g to a 180-230 tank. The shear level of overkill the equipment I'd like for my large tank just wouldn't make sence for my current 40g. I have used the excuse of recycling to get some more coral frags. "It'll grow out into a decent colony which I can then transfer to my large tank when I upgrade". Solid logic, but gotta leave some room in my current tank for everything to grow. Currently planning on how to best move my tank acros the country. Plan to try to keep my coral and sell off my fish.

02/19/2015, 01:57 PM	#36
ReefsandGeeks Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,708	I'm planning a craigslist/used tank for when I upgrade. I'll see what's available. You can get so much better of a deal used than new. I'd rather get a 300g used than a 210 new, assuming good condition. Probably the same price or even cheaper for the 300. Depends on how lucky you are looking. I'm more than willing to wait for what I want, rather than pay new prices. That's just me though. I don't have the disposable income to justify a new 180+g aquarium.

02/19/2015, 03:27 PM	#38
Chungy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 54	Yes and Yes... The constant urge of wanting to go bigger, or getting a frag tank setup, or just one more tank but for the office at work. Also you want to keep different species of fish that don't go well together, so you have to have a seperate tank for them. Lately I have been debating (with myself of course) to add T5s in additions to my leds. Its never going to end is it?

02/19/2015, 03:31 PM	#40
pelphrey Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Kentucky Posts: 463	Short answer yes! I've been into freshwater for a little over a year. Now I am looking to start my first salt water tank because I want a new challenge and learning experience!

02/19/2015, 04:47 PM	#41
tdob141 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 3	Tax return, won the office Super Bowl board, and "convinced" the wife to get into the hobby too... needless to say in a matter of a week I went from thinking about a 27 gal cube to leak testing a 75 gal that SHE ordered... pics to come eventually... still need to order the rocks and finalize filtration/refugium ideas though. Def. makes things easier when you're BOTH excited about getting the tank up and running!

02/23/2015, 09:11 PM	#44
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	Only 400. Baby steps I guess. Lol __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

02/23/2015, 09:18 PM	#46
Mom2jayden Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Nanuet NY Posts: 56	I drove over an hour to get a ph probe for my apex even tho I could have just bought it online. Just so I coikd look at fishes and corals, even tho my tanks is overstocked! It's sad

02/24/2015, 07:29 AM	#48
Lizzy_lray Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 295	I have two major hobbies, my nano reef and competing in fitness shows. They both such up large amounts of money! My tank is still very new so I'm at the prime of my spending on the tank. Then with fitness I have all my supplements, food, gym fees, contest fees ect. Since its been winter and my off season I've been able to focus my tank which I've really enjoyed! Thank goodness for frags, they are like my payday treat every other week. My goals for the next few months is to just keep the tank very stable, learn as much as I can and not add any fish. That way when I go back to train hopefully I'll have few tank upsets. __________________ Currently 20 gallon Nano 12lbs tonga liverock ~still cycling Current Tank Info: Established is December 2015 20 gal high nano reef. A beautiful mix of softies, LPS, SPS mix i love different textures and movements

02/24/2015, 08:15 AM	#50
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	Ha I have freshwater planted tanks, sw reef tank, hockey, and tracking my motorcycle. Every track weekend is easily $500 without needing any parts. Add in tires and increase 300. Add in chain add in another 200. Add in an oops in turn 3 of the track exiting a chicane and going wide open throttle a split second too early and add in another 3K in bike parts and another 1K in gear and another 10+K in body repair and surgery... Though then again I have spent nearly 4K in the past 3 months on a nano tank... First world problems. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.