Hi. 
So, last weekend, the family takes a trip to the LFS to have a look around... My girlfriend decides to buy us (me) a used tank. I had recently mentioned in passing that I thought it would be fun to set up another tank, but I never dreamed this big! It's a 250 gal bow-front. It has a beautiful stand and hood that bow to match. As it is used, I decided to fill it up in the garage and let it soak for a few days with a couple gal of white vinegar and a big power-head. Drained and scraped fairly clean for a first pass.
It has been about 4 years since I have had a tank. I have previously kept a very successful 55 gal reef in an acrylic hex tank, and a 135 gal FOWLR in a glass tank. My total experience is about 3 years with two of those maintaining the reef.
I would like to make this new tank in to a nice reef tank. I enjoyed the big swimmers, eels and feeding-time, but nothing compares to falling asleep in my lay-z-boy while staring at a reef tank. I'm going to have lots of questions, and I hope you folks can help me out with your suggestions, experiences and opinions. I really don't remember all that much about maintaining tanks, so I'm sure I will have plenty of novice questions. Any direction is appreciated to help me get back in to the swing of things.
I still have some of my old gear, and my brother is shipping the rest. In the mix I have a G3 skimmer, several power-heads, heaters, canister filter, assorted lights including a nice MH and some other odds and ends. The tank came with a large sump tank, but I'm not sure of the size. It also came with a smaller skimmer and some lights.
For my first question, I would like to know how difficult it is to remove moderate scratches in acrylic. It looks like someone got some gravel caught in whatever they were using to wipe the inside. There are also some minor scratches on the outside. Considering we have already completely rearranged two rooms in the house for this huge display piece, I want it to look nice.
Also, I am not used to the internal overflow system on this tank. They gave me two bulk-heads when I picked up the tank. I always suffered with one of those over-the-back rigs with the power-head hooked in. I'm gonna need some plumbing explanation and advice for this tank.
I will post up some pics as soon as I can find some batteries for the camera.
Thanks in advance!
So, last weekend, the family takes a trip to the LFS to have a look around... My girlfriend decides to buy us (me) a used tank. I had recently mentioned in passing that I thought it would be fun to set up another tank, but I never dreamed this big! It's a 250 gal bow-front. It has a beautiful stand and hood that bow to match. As it is used, I decided to fill it up in the garage and let it soak for a few days with a couple gal of white vinegar and a big power-head. Drained and scraped fairly clean for a first pass.
It has been about 4 years since I have had a tank. I have previously kept a very successful 55 gal reef in an acrylic hex tank, and a 135 gal FOWLR in a glass tank. My total experience is about 3 years with two of those maintaining the reef.
I would like to make this new tank in to a nice reef tank. I enjoyed the big swimmers, eels and feeding-time, but nothing compares to falling asleep in my lay-z-boy while staring at a reef tank. I'm going to have lots of questions, and I hope you folks can help me out with your suggestions, experiences and opinions. I really don't remember all that much about maintaining tanks, so I'm sure I will have plenty of novice questions. Any direction is appreciated to help me get back in to the swing of things.
I still have some of my old gear, and my brother is shipping the rest. In the mix I have a G3 skimmer, several power-heads, heaters, canister filter, assorted lights including a nice MH and some other odds and ends. The tank came with a large sump tank, but I'm not sure of the size. It also came with a smaller skimmer and some lights.
For my first question, I would like to know how difficult it is to remove moderate scratches in acrylic. It looks like someone got some gravel caught in whatever they were using to wipe the inside. There are also some minor scratches on the outside. Considering we have already completely rearranged two rooms in the house for this huge display piece, I want it to look nice.
Also, I am not used to the internal overflow system on this tank. They gave me two bulk-heads when I picked up the tank. I always suffered with one of those over-the-back rigs with the power-head hooked in. I'm gonna need some plumbing explanation and advice for this tank.
I will post up some pics as soon as I can find some batteries for the camera.
Thanks in advance!
