there is a guy in ohio that has coral farm just north east of columbus. i can't answer your questions, but he might be able to help. www.reefsystems.com
300 gallon rubbermaid tank (metal) Build and question thread
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FIJI Reefing
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Ahh yea thats the point of misunderstanding, he had paid for it and i called him before he picked it up. We changed to the 300 rubbermaid.
overall we will have
75 high end fish (ancans, ricordea, and some zoas)
40 gallon sump for above tank made at glass cages
75 fish, livestock (lr and fish only as of now)
55 gallon random coral tank (softies, misc)
30 gallon, connected to above 55 for a refugium
300 gallon major frag tank PLASTIC (5' by 6' by 26 high)
210 gallon plastic sump/mangrove refugium connected to 300
= 785 gallons in 4 systems
will post updates
Re: Re: 300 gallon rubbermaid tank (metal) Build and question thread
Ahh yea thats the point of misunderstanding, he had paid for it and i called him before he picked it up. We changed to the 300 rubbermaid.
overall we will have
75 high end fish (ancans, ricordea, and some zoas)
40 gallon sump for above tank made at glass cages
75 fish, livestock (lr and fish only as of now)
55 gallon random coral tank (softies, misc)
30 gallon, connected to above 55 for a refugium
300 gallon major frag tank PLASTIC (5' by 6' by 26 high)
210 gallon plastic sump/mangrove refugium connected to 300
= 785 gallons in 4 systems
will post updates
lovetoreef
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one other note to consider for the space, that is going to be a ton of water ... which means, you will have a ton of evaporation ... this can do a lot of damage if you don't handle it well - you definitely want to consider how you are going to move the air in that area.
Kenzy
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I think you should strongly reconsider location. While free stuff is great, this location is a disaster for what you are trying to do. All those chemicals floating around in the air are going to be sucked in by the skimmer and constantly pollute the water.
If you are absolutely dead set on this location then you will need to negotiate with the owner to move as far away from the chemical storage area as possible and build a sealed fish room. You will also need air exchange system with outside fresh air.
I would stick with the plastic troughs and design the system so that its modular and any one piece of it could be isolated in case of problems or simply the need to clean that area.
Personally I would base a system on the troughs and start small, but as the business grows add more troughs to expand the system. Those small tanks will become a PITA very quickly. I would keep the troughs separated from each other to avoid a system wide failure that would wipe everything out.
If you are absolutely dead set on this location then you will need to negotiate with the owner to move as far away from the chemical storage area as possible and build a sealed fish room. You will also need air exchange system with outside fresh air.
I would stick with the plastic troughs and design the system so that its modular and any one piece of it could be isolated in case of problems or simply the need to clean that area.
Personally I would base a system on the troughs and start small, but as the business grows add more troughs to expand the system. Those small tanks will become a PITA very quickly. I would keep the troughs separated from each other to avoid a system wide failure that would wipe everything out.
