300g dream reef, off to a bad start!!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9295144#post9295144 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by spazz
wel to ease your mind a little i know chris at midwest. he is a very stand up guy. he will work with you to get the problem resolved if the freight company does not cover the damages. the big problem is that you signed for the aquarium. you should have completly removed all the creating and covering so you could inspect every square inch of the tank. freight drivers dont care if your stuff is broke or not. there just a warm body in the seat. in the end cris will help you to get your dream tank up and running. yo may ned up chiping in a little cask to get it repaired but it dont look like its going to be too hard to repair. as long as the main tank is not dammaged and its only the overflow box its very easy to repair. if the tank is cracked then you might have a little more expense to get it fixed but dont loose all hope. ita acrylic and can be fixed. chris will do what he can to help you where other tank vendors would say you signed for it its your problem.
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Like I said in an earlier post Chris has done me well, I was fortunate to be dealing with him.
 
great looking so far what you have done, i will tag along on this one, and that everybody here on RC is so helpful

men i hope i dont have this problems i have purchased a tank from aquarium company in winthrop, mn 600gal with 1" cell cast all around with 3/4" bottom and custom 300gal sump/refugium...i will check very carefully ever inch too make sure i dont have this problem, tank will be sent out fedex ground
 
The stand is built ere is a pic of it after consturction.

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Here is the stand in its place
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Your wife bought you that????
Can we trade? lol,,,j/k
Could you get her to talk to my wife??,,, ok j/k again
Really tho man enjoy .
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9362425#post9362425 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crescent1
any news
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thanks for asking! The tank is up and RO is going into it a 60 g a day. I will try and post some pics tomorrow.

As I posted in another thread, I am looking for a new skimmer for this 300g. I have about a $1000 budget and was considering an Octopus, but with al the skimmer threads it is hard to decide. What would YOU do?

JB
 
Hey john, please post pics.

I'm in the same boat as you, im getting a headache trying to figure out wich skimmer to get, my 450 gallon tank will be here in may and im pretty sure im going with two of the octupus skimmers.
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can I jump on the band wagon.I am in the process of trying to get a custom 300.How do I get my wife to pay for it since I will half to borrow the money to pay for it.My wife is good to me but not that good.She doesn't even know I am looking into ordering one.Its not on her things we need list.
 
i have purchase deltec AP1004 and boy this thing is a beast with 4 eheim, i will be setting up my tank soon 600gal.. can't wait to see what it can do...oh by the way i look at it if you can spend a little more money in the beginning you won't have to at the end...looking good deuce. keep pics coming....
nobody say this hobby was cheap, of course i learn the hard way
 
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I was looking at the ap1003 but my budget needs to go elsewere, lighting, sumps, stand, etc so im going for two of the smaller skimmers for now.

Next year or so, it will be AP1003, lol.
 
First chance I have had to post my progress. So here it goes. I got the tank installed with the plumbing, pump, sump and Octopus 300 recirculating skimmer.

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Me and my new tank


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100g rubbermaid sump with Sequence barracuda pump and Octopus 300 recirculating skimmer.


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Octopus 300 recirculating skimmer
 
thats the skimmer i want, i'm leaning towards 2 of them, have you had a chance to run it yet, hows the quality?.

where did you purchase it from.
 
I am in the process of ordering a custom made skimmer with a dart NW pump.The skimmer should do a 600 gal system with ease.the price is very resonable.For what you pay for the octopus give a little bit more money and you can gat a much better skimmer
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9508588#post9508588 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by deuce6371
First chance I have had to post my progress. So here it goes. I got the tank installed with the plumbing, pump, sump and Octopus 300 recirculating skimmer.

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Me and my new tank

Forgive me if I sound a bit too critical, but since the size of this tank has increased, are the little white doors and surrounding woodwork really necessary? Isn't this a good time to rethink the whole wall as far as interior decorating goes. I mean the utility of that wall as a book case is pretty much shot don't you think? Just my .02.

Good luck
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9508943#post9508943 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by crescent1
thats the skimmer i want, i'm leaning towards 2 of them, have you had a chance to run it yet, hows the quality?.

where did you purchase it from.
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I bought it from Aquacave and have ran it for leaks. I had a couple of small leaks from different fittings, which just required a little tightening and one a new gasket. It really does a great job. It is hard to tell just running it with RO and vinegar. But I am very pleased with it.

I am in the process of ordering a custom made skimmer with a dart NW pump.The skimmer should do a 600 gal system with ease.the price is very resonable.For what you pay for the octopus give a little bit more money and you can gat a much better skimmer
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I would of liked to get bigger and better skimmers but with all the hype and confusing posts it is really hard to tell what is great and just okay. No one local builds them and not up to it yet but I feel I probably will in the next year or so.
 
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