Mahlhavoc
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Well I am about to start my end all tank.
I am going to have Scott from Aquatic Systems Designs build the tank and it will be 96Lx36Dx30H. I currently have 3 tanks now, a 75, 135 and a 180g that will be going to the new one and shutting those down.
I will probably use the 135 as a sump out in the garage where everything will be plumbed to. I had Scott build me a calcium reactor already:
Sorry about quality as I have a crappy camera, no $1,200 one here!
I am planning to use two closed loops on the tank as starters and the one return. The pumps will be three darts @ $700 for all three. I plan on having the CL returns coming up through the bottom of the tank and one center overflow, I am thinking on the outside of the tank with two drains.
I also plan on the two closed loops running 2-OM 4 ways @ $700 for the both.
I am working currently for a quote from Scott on a skimmer for this system and am not sure what pump I will be using or what design he may have in mind for the skimmer. I do currently have 3 RTL70 Iwakis that I have on the other tanks that may serve the purpose.
For lighting. . man I hate the lighting part! For lighting I am considering 3 400watt Ushio with LuminarcIIIs and electronic ballasts @ $1257 for those. I was thinking of supplimentation with either the current 3 660 ice caps and using them for T5 and I also currently have a 430. Maybe I should just use the VHOs as supplimentation? Any suggestion here will be appreciated.
Now you may wonder about using only 3 400watters, but I plan to have the ends of the tank with a little less light for visual effect and for the inhabitants that require less lighting and so I can actually 'TRY' to make zoned areas in the tank.
I also plan on using Carabsea Oolite, just like Sanjay my hero /blush. I like the smaller sand for more than just appreance but also for how it keeps perameters from what I have read.
I am also planning on getting a Aqua Controller III at about $550 for most of my controls and I still need to find an auto top off controller, any ideas here welcome also.
This tank will be put into my wall downstairs and have its own room with a few feet behind it and plumbing going straight out into the garage. I will be posting those pictures as I go and start the tear down and build up. But you can see the wall I will be tearing down behind picture #2. I will be moving that wall back about 4-5 feet and opening the room up and plan on putting a bar around the bottom of the tank. I will post more pictures of the planned area soon.
Now I posted prices incase anyone knows where to get a deal that I may not have come accross and my wife is already wanting to kill me
you guys know exactly what I mean.
And for you picture freaks. . I am one too!! Here is a shot of my 75 with a 13 year old Yellow tang (unreal huh?) and my Regal and a monster sized maroon, you can see the size of her via the mini Angel. That anemone had just split and made me a bit happy
Anyhow thanks for looking and any advice at this point would be welcome. I figure this will be a few months for sure, so no time like the present to make sure my ducks are in order as I will only do this once. . hopefully!
I am going to have Scott from Aquatic Systems Designs build the tank and it will be 96Lx36Dx30H. I currently have 3 tanks now, a 75, 135 and a 180g that will be going to the new one and shutting those down.
I will probably use the 135 as a sump out in the garage where everything will be plumbed to. I had Scott build me a calcium reactor already:
Sorry about quality as I have a crappy camera, no $1,200 one here!
I am planning to use two closed loops on the tank as starters and the one return. The pumps will be three darts @ $700 for all three. I plan on having the CL returns coming up through the bottom of the tank and one center overflow, I am thinking on the outside of the tank with two drains.
I also plan on the two closed loops running 2-OM 4 ways @ $700 for the both.
I am working currently for a quote from Scott on a skimmer for this system and am not sure what pump I will be using or what design he may have in mind for the skimmer. I do currently have 3 RTL70 Iwakis that I have on the other tanks that may serve the purpose.
For lighting. . man I hate the lighting part! For lighting I am considering 3 400watt Ushio with LuminarcIIIs and electronic ballasts @ $1257 for those. I was thinking of supplimentation with either the current 3 660 ice caps and using them for T5 and I also currently have a 430. Maybe I should just use the VHOs as supplimentation? Any suggestion here will be appreciated.
Now you may wonder about using only 3 400watters, but I plan to have the ends of the tank with a little less light for visual effect and for the inhabitants that require less lighting and so I can actually 'TRY' to make zoned areas in the tank.
I also plan on using Carabsea Oolite, just like Sanjay my hero /blush. I like the smaller sand for more than just appreance but also for how it keeps perameters from what I have read.
I am also planning on getting a Aqua Controller III at about $550 for most of my controls and I still need to find an auto top off controller, any ideas here welcome also.
This tank will be put into my wall downstairs and have its own room with a few feet behind it and plumbing going straight out into the garage. I will be posting those pictures as I go and start the tear down and build up. But you can see the wall I will be tearing down behind picture #2. I will be moving that wall back about 4-5 feet and opening the room up and plan on putting a bar around the bottom of the tank. I will post more pictures of the planned area soon.
Now I posted prices incase anyone knows where to get a deal that I may not have come accross and my wife is already wanting to kill me
you guys know exactly what I mean.And for you picture freaks. . I am one too!! Here is a shot of my 75 with a 13 year old Yellow tang (unreal huh?) and my Regal and a monster sized maroon, you can see the size of her via the mini Angel. That anemone had just split and made me a bit happy
Anyhow thanks for looking and any advice at this point would be welcome. I figure this will be a few months for sure, so no time like the present to make sure my ducks are in order as I will only do this once. . hopefully!
