tgunn
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Some of you may be familiar with my old 140g setup. My 140g setup has been up for 3 years now. Due to the fact I'm working full time, pursuing a Masters degree, all while my family grew, I've not had the time to do proper maintenance on my 140g setup.
I had considered revamping my setup, but right before Christmas the worst possible thing happened; my lack of maintenance caught up with me, and all the drains on the tank plugged, overflowing the tank into the living room. Not fun.
With too many things that I'd need to change and revamp and no time to do these things I decided it would be best to sell off my 140g setup. This weekend the last of the fish go, and I'll be draining the tank, leaving just the sump going to keep the live rock and a few remaining inverts that need to be sold. Very bittersweet to say the least.
However I've come to realize that reefing is a true addiction and I can't possibly give it all up. So with that in mind I'm embarking on a journey to keeping a 10-20g nano tank instead. Still work to maintain, but it won't suffer from the same problems that plagued my 140 setup.
I'm going to the LFS tonight to check out the 20g nano cube tanks he has. Very nice little tank with all the stuff packed into a back compartment similar to the JBJ and Red Sea units. Plus it has a really nice solid wood stand that I really like the look of. The only catch is I'm not sure how to mount lights in the canopy; it's not very tall at all. The LFS and I will try and work out the logistics of that tonight. My hope is to get 4 T5s in there.
I'm going to start from scratch; new sand, and some new dead base rock for the tank. I want to avoid bringing the scourge of aptasia and valonia over from my 140g setup.
What am I going to keep?
- At most 1 fish; but this would come later.
- Mainly SPS; I have frags of 4 of my favorite previous corals.
I'll post some pics later when I get back from the LFS.
Tyler
I had considered revamping my setup, but right before Christmas the worst possible thing happened; my lack of maintenance caught up with me, and all the drains on the tank plugged, overflowing the tank into the living room. Not fun.
With too many things that I'd need to change and revamp and no time to do these things I decided it would be best to sell off my 140g setup. This weekend the last of the fish go, and I'll be draining the tank, leaving just the sump going to keep the live rock and a few remaining inverts that need to be sold. Very bittersweet to say the least.
However I've come to realize that reefing is a true addiction and I can't possibly give it all up. So with that in mind I'm embarking on a journey to keeping a 10-20g nano tank instead. Still work to maintain, but it won't suffer from the same problems that plagued my 140 setup.
I'm going to the LFS tonight to check out the 20g nano cube tanks he has. Very nice little tank with all the stuff packed into a back compartment similar to the JBJ and Red Sea units. Plus it has a really nice solid wood stand that I really like the look of. The only catch is I'm not sure how to mount lights in the canopy; it's not very tall at all. The LFS and I will try and work out the logistics of that tonight. My hope is to get 4 T5s in there.
I'm going to start from scratch; new sand, and some new dead base rock for the tank. I want to avoid bringing the scourge of aptasia and valonia over from my 140g setup.
What am I going to keep?
- At most 1 fish; but this would come later.
- Mainly SPS; I have frags of 4 of my favorite previous corals.
I'll post some pics later when I get back from the LFS.
Tyler