Amy gives in, 100 gallon tank back in the House

[scarson61]

I finally talked Amy into letting me set up another tank in the house, I had a friend that gave me a 5 foot long 100 gallon tank and stand. So I need to drill it, fix up a canopy and some lights and find a sump. If any members have been sitting on any extras I am looking for some equipment. I have some extras as well if anyone is looking to trade including a coralife pro fixture that is 6 foot long with 3 150 watt MH, 6 moonlights (bright) and 4 96 watt PC. (bulbs have now been used 8 months) A ton of zooanthid frags (all colors) and some MH lights, refectors and electronic ballast. When I do start I will post some pictures.

 

[scarson61]

I also have my return pump and skimmer. Really excited to do this I have missed having my tank in the house.

 

[bshumake]

Sanford. I can't help with the overflows but you might hit Richard up.

 

[Mako Shark II]

Re: Amy gives in, 100 gallon tank back in the House

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15504818#post15504818 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by scarson61
(Translation: Amy is finally letting me set up another tank in the house.)

Woot! your spoual unit.

 

[glitzyone]

:rollface:

 

[Reefdiver77]

Sanford, you have PM

 

[scarson61]

Ok everything is looking good. I think I am getting a custom built canopy, and Ryan had a 55 gallon I am turning into a sump. Now I want to see does anyone run a bare bottom tank? I am thinking of doing this but I looked into getting starboard for the bottom and it is crazy expensive. Has anyone found a cheap alternative to protect the bottom from setting just the rock directly onto the glass bottom? If not I may go with the shallow sand bed in the display with an old Undergravel filter plate to protect the bottom. Any thoughts or suggestions from folks on there recent builds ?
Thanks

 

[Mako Shark II]

Just one: WHY would you WANT to? Is this going to be a Display tank, or a Jumbo-Duty frag maker?

 

[scarson61]

Display all the way (How else am I going to brainwash Chloe into loving aquariums), I am burned out on frags and I am shutting down all but one tank to keep stuff when I have to "weed out" the main tank. I had a tank I threw together in the shop and I noticed how easy it was to keep clean with the bare bottom. Once the coralline covered the bottom I did not notice the absence of sand so I am think of only having a DSB for nitrate control in my sump area (6 inch deep) running a hang on back refugium to grow cheto (also for nitrate control) on a reverse lighting schedule and going BB for the main tank.

 

[Cabin3tGuy]

Drowzee's 120 he broke down a little while back was a rubble bottom and I always liked that tank ... just a step up from bare bottom

 

[MrRyanT]

I kinda like the barebottom look. I'm not totally sure that you really need to protect the bottom. If it gets scratched a little that really shouldn't matter, cause you won't notice once the coralline covers it anyway. If you really wanted to though, a local glass shop could probably cut you a piece of glass to fit in the bottom pretty easy. That piece of glass would protect the real bottom from getting scratched or anything. It wouldn't need to very thick either as it wouldn't be structural at all.

 

[scarson61]

The rubble bottom is interesting, how mush detritus gets stuck in the rubble? Is it easy to siphon out? Any rubble bottoms got any suggestions. As for protection of the glass bottom I worry about rock to glass contact and breakage so I am mainly looking for ideas for that. I had always used egg crate before. I placed the rocks on the egg crate and then place the sand, kept the diggers from collapsing my rock structure.