So My 160 gallon freshwater tank, 50 gallon FOWLR and 30 gallon Reef all survived the move from Bloomington, IN to Indianapolis, IN with only the loss of my flame hawkfish and a little bleaching to a torch coral. I was here for 6 weeks with everything doing fine. I went on vacation for 2 weeks and left a friend in charge of my tanks and disaster struck. The 2 smaller salt tanks are fine, but apparently either the filter outlet or powerhead on the 150 gallon FW clogged (or maybe one fish attacked anohter). Regardless I came home and everything was dead but 2 plecostamuses. Those damn things are like roaches.
Now I want to start from scratch and do something differnt. Here are some ideas I have:
1) move 2 triggers from 50 gallon into 160 gallon setting it up as FOWLR and sell and/or turn 50 gallon into FW or reef (probably not becuase I seem to remember the previous owner using copper in it - the 50 gallon)
2) sell 160 gallon tank stand and canopy (my girlfriend likes this idea)
3) put turtles in 150 gallon (my girlfriend likes this idea second, but I don't)
I have playsand in the FW tank, 2 powerheads, and a XP3 canister filter. What does everything think I need to add to make this into FOWLR? If I tear down the 50 gallong saltwater tank I can add a Euroreef 80? skimmer and an overflow/sump. Is this sufficient. I have about 50-60 lbs of live rock so I also would need to purchase some of this. My budget and girlfriend don't really like the idea of anymore halides in the house, so I can't really do much with the lighting.
Now I want to start from scratch and do something differnt. Here are some ideas I have:
1) move 2 triggers from 50 gallon into 160 gallon setting it up as FOWLR and sell and/or turn 50 gallon into FW or reef (probably not becuase I seem to remember the previous owner using copper in it - the 50 gallon)
2) sell 160 gallon tank stand and canopy (my girlfriend likes this idea)
3) put turtles in 150 gallon (my girlfriend likes this idea second, but I don't)
I have playsand in the FW tank, 2 powerheads, and a XP3 canister filter. What does everything think I need to add to make this into FOWLR? If I tear down the 50 gallong saltwater tank I can add a Euroreef 80? skimmer and an overflow/sump. Is this sufficient. I have about 50-60 lbs of live rock so I also would need to purchase some of this. My budget and girlfriend don't really like the idea of anymore halides in the house, so I can't really do much with the lighting.
