So this is the part I like, learning some thing new. I have been enjoying reef tanks now since 2000 on my own. The filtration requirements have changed so much in in my short time in the hobby. My current system is a mixed reef 220 tank with 200 gallon tank as sump. I have tried different configurations and techniques over the years, but found that the old saying of "keep it simple stupid" seems to hold true. My sump consists of live rock, protein skimmer, calcium Rx and an ever growing ball of cheato. Thats it. I have never had such significant coral growth or such a stable system as I have with this one.
With this going on, I found a nice deal on a 150 bow front. I thought this would be nice in my office at home. I converted a spare 55 gallon tank into a sump- same principals as above. So with all this said, is there any differences in filtering I should do to keep fish only? My reef tank has over 300 lbs of live rock, this one is around 100lbs. I rely on the rock to do most of my filtering in the reef, but that wont be the case here. Im not a big fan of canister filters, but not against them either. My sump is through the floor in the basement so I have lots of room to play with.
My thought is this will house all the fish I cant keep in the reef tank. (All the fish my daughter wants) Angles, puffers, trigers or what ever. None the less, messy eaters!
I dont want to skimp on the filtration here. Wondering what you guys think.
Here's a few shots at day one. Canopy is borrowed from another tank just to add some light. Building the new one tomorrow.
Thank you!!!
With this going on, I found a nice deal on a 150 bow front. I thought this would be nice in my office at home. I converted a spare 55 gallon tank into a sump- same principals as above. So with all this said, is there any differences in filtering I should do to keep fish only? My reef tank has over 300 lbs of live rock, this one is around 100lbs. I rely on the rock to do most of my filtering in the reef, but that wont be the case here. Im not a big fan of canister filters, but not against them either. My sump is through the floor in the basement so I have lots of room to play with.
My thought is this will house all the fish I cant keep in the reef tank. (All the fish my daughter wants) Angles, puffers, trigers or what ever. None the less, messy eaters!
I dont want to skimp on the filtration here. Wondering what you guys think.
Here's a few shots at day one. Canopy is borrowed from another tank just to add some light. Building the new one tomorrow.
Thank you!!!
GL!
