Marineland DD Super Systems

[yz250motoxrider]

Hey Bfish,

What LFS does house calls? I live in the area.

 

[ashish]

Dont buy marinelands kit,(tank,stand,canopy only) youl b stuck with there skimmer and lighting. Go with a great skimmer and mh lighting. Led are great but theres nothing like growth rate with mh. Next is circulation - Tunze/vortech and seaswirls for returnline. Then chemistry keeping your cal alk stable is really the main things after initial cycle. Then open aquascape thats easy to circulate and keep clean. Remeber just bc u can afford it does not mean success. Dont overcrowd too fast. Dont add to many fish ( you will) Do research and create a setup for a mixed reef. Dont put triggers and lionfish in your reef :dance:

 

[maddmaxx]

Tropiquarium in ocean nj is an authorized dealer of DAS (Dutch Aquarium Systems). Tropiquarium sells tanks at cost. I went there to get the DD but learned about DAS.
http://www.petstorefixtures.com/

i just bought and set up my new 220g i got from Trop, that was my local fish store for past 8yrs. corals are a lil pricey, but they sell tanks at cost.
F&S packaged tanks are ok to start with if your looking for bare minimal setup. for that money, id say you could get much more out of piecing a total system together. obviously its your buck, but as a fellow reefer, that also already has been stated, id pass on F&S and order items then just put it together yourself, especially if your a DIY kinda guy...best of luck to ya...

 

[jjk_reef00]

I'd say get a used setup locally in the 90-180 gallon range. Make sure it has an overflow. Then test your skills for at least 6 months to a year to see if you really want a 300g. Having a smaller cheaper tank will give you an idea about how you would like to have things setup and will prepare you to plan the setup of a large tank. Have you thought about water mixing stations, qt tanks, calcium/alk/mag dosing, auto top off? These are just a few things to consider. Testing your skills on a moderate sized cheap tank will help you identify design/setup flaws that you would prefer to do differently the second time around. No one does everything right the first time, your corals aren't going to outgrow a 100+ gallon tank in a year, and in 1-2 years you can set up the 300g and be great full that you are much more prepared to set it up the 'right' way.

Not to mention that this is your 8th post on here. You should read a lot of the build threads, check out the equipment forum, and look at the used equipment forum (once you get 50 posts) to see what kind of equipment you want to use. Over the next month or more you should try to learn as much as you can so you can make informed decisions to set up your tank. Read and ask questions because there are so many options and many different ways to keep a successful tank.

 

[chrisrex]

Good luck hope all goes well