NanoGurl's 75g Reef Thread

[melev]

It is possible to buy the bigger tank since the glass itself isn't the biggest expense after all. It's all the other stuff that adds up.

However, if your budget allows for you to purchase the tank, sand, salt, and flow, you could set it up simply at first and transfer the livestock. It would look pretty sparse at first, but the larger water volume will keep everything stable. Then as you have the funds, you can add more LR, more lighting, a nice sump, etc. What I'm suggesting is putting all the livestock at one end of the tank under a single light fixture. Ocean and Oreo could swim long distances into the shadows, so to speak, and come back home. Just like in nature. Sorta.

 

[hansmatt]

....keep on swimming...keep on swimming...

 

[bower23]

You almost have me talked into buying a 6 foot tank! Is there any way to only use two MH on a six foot tank? This could also save her money.....

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10655627#post10655627 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bower23
You almost have me talked into buying a 6 foot tank! Is there any way to only use two MH on a six foot tank? This could also save her money.....

how about one 400w in the center with a few t5s on each side?

 

[customcolor]

im going to be using 3 175watt on my 125. i cant tell you about growth, i dont have it ready for salt yet. i will start the center one first for a hour then turn on the outside 2 then go in reverse.

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10650856#post10650856 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sslak
Additionally it's not so deep that you need lights built by NASA to keep your corals alive.

LoL! Goodluck with your house!! =)

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10653866#post10653866 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
It is possible to buy the bigger tank since the glass itself isn't the biggest expense after all. It's all the other stuff that adds up.

However, if your budget allows for you to purchase the tank, sand, salt, and flow, you could set it up simply at first and transfer the livestock. It would look pretty sparse at first, but the larger water volume will keep everything stable. Then as you have the funds, you can add more LR, more lighting, a nice sump, etc. What I'm suggesting is putting all the livestock at one end of the tank under a single light fixture. Ocean and Oreo could swim long distances into the shadows, so to speak, and come back home. Just like in nature. Sorta.

Okay! Can you loan me $2500 puh leeeeze =)

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10655627#post10655627 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bower23
You almost have me talked into buying a 6 foot tank! Is there any way to only use two MH on a six foot tank? This could also save her money.....

The 240 is 8' long. I can do the 125 I just need one more MH.

It's not really that I can't do the bigger tank... it's really a matter of choices. It's going to cost us about $15,000 to put in hardwood floors ourselves, opposed to a lot more to have the builder do it.

So really I have to choose. Hardwood floors, or 240 with extras =)

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10655650#post10655650 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
how about one 400w in the center with a few t5s on each side?

Are you asking me?

I like the Phoenix 14k bulbs and the ripple effects with MH.

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10655698#post10655698 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by customcolor
im going to be using 3 175watt on my 125. i cant tell you about growth, i dont have it ready for salt yet. i will start the center one first for a hour then turn on the outside 2 then go in reverse.

Why wouldn't you start on like the left... the middle.. then right... then turn them off in the same order?

 

[Devtech]

OH NOOOEES! lol another split.. grats NG. man thats a beautiful pbt. glad to see hes doing ok.

 

[NanoGurl]

Thanks =) I don't like the splits either!

 

[Trigeek]

Wow, I go on vacation and come back to a split!! Great update pics. Is ocean getting big? How's the flatworm sitchie-ashun? I need to update my thread to add the fiasco I returned home to. Congrats on the split. You get one of these:
:beer:

 

[customcolor]

i have a dbl ballest and a single. granted i could split the dbl but........i dont know? but sounds that that lighting would work nice.

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10657024#post10657024 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Trigeek
Wow, I go on vacation and come back to a split!! Great update pics. Is ocean getting big? How's the flatworm sitchie-ashun? I need to update my thread to add the fiasco I returned home to. Congrats on the split. You get one of these:
:beer:

Thanks! =) What happened to your tank?

Ocean is doing great. He's grown a bit but has really fattened up and thickened. He looks much better then when I got him. FW's are still an issue. I am scared to death to use FlatWorm Exit after reading about people that lost their fish.

I could def use a few of those tonight!

 

[NanoGurl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10657049#post10657049 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by customcolor
i have a dbl ballest and a single. granted i could split the dbl but........i dont know? but sounds that that lighting would work nice.

Oh okay, that makes more sense now.

 

[dga]

on your nano, i believe horses require some sort of vertical sticks to wrap to when resting. it seems i also read the thickness of the sticks are also a concern?

 

[adddo]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10656388#post10656388 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NanoGurl
So really I have to choose. Hardwood floors, or 240 with extras =)

I know what i would choose

 

[NanoGurl]

They have vertical things to attach to. I have branching LR for them throughout the tank that they like. They also attach to the intake and thermometer and a wire digital probe.

I am looking at adding a few more things for them. Haven't decided what. And yes, it's good to give them different thickness of things to wrap.

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10656368#post10656368 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by NanoGurl
Okay! Can you loan me $2500 puh leeeeze =)

Sell some of that nocturnal rats of yours.