BIG_KAHUNA
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You wouldn't happen to have pics of rearing and grow out tanks would you?
scotts fish room
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I'm still ramping up so the rearing and grow out aren't that inpressive yet. I am working on a system of 20 highs (6 per rack) for grow out and my rearing tanks are just 5.5's covered with black paper (several of which sit on the basement bathroom counter...must to the dismay of the Mrs.).
For now I will be using empty 20 longs in the pictured system for grow out, many more things on the horizon though. I have 3 pairs of clowns (GSM, Pink Skunk, Occi) and 1 pair of YWG's in that rack, so a few tanks are empty.
vwwanksta69
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Ordered one this weekend for our tanks. Says it holds up to 4,000 lbs. Will have to check on the boarding, thanks for sharing.
They will hold 4000 lbs if it is spread out carefully...if you put 100 lbs in the center of one of the shelves it comes with I'd be shocked if it lasted long. I also may worry about the particle board shelves getting wet often.
coralnut99
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+1 and then some. The metal parts will become a rusted mess in a heartbeat even if you replace the particle board with 3/4" ply. The wooden rack pictured is the way to go, and will cost a lot less.
vwwanksta69
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I am gonna treat the metal (Boeshield T-9)to help prevent rust. If the shelves are that bad I will make my own or reinforce them. Thanks for the info
BIG_KAHUNA
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Nothing to major moving forward just yet other than putting more numbers together and a lengthy marine depot wish list. :worried2: BUT I did come across a couple tanks this weekend my girl's boss was getting rid of. So for $100 he said we could have them if we broke 'em down. done. sold his fish for $30 and came back with what I think is a 60 maybe 55 long and a 20 gallon cube lookin' tank, both with stands. He also gave us everything fish related. I'll take some pictures of the equipment at some point. So here's the tanks.
The sump you see was an extra I came across for free and thought it would be worth holding on to.
This is the 20 which currently holds both my yellow striped maroons. The second (not pictured below) was introduced to the tank today. My girl decided that if the 20 was going to sit next to the bed it would have to have some decorations, so that's how it went lol. I figured it would give the second maroon some hiding spots as well if things got too tense.
Is this type of stripe patter desirable or worthless in the market? The second maroon has full stripes. I was wondering what the genetics would look like. I was also wanting to leave these guys in this tank for good and either harvest eggs (after they pair, I hope :bigeyes
or harvest larvae post hatch. way down the road of course. My other questions have to do with filtration. My 55 gal reef has internal overflow, LR, sump, skimmer etc etc. Don't even have to worry about trates. I'm new to the no sump tanks. Is it practical to try and keep these guys in a 20 with nothing more than HOB heater small power head? will these decorations interfere with the pairing process? This tank is far from my dream system for breeding but I wanted to get started with pairing now.
So many questions but it's late and I'll be back with more on the other tank (possible grow out tank use etc) Thanks for looking.
The sump you see was an extra I came across for free and thought it would be worth holding on to.
This is the 20 which currently holds both my yellow striped maroons. The second (not pictured below) was introduced to the tank today. My girl decided that if the 20 was going to sit next to the bed it would have to have some decorations, so that's how it went lol. I figured it would give the second maroon some hiding spots as well if things got too tense.
Is this type of stripe patter desirable or worthless in the market? The second maroon has full stripes. I was wondering what the genetics would look like. I was also wanting to leave these guys in this tank for good and either harvest eggs (after they pair, I hope :bigeyes
or harvest larvae post hatch. way down the road of course. My other questions have to do with filtration. My 55 gal reef has internal overflow, LR, sump, skimmer etc etc. Don't even have to worry about trates. I'm new to the no sump tanks. Is it practical to try and keep these guys in a 20 with nothing more than HOB heater small power head? will these decorations interfere with the pairing process? This tank is far from my dream system for breeding but I wanted to get started with pairing now. So many questions but it's late and I'll be back with more on the other tank (possible grow out tank use etc) Thanks for looking.
jeff@zina.com
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FWIW, I use a 48x24 version for my racks. I do replace the tank support shelves with 3/4" plywood but use the particle board for shelves. They do rust easily, I might not choose them on a second round. But my old 2x4 shelves weren't flexible to rearrange and my concrete block stands took up too much space.
Jeff
