Shallow reef tank Club
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winland
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I thought I would add my 2 cents worth to this very informative thread.
I will be upgrading from my current AP24g nano tank to a 150g shallow reef.
The dimensions are 72" x 30" x 16" tall
I am using a 45g long tank for my sump refugium
I currently have a Mag24 as a return pump
My skimmer will be an ASM G3
Lighting will be 3 - 250w MH with lumenarc style reflectors
The tank is drilled a bit oddly, so I had to do some work to make sure I did not end up with a flood if I lost power.
I finished up my plumbing today and did a freshwater test on tank and all the plumbing connections. So far, so good.
Thanks for looking
I will be upgrading from my current AP24g nano tank to a 150g shallow reef.
The dimensions are 72" x 30" x 16" tall
I am using a 45g long tank for my sump refugium
I currently have a Mag24 as a return pump
My skimmer will be an ASM G3
Lighting will be 3 - 250w MH with lumenarc style reflectors
The tank is drilled a bit oddly, so I had to do some work to make sure I did not end up with a flood if I lost power.
I finished up my plumbing today and did a freshwater test on tank and all the plumbing connections. So far, so good.
Thanks for looking
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Wow winland ,that is a real nice looking set up. And I love those dimensions
on the tank. Thanks for sharing ,and hopefully we will get to see more again as you get it filled out.
:dance:
on the tank. Thanks for sharing ,and hopefully we will get to see more again as you get it filled out.
:dance:I thought I would add my 2 cents worth to this very informative thread.
I will be upgrading from my current AP24g nano tank to a 150g shallow reef.
The dimensions are 72" x 30" x 16" tall
I am using a 45g long tank for my sump refugium
I currently have a Mag24 as a return pump
My skimmer will be an ASM G3
Lighting will be 3 - 250w MH with lumenarc style reflectors
The tank is drilled a bit oddly, so I had to do some work to make sure I did not end up with a flood if I lost power.
I finished up my plumbing today and did a freshwater test on tank and all the plumbing connections. So far, so good.
Thanks for looking
solitude127
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Winland
How tall is the stand? Looks good.
How tall is the stand? Looks good.
1DeR9_3Hy
New member
Ill have to get pics...because this weekend i officialy entered this club 
Two 48x24x12 glass, one rimless one with frame....they are stacked on top of each other. The bottom one is a pseudo sump (one baffle, its more like a partition...). It has 30" of tank space, and the rest is dedicated to return pump/skimmer area. I also have a smaller pre-formed pond that i guesstimate to be around 30 gallons that i am going to be using as a refugium.
Ill get pics when i get home...im still working on the plumbing and some little pieces here and there...but its mostly done!
Two 48x24x12 glass, one rimless one with frame....they are stacked on top of each other. The bottom one is a pseudo sump (one baffle, its more like a partition...). It has 30" of tank space, and the rest is dedicated to return pump/skimmer area. I also have a smaller pre-formed pond that i guesstimate to be around 30 gallons that i am going to be using as a refugium.
Ill get pics when i get home...im still working on the plumbing and some little pieces here and there...but its mostly done!
winland
New member
The stand is a little over 36" tall. The top rim of the tank is a bit under 54".
Thanks for looking.
I am adding sand today and making RO/DI water and SW mix.
I only have 2 - 40g containers, so it will take a few days to make enough water to mix and fill the tank.
overflow and water
overflow and water
Do you not have the traditional overflows? I did not see them. Do you just drain return llines directly into the sump?
Also, is that a regular hose going into your tank? Is it tap water?
Thanks.
---Wishfish
overflow and water
Wow winland ,that is a real nice looking set up. And I love those dimensions
on the tank. Thanks for sharing ,and hopefully we will get to see more again as you get it filled out.
Do you not have the traditional overflows? I did not see them. Do you just drain return llines directly into the sump?
Also, is that a regular hose going into your tank? Is it tap water?
Thanks.
---Wishfish
winland
New member
You are correct, there are no "traditional overflows". There is a drain pipe in each back corner that goes directly down to my sump/skimmer area below.
You are correct, again, as to the hose. It is a normal hose and normal tap (well) water that I am using to do a water/leak test on the entire system. The water was drained out the next day and the tank cleaned, prior to adding sand and saltwater.
SkyPapa
Premium Member
I have seen this designation in the stores.
What does Par36 reference? Actual par number?
Thanks
SkyPapa
Premium Member
tap water and overflows
tap water and overflows
Win:
Thanks a lot. I was wondering if you were using tap water and treating it somehow but I know what you are doing now.
--Wishfish
tap water and overflows
Win:
Thanks a lot. I was wondering if you were using tap water and treating it somehow but I know what you are doing now.
--Wishfish
new tanks
new tanks
Cubs:
Will you join the two tanks together? Or, would that deferat the purpose? Where do you order your tanks? LFS? Local company?
Thanks.
--Wishfish
new tanks
just ordered a 48x24x16 and a 20x16x8 frag tank, both acrylic. so i can join in a couple weeks
Cubs:
Will you join the two tanks together? Or, would that deferat the purpose? Where do you order your tanks? LFS? Local company?
Thanks.
--Wishfish
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Sciencing Daily
I guess I can join up, this is my 40 breeder. 36x18x17. I have a 30g sump w/ fuge, run 4 t5's, mag5 return on a 1/2" seaswirl, and a pair of k-nano's. Its a full mixed reef with everything from softies to acros with a single derasa clam and some outcroppings of macros that I let go until they need to be trimmed back. My favorite part is the monti cap on the left that has developed a perfectly straight edge from the mag float going by daily and not letting it get near the glass.
1 misbar occelaris
1 Bangaii Cardinal (he's in love with the occelaris, and she loves him)
1 Starry Blenny (grumpy)
1 Rainfords Goby
1 Pistol Shrimp who lost his goby a while ago for unidentified reasons.
1 misbar occelaris
1 Bangaii Cardinal (he's in love with the occelaris, and she loves him)
1 Starry Blenny (grumpy)
1 Rainfords Goby
1 Pistol Shrimp who lost his goby a while ago for unidentified reasons.
newbie question
newbie question
Dear UNIU:
Great tank! I have a newbie question: How do you attach softies to the live rock or to the bott. of the tank? For that matter, how does one go about attaching a SPS or an LPS to the rock? I see sometimes the frags come with a big disk base. That base doesn't look good. Do they get overgrown after a while?
Thanks.
--Wishfish
newbie question
I guess I can join up, this is my 40 breeder. 36x18x17. I have a 30g sump w/ fuge, run 4 t5's, mag5 return on a 1/2" seaswirl, and a pair of k-nano's. Its a full mixed reef with everything from softies to acros with a single derasa clam and some outcroppings of macros that I let go until they need to be trimmed back. My favorite part is the monti cap on the left that has developed a perfectly straight edge from the mag float going by daily and not letting it get near the glass.
1 misbar occelaris
1 Bangaii Cardinal (he's in love with the occelaris, and she loves him)
1 Starry Blenny (grumpy)
1 Rainfords Goby
1 Pistol Shrimp who lost his goby a while ago for unidentified reasons.
Dear UNIU:
Great tank! I have a newbie question: How do you attach softies to the live rock or to the bott. of the tank? For that matter, how does one go about attaching a SPS or an LPS to the rock? I see sometimes the frags come with a big disk base. That base doesn't look good. Do they get overgrown after a while?
Thanks.
--Wishfish
cubsare1
New member
I will be going with a basement sump and put the frag tank inline in the basement. I ordered it from here http://shop.ebay.com/macilwu/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg= ships to my door, glasscages would ship but I had to pick it up 2 hrs away.
username in use
Sciencing Daily
for soft corals, Ill wedge the rock they are on or the coral itself into a crevice, maybe using some rubble to wedge in with it, and they just take hold and grow out. For sps, ill glue it directly onto my liverock with super glue or reef epoxy. If it is on a plug, ill find a place that the plug will wedge in or glue on easily and then let it grow over. Takes a little while but they do cover everything over. I dont have anything on the bottom by itself, they are all on rocks. that one front and center is a couple of pieces of tonga branch that have been covered in pink/orange star polyps.
1DeR9_3Hy
New member
Ill add to this:
Cyanoacrylate (sp?) is the type of super glue you want to use.
