james3370
Premium Member
probably gonna have to do it real sloooooow, but i have most of the equipment since i sold the high-dollar stuff. if somebody would buy the 50 & standasaurus rex, i'd probably have enough to finish......
anywhoo, here's what i have:
* glasscages 29 gallon tank - display tank
* 20-long tank - sump tank
* (2) icecap 24" t5 retrofit kits w/ giesemann 6k & pure actinic bulbs
* glass-holes.com 700gph overflow box & 1.5" bulkhead
* glass-holes.com 3/4" bulkhead(s) & hardware for return(s)
* ocean runner 3500 for return pump...unless that'd be too much flow for the return & i can use it for a small-scale closed-loop since i have the bulkheads for that already as well
*good ro/di machine w/ tds meter
what i'd need:
* 30lbs of rock
* a few random pvc fittings (couple ball valves, unions, etc)
*wood for stand & canopy (much smaller scale this time around) LOL
* mag 7 or ocean runner 2500 for return pump if i use pump above as mentioned for closed-loop
* bag of play sand (i have more than enough live sand here to seed new tank)
* some type of skimmer (thinking asm mini-g or g1....fairly easy to come by in the sale forums w/ a little patience)
so that would give me a pretty nice-sized tank yet still a manageable size that wouldn't "break the bank".
also torn between drilling the bottom & doing glass corner overflow box instead of the glass-holes overflow. that way, the plumbing would go thru the bottom & leave the back able to sit close to the wall. if i did that, i wouldn't do the closed loop since i wouldn't want that drilled in the bottom for flooding issues & doing it in the back defeats the purpose of the corner overflow box
lastly, my other thought was to buy a glasscages 40-square (24x24x17) for $132. i'd build a 6" section along the entire back for a sump/fuge like the biocubes etc. that'd leave 24x18x17 for the display & i'd do a rock wall to leave the majority of the sandbed open. then i'd only need
* a small pump for a return pump....like a maxijet 1800
* maybe like a tunze 9002 nano skimmer
* the rock for the rock wall
* sand
so i'm torn between the 29 w/ external sump/fuge or a 40 all-in-one
thoughts??? suggestions???
anywhoo, here's what i have:
* glasscages 29 gallon tank - display tank
* 20-long tank - sump tank
* (2) icecap 24" t5 retrofit kits w/ giesemann 6k & pure actinic bulbs
* glass-holes.com 700gph overflow box & 1.5" bulkhead
* glass-holes.com 3/4" bulkhead(s) & hardware for return(s)
* ocean runner 3500 for return pump...unless that'd be too much flow for the return & i can use it for a small-scale closed-loop since i have the bulkheads for that already as well
*good ro/di machine w/ tds meter
what i'd need:
* 30lbs of rock
* a few random pvc fittings (couple ball valves, unions, etc)
*wood for stand & canopy (much smaller scale this time around) LOL
* mag 7 or ocean runner 2500 for return pump if i use pump above as mentioned for closed-loop
* bag of play sand (i have more than enough live sand here to seed new tank)
* some type of skimmer (thinking asm mini-g or g1....fairly easy to come by in the sale forums w/ a little patience)
so that would give me a pretty nice-sized tank yet still a manageable size that wouldn't "break the bank".
also torn between drilling the bottom & doing glass corner overflow box instead of the glass-holes overflow. that way, the plumbing would go thru the bottom & leave the back able to sit close to the wall. if i did that, i wouldn't do the closed loop since i wouldn't want that drilled in the bottom for flooding issues & doing it in the back defeats the purpose of the corner overflow box
lastly, my other thought was to buy a glasscages 40-square (24x24x17) for $132. i'd build a 6" section along the entire back for a sump/fuge like the biocubes etc. that'd leave 24x18x17 for the display & i'd do a rock wall to leave the majority of the sandbed open. then i'd only need
* a small pump for a return pump....like a maxijet 1800
* maybe like a tunze 9002 nano skimmer
* the rock for the rock wall
* sand
so i'm torn between the 29 w/ external sump/fuge or a 40 all-in-one
thoughts??? suggestions???
