Starting a 240 Gal Cube Tank
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Juan-Carlos
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I'm loving the tank! Congrats... Lets see some actinics on there!! LOL I am just the junkie for blue tanks, don't mind me 
Overall look great!
-Jc
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Overall look great!
-Jc
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The Reefer91
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chetm2, beautiful tank! i really like the rockwork.
i forsee one problem with your clean-up crew, the coral banded shrimp. they are okay cleaners, but they don't tolarate many other inverts. especially other shrimp. just a heads up
i forsee one problem with your clean-up crew, the coral banded shrimp. they are okay cleaners, but they don't tolarate many other inverts. especially other shrimp. just a heads up
chetm2
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The Reefer91 - Thanks, and yeah, I thought about that. If they don't get along they might go into the refugium. Just a note that overnight air from liveaquaria.com to arizona has an estimated delivery time of 4:30 PM! Thats a long day to be sitting in 110+ degree weather. I hope they aren't all Bar-b-que when they get here.
chetm2
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I just put in 5 turbo snails on wednesday and those guys are kickin butt, I placed them on the 3 small pieces of live rock as that was where all of the nasty algae was starting to grow and they completely mowed down 2 of the rocks. When the rest come it should be nice and clean Does anybody have a suggestion for a stinky protein skimmer? I have the cup draining into a 5 gallon bucket with the lid on and some carbon inside but it is pulling some pretty funky, nasty stuff out of the water. I keep coming home and thinking my Bulldog dropped a duece somewhere.. I'm also running ozone and my ORP was at about 115 and now it's at 255
Does anybody have a suggestion for a stinky protein skimmer? I have the cup draining into a 5 gallon bucket with the lid on and some carbon inside but it is pulling some pretty funky, nasty stuff out of the water. I keep coming home and thinking my Bulldog dropped a duece somewhere.. I'm also running ozone and my ORP was at about 115 and now it's at 255jdpierce21
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Very nice tank!!!!!
chetm2
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jdpierce21 - thanks. Well the stuff arrived and I'd say the majority is cooked. They didn't send the coral banded shrimp. They sent the peppermints but they were cooked, one was broken in half 
The temp today is 116-117 and they weren't delivered until almost three. Lucky for me I bought them from liveaquaria.com and they have great customer service. I will have to pick them up from the Fedex warehouse next time.
The temp today is 116-117 and they weren't delivered until almost three. Lucky for me I bought them from liveaquaria.com and they have great customer service. I will have to pick them up from the Fedex warehouse next time.Sand look great but it is hard to keep it clean with low nutrient. For my tank i can't have sand due to the amount of flow inside my tank. I have 4 tunze 6200 total flow is 21000+gph, no sand will be able to stay in the bottom of my tank unless i go with corals crushed which is UGLY
Ironsheikh
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I m liking the cube tanks ---the reef ceramics look really nice. Post some pics when the colors and life start to settle in
Ironsheikh
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I m liking the cube tanks ---the reef ceramics look really nice. Post some pics when the colors and life start to settle in
i used to have faux lace rock in mine but when w/ all live and am having trouble making the look I want w/ caves and cliffs. I'll have to check ceramic out
just checked the site ---way to pricey for my taste
i used to have faux lace rock in mine but when w/ all live and am having trouble making the look I want w/ caves and cliffs. I'll have to check ceramic out
just checked the site ---way to pricey for my taste
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chetm2
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Ironsheikh - the reef ceramic is expensive but think about the cost of equivalent live rock, easily double the price of the RC. Not to mention it's ECO friendly
REEFER714 - I talked with roger from Tunze and he didn't think the wavebox with the extension would work in my tank If I had know I would of skipped the top closed loop and ran the tank open on top like yours. I plan on adding a canopy someday...
REEFER714 - I talked with roger from Tunze and he didn't think the wavebox with the extension would work in my tank
If I had know I would of skipped the top closed loop and ran the tank open on top like yours. I plan on adding a canopy someday...He told me the same thing. That is why i started with 4 tunze 6200. I have the tunze on pulse and play around with the controller for couple days finally i decided to buy the wavebox. First i started with 1 wavebox with the 6200 on the slave cable. It rocks really good, so i bough the second wavebox assumed it will get better. I was right. I spoke to him again today, he told me to plug the hole on the back of the wavebox and it will make the wave bigger. I plugged the hole and my wave approx 1/4" higher.
danielboun
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7822391#post7822391 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chetm2
Ironsheikh - the reef ceramic is expensive but think about the cost of equivalent live rock, easily double the price of the RC. Not to mention it's ECO friendly
REEFER714 - I talked with roger from Tunze and he didn't think the wavebox with the extension would work in my tank
chetm2:
I envy your tank bro, staying up late just to read the post
planning on the same setup in the future. by the way, can you post the website where you got the reef ceramic from and how much you end up spending including shipping?and maybe roughly how much the setup cost in general? just wanna get an idea how much this will set me back.
thankx
I am not chetm2 but i know the website where you can purchase the reef ceramic rock. www.captiveoceans.com his name is Scott. It is very pricey but look great, like chetm2 said it is eco friendly
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