Ok I don't like the idea of having holes in tanks holding water, I also don't like the idea of flooding in my front room.
You're worrying about nothing. There's tens of thousands of drilled tanks in this hobby and you don't read daily reports of people flooding their homes simply because the tank was drilled.
I got a Fluval 305 Canister filter (rated for 70gal),
That was dumb. Canister filters are antiquated pieces of junk and have no business in a salt water tank. Nothing but a nitrate factory. Waste of money.
I got a Marineland 350 with bio-wheels (rated for 70 gal)
That was dumb too. Bio-wheels are nothing but nitrate factories, just like that canister filter you bought. Waste of money.
I got Supreme Skilter 250 Aquarium Filter & Protein Skimmer (rated 125 gallons as the protein skimmer and supplemental filter)
Not big enough. You should have bought one rated for a 250 - 300g tank. Waste of money.
I have about about 20-30 lbs of live rock in there now but making a crap tone of my own live rock that's curing.
Not enough rock yet. Don't know why you are bothering with making your own rock. You can buy dry, clean base rock from BRS for about $2.50 per pound.
Have two powerheads 800gph planning on getting two more for the tank.
Thats the first smart thing you did so far.
I have about 1.5 inch of Caribbean mix sand
2 smart things in a row.
What do you guys think can I make this work with out a sump?
Yes, you can make it work without a sump, but your choice in equipment leads me to believe you did zero or very little research before wasting all that money on worthless equipment
I want to put some zoo's, mushroom's, anemone's and some hammer's in once I got all my rock done and in place.
You didn't mention lights. Do you have any idea what kind of lights are needed for an anemone? Do you have any idea how those types of lights will clash with low light zoas, mushrooms and hammers?
Anemones shouldn't be placed in tanks that have not been running at least 12 months. I am going to go out on a limb here and predict massive nitrates in your tank, due to your equipment choices. You'll kill an anemone quicker than you can sneeze in a barn full of dry hay.
I went out and got all this stuff new so i dont plan on selling it.
That was dumb. You should have spent some more time reading these forums and asking questions before you spent all that money on worthless equipment.
I dont mind to see the filters on the back of the tank.
I think thats pretty apparent.
The live rock i made is going to soak with daily water changes for 4 weeks then i will start checking the PH
Good luck with that.
This is how I set my 125g up what do you all think.
I think you will be darn lucky if it runs for more than 6 months without killing at least $250 worth of live stock and raging hair algae problems.
You asked.....
Again, you should have done more research. You seam like the type that thinks they are smarter than everybody else, so you went ahead and did what you thought was best, instead of spending the time to read up on current tank husbandry. Not very patient, are you? :lol: Good luck!!!
