Reef_Fiend Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hey everyone, I currently have a biocube 14 as my main tank. but tonight I found a 10g tank out by the dumpster at my apartment complex. any opinions or ideas on what to do with it? I was thinking about turning it into a frag tank but would love to hear some other ideas. Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I agree First make sure it holds water. Lol Or just a qt tank Link to comment
Reef_Fiend Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 Mark: Yes it holds water! I made sure before i posted this lol. Chadf: now you know that just wouldn't be fun. Haha! Link to comment
jlangtree Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 If it is watertight make it a shallow frag tank? Offset some of the financial pain by the reefing addiction Link to comment
FlowerMama Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 At least with a macro/pest tank you don't need a fancy light. I have a basic marineland led strip that had like 4 blue lights in it and it's over my mantis Gertie's tank. It'd be kinda cool to ask your lfs for any pest crabs and such they find and let you buy them. Link to comment
ndrobey Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Softies and macros don't need a lot of light. If you made it into a softie/macro/frag tank, you could frag the softies and macros to sell/trade to offset the costs of this hobby. Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Yaaaa. De rim that thing too I like the macro mixed pest reef idea. Link to comment
Reef_Fiend Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 De rimming the tank now! Looks good so far. Link to comment
Turbotec Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Hopefully the previous owner never dosed with copper Link to comment
da1001 Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Totally buy a shark for that thing....im bs'ing, don't really do that. Link to comment
SchnauzerFace Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 I'd be hesitant to use a tank that was a sitting by a dumpster. You never know what's been in there. In the unlikely event that it was a QT/hospital tank that had seen cupramine, it would be bad news bears. If it used to house a hamster or gerbil, the silicone may have absorbed other things you don't want in your tank, too. A 10g tank is $15 at petco. If you really want to start a 10g, I think it's best just to start fresh. It'll probably be the most inexpensive part of your new setup. Link to comment
righttirefire Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Bleach the tank. I found 1:100 to be the recommended to kids toy sanitation delution... 10 gallons is 1280 oz. So about 13 oz bleach should take care of it. Just my opinion and I believe you'll find contradicting opinions Link to comment
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