lgreen Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Time to setup a big tank again! Starting to make plans and pull some of the equipment together. Suggestions/opinions welcome. Here is what I'm debating between: Tank: Oceanic 58g Reef Ready Black (36”x18”x21”) (already have, but can sell pretty easily) or Oceanic 72g Bow Front Reef Ready (48"x18"x22") or Oceanic 75g Reef Ready Black (48"x18"x21") or Oceanic 90g Tech Reef Ready Black (48"x18"x25") Stand: Which ever stand goes with the tank. Sump: All Glass 29g Black (30”x12”x18”) or may go bigger if I get a 48" tank Lighting: -2x175w MH w/ SE bulbs (already purchases, may upgrade to electronic ballasts though) (if i get a 25" tall tank though, probably need to go 2x250w) -2 or 4 36" 95w or 48" 110w VHO w/ ARO electronic ballasts -Fans of some sort Filtration: Display -40 lbs Caribsea Arag-Alive Special Grade Reef Sand (1”) -60-90 lbs Fiji Live Rock Sump/Refugium/Remote Plenum -Jaubert/Sprung/GARF/Goemans Style Plenum -80 lbs Caribsea Arag-Alive Special Grade Sand (4”) -Chaeto -Euro-Reef RC135 Recirculating Protein Skimmer w/ Sedra SP3 (already purchased), fed by maxijet 400 or 600 -Two Little Fishes Phosphate Reactor Heating & Cooling: -200w All-Glass/Hydor Heater Circulation: -2-4 Maxijet 1200 Powerheads (295 gph each) -2 Korillia Hydor Water Pumps (probably the 800 gph ones) or -Seaswirls and maxijets or some other combo -Eheim 1262 or Mag 7 or 9 return pump Dosing/Water Changes: -Spectrapure 90 gph RO/DI Unit -Instant ocean/reef crystals salt -Precision Marine Calcium Reactor -Precision Marine Kalkwasser Reactor -Pinpoint pH controller -Pinpoint pH probe (to monitor effluent) -ATO of some sort Planned Livestock Fish: -Flame Angel -Pygmy Angel -Yellow Tang -Sixline Wrasse -Pair Percula Clowns -Baby Blue Hippo Tang -what ever else I find that is neat Coral: -SPS Heavy -Some LPS -Mushrooms and zoos to fill in the blanks Inverts: -Cleaner Shrimp -Maxima or Crocea clam Link to comment
eddie29 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 I'd go with the big boy!! How about some onyx clowns? Those are on the shopping list once I get my 58 bank from being drill, hopefully its today! Link to comment
msn711 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 I'd go either 58 or 75. Only because I think 25" is a lot to try to reach the bottom. Or go all out and get a 120. Plus, you already have the 175w lights. You could also do less maxi jets and replace them with seios or koralias and have less pumps in the tank. For all those reactors and controllers, you might as well but an AC Jr on the list. I like my JBJ auto top off, but the audible alarm is pointless. Link to comment
lgreen Posted June 24, 2007 Author Share Posted June 24, 2007 I really like this tank: Sucks the stand can only fit a 20g sump though. I think the 90g is just too tall. I think I got it down to the 75, 58, and 72. This 75 looks nice: Link to comment
eddie29 Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 I'd go with the 75 but then again you could save lots of money and just go the 58 Link to comment
clownfish_5 Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 i would go with the biggest you can get because blue hippo tangs just keep growing and growing Link to comment
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