C2187 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 I know this is the nano-reef forum but I was just wondering if anybody knows of anyone I could talk to about designing a filter for a 1000 gallon saltwater fish room. I want to make sure I have my flow rates correct. Thanks. john Link to comment
JIM27 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Is this going to be one 1000g tank or a few smaller tanks that togehter equal 1000g? Link to comment
C2187 Posted July 9, 2002 Author Share Posted July 9, 2002 It is going to be a combination of 50 and 20 gallon tanks(fish only). I am going to have one centralized filter. Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Are you planning on opening up a store or something..? Link to comment
Toyfreek Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 What Kinds of animals will you be keeping only fish? Toy Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 that means i can't buy from him ! Link to comment
rhinoivory Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 This may sound stupid, but contact your LFS when they are not busy, its worth giving it a go! Good Luck Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 ok i work at an aquarium store and our filtration systems are simple. we have about 4 sytems that are over 500 gallons each and the systems used are about the same. on all of them we just have a large sump to hold our skimmers (we use RK2 but other smaller systems will work). this is about the only filtration we use. we have things like micron bags on overflows and other stuff like that but we keep it very simple and it works very well since our store has been open for over 10 years and is very successfull. Link to comment
C2187 Posted July 10, 2002 Author Share Posted July 10, 2002 Thaks for the help. I am in the design stage right now. I plan on opening some time next year. I will let you know of my progress. Link to comment
Guest LudavicoTechnique Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Most aquarium stores use sumps and a combination of filters (mostly trickle - style) and HUGE protein skimmers. Let us know when the store opens (and give us ridiculous discounts ). Link to comment
Guest LudavicoTechnique Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 If you go to a private dealer (not big als or petsmart...) and ask them to show you their system because you are writing an essay or making a website or something they wont mind showing you around and telling you how everything works. It makes them happy because they know what they are talking about, and like us, they just like to talk about their hobby. Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted July 10, 2002 Share Posted July 10, 2002 Originally posted by LudavicoTechnique and give us ridiculous discounts. I second that!! Are you planning on setting up a site to do ordering from...? Link to comment
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