g0tfish Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Yes, my 50g was a spur of the moment thing. If my sponsors would not have stepped into the petco that one faithful Thursday afternoon, i would never have received such a great display tank. I feel that this tank will bring out the inner marine biologist in me. The tank will be a 30" L x 18" W x 20" H which actually equals to about 46g... =(. Heres a list of the equipment i want so far. The ones that are bolded are bought. Equipment ----------- 50g Oceanic eReef 200 25g Sump 300w Finnex Titanium Heater CSS 65g Quiet One 4000 Return 2 Return U-Tubes w/ SCWD 2 M620 Seios 250w DE Hamilton Reef Star Pendant Oh, how i love the planning stages of a new tank. This is a nice upgrade from my 15g and i will definately take full advantage of it. Can you say larger fish?! YAYYY PS. Pics Soon Link to comment
Kogut Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Lucky. I'd upgrade if I could afford a new tank. Link to comment
ryux21 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 nice to see that youre moving up in the hobby didnt you say you didnt have the right funds before back when you had the 15g? New job i see Goodluck with the setup and we want to see the PICS Link to comment
TheCoralReef731 Posted July 15, 2005 Share Posted July 15, 2005 Yes, we need pictures to see this pride of yours. Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 16, 2005 Author Share Posted July 16, 2005 Pics as i promised. This not the final destination of the tank. The sump is on back order and will be purchased next friday. Yay! =) Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 17, 2005 Author Share Posted July 17, 2005 A lot of work has been done today. I moved the tank and stand into my kitchen area where its next to the living room. I filled it with water, sand, and rock. Water is Catalina and cost be $15 xP and the sand was my old sand with an extra 20lbs. It looks like its enuff but i might want to add another 10. I turned both seios and my heater on. I also added live rock! My friend hooked me up with a killer deal on live rock. Premium Marshall for $2/lb!! and Premium fiji $1/lb!! Some of the pieces were sooo damn light i could not believe. They are great! The largest piece was about 15lbs. I love em! Rock work isnt great, but with big pieces i can only do so much before i get frustrated. I might move stuff around later on. Its a lagoon style aquascape with the middle open for clams nd a brain or 2. PICS ON NEXT POST =) Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 I seriously need to keep my hands out of my tank. My dog's hair is getting everywhere! Anyways... heres pics of everything. The skimmmer is temporary until i get my plumbing done. I like how thigns are falling into place. Tell me if u guys like my aquascape, i think it aint too shabby! Thanks Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 O yea here is my "fish list" for the future Fish List -------------- 2 Ocellaris 3-5? Bangaii Cardinals 1 BiColor Blenny 1 Cherub Angel 1 Small Yellow Tang 1 Mandarin (maybe) Link to comment
lgreen Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 matt, that looks great so far! nice job! is that stainless steel is see? i love oceanics stainless steel stuff! to bad they didn't make a 58g in it! are you going to put that skimmer in your sump? Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Thanks! The stainless steel is what got my "sponsor's" approval. They love how its clean looking and stuff and doesnt clutter the house. Yes teh skimmer will b in the sump, however i really want to upgrade teh skimmer to the 125g instead of the 65g i have xP I jus think im cutting it a little too close. Link to comment
lgreen Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 yah. not a bad idea. i got a skimmer rated for 125g too just to be safe. also i like how you did you seio pumps. that should creat a lot of random flow. looks great. is that a 150w or 250w light? Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 It is a 250w with a 14000k bulb. I LOVE IT! It is a big upgrade from my 70w crappy piece of crap and my 130w oddysea ######ty piece of ######. If only i started like this the first time around. Would have saved me a billion dollars. Also, i am deciding on a return pump right now. Im stuck at Quiet One 4000 and a Mag 12(i think). Both should give me around 1000 gph with head loss. Anyone have experience with both that can give me advice? Thanks a lot Link to comment
lgreen Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 i have heard quiet one's are great, and very quiet. mag's are good but a little noisyer. i went with the rio hyperflow 20 because of its energy efficiency. it uses like half the energy and puts out like 300 more gph. A lot of people hate rio pumps, but I have always had great luck with them. i haven't installed it yet though, as i haven't finished my plumbing, so i dont know how quiet it is. i hope it is quiet! Link to comment
timb000 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 hey matt that looks great. Did you get that one at west covina? I was in there the other day and they had a killer deal for the tank and stank. Was something like 250ish for both. I was gonna pick one up myself but thought wait i already have 5 tanks in my room. haha Link to comment
timb000 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I have a quiet one by my bed and I can barely hear it. Just make sure to put some padding on the bottom of the pump. Are you gonna have a sump or a sump/refuge? Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 lgreen: Hmm... i have heard that mags are a little more versatile than most of the other pumps. But then again they are a lil noisier. I was thinking abotu the rio HF but i dont wanna risk getting sand caught or something jamming x_x timb000: Thanks, i got the tank and stand at the Petco at Rosemead and Huntington. Yea i got a deal on it so my "sponsors" jumped on it. The stainless steel isny actually realy metal Its actually wood covered with a small sheet of plastic. People cant tell its not real metal unless they actually feel the inside of the edges though! Link to comment
shao-lin nano Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Really nice looking setup you got going. Is the sump going to go with this tank? How are you going to run the plumbing? I noticed you mentioned your "sponsors" quite a few times. Who/What do you mean by "sponsors"? Wish I have "sponsors". Link to comment
EnFuego Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Originally posted by shao-lin nano Really nice looking setup you got going. Is the sump going to go with this tank? How are you going to run the plumbing? I noticed you mentioned your "sponsors" quite a few times. Who/What do you mean by "sponsors"? Wish I have "sponsors". I was wondering the same thing. Is it like a sponsor that an alcoholic has at AA, or sponsors for wakeboarding. Fill us in (If you feel like it). Link to comment
proraptor Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Those are nice tanks....Ive seen those at the petco's down here...I think it was $299 for the tank, stand, and hood...Pretty nice Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 My sponsors are actually my parents. Im a high school student see, and until i have real estate of my own, i require their funding and their consent. The deal is, as long as im doing well in school, they will try their best to fund my little project. Plus, they both like starin at the tank now that its downstairs and out of my room! =) sponsors rock Link to comment
g0tfish Posted July 19, 2005 Author Share Posted July 19, 2005 Thanks Phergus. I have come to a problem, that i probably should have thought about way earlier in the project. My light is about 6" above the water. My tank is 20" deep. Is there too much light in my tank? I know some people keep it at 8"-10" above but im not sure at what depth. What do u guys think? Link to comment
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