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05-11-2007, 07:13 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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KNOP Ca Reactor and CO2 tank. $$$.$$
Fans for sump $.$$ _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | 
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05-11-2007, 07:20 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
Posts: 3,663
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What Otty said plus Lighting systems _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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05-11-2007, 07:22 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by Tangster  What Otty said plus Lighting systems | Oh yea, I forgot about those SPS bulbs and how much they cost.......  Add lights to mine too.  | |
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05-12-2007, 02:56 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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lighting $$$-$$$$$
tank $$-$$$$$$
skimmer $$-$$$$
heater 1/2$-$$
pumps $$-$$$
sump $-$$$
refugium $-$$$
testing kits 1/2$
powerheads $-$$$
chiller $$$-$$$$$
calcium reactor $$-$$$$
general guideline, as obviously the bigger the tank the more $$$$ that is correlated with the size tank.
the big expenses are going to be the additional tank components like the chiller and calcium reactor-lighting if you decide to have strong lighting, effective skimmer will set you back about $300.00 or so for a good one...
it is just an general assumption as you have to conside costs associated with electricity/ replacement bulbs etc. that occur over time on a fairly regular basis!
Kind of a hard question to answer effectively IMO, but hope this helps! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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05-12-2007, 01:39 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson AZ
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Thanks all! Just curious. Hey were do you all buy tanks? What are your prefs. acrylic/glass, shape, size. Thanks. | |
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05-12-2007, 02:31 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Utica, NY Age: 49
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Originally Posted by Kentanner11 Thanks all! Just curious. Hey were do you all buy tanks? What are your prefs. acrylic/glass, shape, size. Thanks. | For a reef tank Defiantly GLASS All the way _________ 150 Gallon Reef 2-400w MH 2-110w VHO Actinic's, Moon lights, 250lbs LR,2-CPR CS150 overflows, 55 gallon sump/Refugium,auto-top-off, 6-Stage RO/DI Filter, E.T.S.S.600 Skimmer, Red sea 100 ozoneizer, Pinpoint ORP/PH controller, MRC-CR2 Calcium Reactor, 80w R/Lifeguard UV filter, 1/2 hp Chiller, Medusa 2 stage Temp Controller, Iwaki MD-100RLT Return Pump | |
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05-16-2007, 07:04 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tucson AZ
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Heres a question, I was told that if you have a glass tank it would be extremely hard to drill glass, and cost ALOT I personally dont want to drill any type of tank other a 10$ tank lol cause knowing me something drastic will happen and some how or another I will crack the tank. ! lol | |
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05-16-2007, 08:13 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IL Age: 20
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^^ Unfortunately unless you get a pre-drilled tank, most places (around me at least) don't warranty or guarantee their drilling. If they crack it...oh well, sucks for you 
I'm curious to why glass / acrylic matters. Seriously, because I was looking into another acrylic tank, but if a glass would be better I'd want to go with that.
About shape size, i have Biocube 14g and my g/f will soon be running a 20"x20"x16"high cube 
I think the cube looks amazing and will have to get pics soon. I think my fav tanks are cubes, corners and 36g bowfronts. _________ 14g Oceanic Cube
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05-17-2007, 05:05 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Utica, NY Age: 49
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Originally Posted by MDeth I'm curious to why glass / acrylic matters. Seriously, because I was looking into another acrylic tank, but if a glass would be better I'd want to go with that.
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Glass is just much more scratch resistant than acrylic. ( just think of all that sand and rock to scratch up your tank) Not to mention the algae cleaning limitations you have with acrlyic tanks. The advantage with acrylic is that it will weigh much less than a glass tank. | |
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