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12-08-2007, 08:17 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Well yesterday I took down my nano cube. Haven't had the best luck with fish lately and started having the small tank blues  . I will be setting up a tank in my basement, flushed into the wall.. I would like something over a 100, but it will most likely be at least a 75gl. Any suggestions for setting up my new tank would be greatly appreciated. Like ideas on pumps, heater,lighting, and amt of live rock for a 75 etc. Already miss my nano tank, but it helps knowing I'm getting a bigger one in January... Thanks.baugherb | 
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12-08-2007, 08:36 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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What is your budget for this tank????
A 180g tank is about the best tank to set up as a reef. You have plenty of room with the tank being deep as well as long. You will also be able to have some of the more prettier Tangs because most of them enjoy swimming alot, plus they eat algae...  Fish for a purpose!  _________ 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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12-08-2007, 08:43 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Well otty, my better half cringes at the thought of a 75. I might be able to squeeze out a 110 with some covert operations. I would like my budget to start out at a 1,000 I know it ain't much. But with 3 kids and xmas. things are tight.....
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12-08-2007, 09:57 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by baugherb  Well otty, my better half cringes at the thought of a 75. I might be able to sqeeze out a 110 with some covert operations. I would like my budget to start out at a 1,000 I know it ain't much. But with 3 kids and xmas. things are tight..... |
Go the extra distance & "sqeeze" out a 125 - Every little bit helps!  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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12-08-2007, 10:52 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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check out Glasscages.com - Home. They are on the other side of nashville, just a road trip away from you. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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12-08-2007, 04:33 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lancaster Ohio Age: 35
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I have a 4x2x2 120 with 2 inch bulheads in the end It was in a friends house its a year old he went to a 300 in the wall so I got this one I was going to use it but I am looking at a 500
starfire glass for in my basement. let me know I will give you a deal since your so close to me. | |
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12-09-2007, 06:33 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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I'll let you know reefdiver72. I'll check that site out geekdiesel... thanks.... | |
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12-09-2007, 06:53 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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Whichever way you chose to go in terms of size of the tank, make sure that you do some beneficial planning of the overall system. Draw a layout of the rock set-up, types of coral you would like to keep, kinds of fish you would like to house. Based on this info, you can then begin to answer the other questions as far as lighting, skimmer size etc. _________ 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> 
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12-09-2007, 08:09 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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thanks coral reefer. much appreciated!!!!!! | |
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12-09-2007, 08:19 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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i have a 110 bowfront sitting in the garage waiting for a new home. pic in the classifieds. after you figure out which tank then the rest will fall into place in regards to lighting, skimmer, pumps, etc.
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