Thanks for all your help so far.
I have just a couple more questions for the time being.
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1) Does it hurt if the aquarium gets a bit of sun light shon on it ?
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Not if your nutrients are kept low. However, it does matter for how many hours and whether it's a Northern exposure Sounthern exposure etc. (For tank temperature purposes).
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2) If you make / get made a custom sized tank, how do you calculate how many gallons / litres of water it holds ?
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3) Do you need any of this other equiptment listed ?
>Air Pumps
>Calcium Reactors
>CO2 Regulators
>Chillers
>Power Heads
>Wave Makers
>Ozonizers
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You will want a
battery powered air pump in case your electricity goes off. You will also likely need some powerheads for water circulation.
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4) What is the better way to go, a Stand pipe or an Overflow Box and why ?
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I have a preference for overflow boxes or having the tank drilled for overflows. But that's just my preference.
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5) Im looking at getting a custom built tank, because i cannot find the size i want. But im rather worried about building a stand, How do would i know if its strong enough to hold something so heavy ?
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There's DIY plans all over the place.
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6) Any hints / tips / instructions on building a hood ?
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same as question 5
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7) I really want to keep a couple of seahorses too, but i know they require special treatment and will not survive in your standard reef tank. Before i was thinking of somehow connecting both of the tanks together and run it all as one with 2 display tanks and 1 sump, but no im not too sure ? Any help with this issue ?
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This is doable as long as you monitor water quality well. (Seahorses miss as much food as the eat and then the food rots).
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 What are the better lighting to go for, theres so many, and its confusing.
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You need to decide on what corals you want to keep and then work backwards from there.
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9) Using a RO/DI system, do you keep that separate to make the water, or do you plumb it into your sump ?
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I cannot tell you how many people who have destroyed their entire system just to save the money on one bucket and one powerhead. Their auto-top off was blocked by a snail, was encrusted with calcium, etc. and their RO/DI unit continued to fill up their system and the salinity kept going down and down and down until everything died. In fact, this happened to Eric Borneman recently.
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10) What kind of filtration do you require in the sump ?
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Protein skimmer
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11) I've read from a few people that there setups evaporate gallons of water each day, WHAT !?
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This is going to vary depending on where you live. If you live in Phoenix AZ then you are going to evaporate more than someone like me who lives in St Louis MO (which is a very humid city because we are at the confluence of 3 very large rivers).
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12) Im scared that the floor / floorboards are going to break with such weight on it.
Will it be alright ?
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Large tanks should run perpendicular to the floor joists as opposed to parallel. Large tanks should also be placed near to a load-bearing wall. Smaller tanks don't really matter much.
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13) When using a protein skimmer, do it just remove waste products from the water or does it remove some water aswell, meaning you have to keep topping the water up ?
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It removes some water as well.
A huge thanks to everyone who has and does assist me with all my questions.
This is all for now.
Thanks!
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