Advice needed

Ah, that's too bad. An eight foot 240 is a nice size tank.

 

Ya know Inwall you just gave me an idea- I could set this tank up in my garage and maybe raise fish in it. It wouldnt require much would it?

 

You could raise fish, could have a massive frag farm, your imagination is the limit.

 

what do you think I would need set up wise, at a min. to raise fish- coral are to risky and costly IMHO. Need to keep the cost way down.

 

If it's in the garage, you'll likely need a more expensive heater than normal, a couple of powerheads. Because the cost of LR would be expensive on a tank that size (seeing as how you'll leave most of it in the 165), I would look at home-made rock called Aragocrete. aragocrete - Google Search Your filtration doesn't have to be outrageous either unless you go with some "messy" fish (Tangs, lions, puffers) or fish that require a LOT of food (Chromis, Anthias, etc).