Help me decide on New tank

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Which tank?

  1. 50 gallon sps

    2 vote(s)
    13.3%
  2. 180 mixed reef

    13 vote(s)
    86.7%
  1. luvreefs23

    luvreefs23 Millepora

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    gonna employ my first refugium, buyin a 75 gallon that will incorporate it into along with skimmer. Anyone have any good design ideas?
     
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  3. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    wow 25 miles aday that makes me feel bad for when i kept a yellow in a 90(to it back to the store, because i had to downsize). well i don't think im ever gonna keep one in anything smaller then 200 again
     
  4. knockout

    knockout Plankton

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    :thumb_up: I am in the planning stage myself, I think you made the right choice if you love your fish.... before I fell in love with corals I loved fish and still love my fish, and now I'll have lots more!!!! keep the posts coming as you setup the new pride.
     
  5. luvreefs23

    luvreefs23 Millepora

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    ok, went to the fish store yesterday and dropped a boatload of duckies. I got my tank :) I got another heater, plumbing kit, tunze 6055 with single controller, some misc. plumbing parts (barbs and bulkheads), and tunze 6045, and the coolest part of it all besides the actual tank, is the aquatinics 72" 14 bulb constellation lite with the tank feet. This one:

    Aquactinics Constellation T5 High Output Fixtures - Salty Critter - Your Saltwater Specialists

    Oh, almost forgot....I decided my euroreef was to small so picked up this puppy:

    Warner Marine Research Protein Skimmers - Salty Critter

    I got the as200E, had the eheim pump and i couldnt resist. Heres a pic of the tank waiting to be put up in the basement, all i need is another pump...im thinking a tunze 6105 with a controller, and my 75 gallon tank ill use as a sump and refugium. Than build the stand and get her going.

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    I put the tank next to the 90 on the floor, the fish see it and are quite excited. lol

    Dennis
     
  6. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Great choices :clapping: Cant wait till its up and running. Dont forget to make a progress thread so we all can see how its going. Luna
     
  7. luvreefs23

    luvreefs23 Millepora

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    Thanks, hope to have it going in the next month or 2, depends on when my buddy could give me hand making a stand for it. Im not very handy, want something nice but above all I want it to provide easy access to equipment.
     
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  9. luvreefs23

    luvreefs23 Millepora

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    Oh almost forgot. I also picked up a geo media reactor 412. It holds about double of what a 2 little fishes holds and is build very very nice. I will post pics of everything when i unpack it all...been busy.