BAIC saltwater fish tank thread
08-29-2014, 05:53 PM
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My two biggest love fish tanks and subies. Currently have a 125 gallon freshwater and tearing down my 100 gallon long FOWL eventually to turn the brand new 135 gallon I'm looking at in my living room into a reef tank. I have a lot of work to do and prolly going to reinforce the floor to be sure so prolly won't be up for some time
08-29-2014, 06:04 PM
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My two biggest love fish tanks and subies. Currently have a 125 gallon freshwater and tearing down my 100 gallon long FOWL eventually to turn the brand new 135 gallon I'm looking at in my living room into a reef tank. I have a lot of work to do and prolly going to reinforce the floor to be sure so prolly won't be up for some time
Im on the 2nd floor of a complex built in 70s so downgrading from a 30 to a 14 was a relief.
Im not a big fan of freshwater unless its a cold tank like salmon and stuff haha.
Reefs ftw!!!!! Lots of work. Another reason im glad i downgraded hahahaha. You should have seen how much poop was in my sand and under my rocks when transfering.
08-31-2014, 11:41 AM
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Haha dayum! I think the biggest tank i would have is a 65 regular. Im on the 2nd floor of a complex built in 70s so downgrading from a 30 to a 14 was a relief. Im not a big fan of freshwater unless its a cold tank like salmon and stuff haha. Reefs ftw!!!!! Lots of work. Another reason im glad i downgraded hahahaha. You should have seen how much poop was in my sand and under my rocks when transfering.
09-01-2014, 11:29 AM
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Luckily I'm in a house so i can get away with bigger tanks. Going to reinforce the floor when I set up the 135 reef because will have a big sump underneath too. My freshwater tank is mainly for my African sideneck turtle but have a school of neon tetras, some yoyo loaches, African featherfin and a breeding pair of albino bristle nose plecos. After going salt water though can say there is no going back for me. I'm hooked
Plus my new fixture has a wireless controller and does sweeping clouds, thunderstorm/lightning, sunrise and sunset. My corals and growing way better.
After two years of having my clowns and nem in the 30, they wouldnt host it. So before i put them in the 14 i put them in a strainer with the nem. Took 2 days before my naked clown found his instinctual home
cant get them out of it now haha.
09-05-2014, 02:37 PM
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I have an 80 gallon 48 inches off the floor, with a 55 sump underneath.
Seems scary, but the floor seems to be holding up, and it didn't fall over or break through the floor when that quake hit recently
I just got an Apex Controller, and it's the greatest thing ever.
Knowing Salinity, pH, temp, and what equipment is on or not at all times is extremely comforting.
Next project is custom LED fixture, as my current lights aren't cutting it in the new tank.
Once that's done and everything is happy I'll probably poke around for some new specimens
I should have paid more attention to this thread, would have bought that 30 from you. Instead I just hooked up a 20 gallon setup in the garage where I'm curing new rock, and may just try out a small setup there, though there will be more temp flux and I might need a chiller in the garage (gets hot during the day in there).
Seems scary, but the floor seems to be holding up, and it didn't fall over or break through the floor when that quake hit recently
I just got an Apex Controller, and it's the greatest thing ever.
Knowing Salinity, pH, temp, and what equipment is on or not at all times is extremely comforting.
Next project is custom LED fixture, as my current lights aren't cutting it in the new tank.
Once that's done and everything is happy I'll probably poke around for some new specimens
I should have paid more attention to this thread, would have bought that 30 from you. Instead I just hooked up a 20 gallon setup in the garage where I'm curing new rock, and may just try out a small setup there, though there will be more temp flux and I might need a chiller in the garage (gets hot during the day in there).
09-05-2014, 03:28 PM
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I have an 80 gallon 48 inches off the floor, with a 55 sump underneath.
Seems scary, but the floor seems to be holding up, and it didn't fall over or break through the floor when that quake hit recently
I just got an Apex Controller, and it's the greatest thing ever.
Knowing Salinity, pH, temp, and what equipment is on or not at all times is extremely comforting.
Next project is custom LED fixture, as my current lights aren't cutting it in the new tank.
Once that's done and everything is happy I'll probably poke around for some new specimens
I should have paid more attention to this thread, would have bought that 30 from you. Instead I just hooked up a 20 gallon setup in the garage where I'm curing new rock, and may just try out a small setup there, though there will be more temp flux and I might need a chiller in the garage (gets hot during the day in there).
Seems scary, but the floor seems to be holding up, and it didn't fall over or break through the floor when that quake hit recently
I just got an Apex Controller, and it's the greatest thing ever.
Knowing Salinity, pH, temp, and what equipment is on or not at all times is extremely comforting.
Next project is custom LED fixture, as my current lights aren't cutting it in the new tank.
Once that's done and everything is happy I'll probably poke around for some new specimens
I should have paid more attention to this thread, would have bought that 30 from you. Instead I just hooked up a 20 gallon setup in the garage where I'm curing new rock, and may just try out a small setup there, though there will be more temp flux and I might need a chiller in the garage (gets hot during the day in there).
You should look into a couple ai sols and a wireless controller for your 80. Nice *** fixtures. Sweeping cloud cover, thunderstorms, sunrise and sun set
09-06-2014, 12:56 AM
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I'll be using that to program my own light cycles and preset light modes.
I just need to decide on what fixture and drivers.
Mostly looking at DIY kits right now to save on the cost.
09-06-2014, 12:59 AM
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So i decided to order the controller but hold off on the wireless adapter since i can run a stereo cable to the fixture still for data.
