I can dream, can't I?! Like countless other people, I one day hope to be capable of sustaining the ever classic clown/nem symbiosis... Hence, this little dream-cloud:
My mom recently upgraded to a 180g, and now I have inherited a 75g barebones setup (no lighting or skimmer; she plans to upgrade both eventually: hoping I will receive these things as well...)
At the moment, I cannot setup the tank due to low funds, no space, etc.... There's so much that goes into it! :arg: Gotta wait 'til I'm on my own (and loaded and much more knowledgable...)!
In the meantime, I have my college years to brainstorm ideas for husbandry: equipment, maintenance, livestock, you name it! I'm curious as to how other hobbyists setup their systems :)
What I Have:
75 gallon tank (48x21x18) (might buy and use a 90 instead... 48x25x18)
Stand (48x19) (my dad and I built :) )
20 gallon, 3-compartment, pre-made sump (can't remember name...)
HOB overflow
Submersible return pump
Check valve
Lids
I'm thinking of getting a 90g, which has the same footprint but is deeper. Would it be a good idea to stick with the HOB overflow? Or instead, have the tank drilled for internal overflows with durso stands, and then just install the boxes? Seems like these would take up room, but they're very elegant...
What I Want/Need:
Equipment:
ATO setup for RODI and supplements
RODI resovoire
Storage containers
Lid hinges
3/4" ID tubing
GFI
Powerheads (HK) and wave makers with sleeves
Refractometer
Eheim jäger heater (150w)
Lighting (eventually?): Current USA 48-60" Marine Orbit fixture (I've been reading these aren't too great for deep tanks... Looking at the 48" Photon from ReefBreeders...)
Skimmer (eventually?): Reef Octopus Diablo XS160 (Anything I should supplement? Carbon/phosphate reactors?)
Stocking:
4" sand bed
~100# live rock
Fish (by order of introduction):
2 black ray gobies (2")
2 pink skunk clowns (4")
4 black and white chromis (3")
1 whitetail bristletooth tang (6 1/2")
1 Vrolik's wrasse (5") (not clam/snail-safe)
Inverts:
Turbos, nasarrius, margaritas, nerites, ceriths, trochus...
Randall's pistol shrimp
Skunk cleaner shrimps
Marble Fromia
Blue tuxedo urchin
Long tentacle anemone (preferably purple...)
Corals:
Branching acropora (top)
Yellow scroll (T. reniformis) (middle)
Pagoda cup (T. peltata) (bottom/middle)
Jasmine/fox nemenzophyllia (middle)
Black and yellow tubastrea? (bottom)
Paddle-Polyped Tubipora (bottom)
Blue Sympodium (bottom)
Note: Final stocking dependent on tank size...
Well, there you have it! :D definitely not happenin' any time soon, but I will keep dreaming... Keeping this as a personal note for when I come to that bridge...
Kris
My mom recently upgraded to a 180g, and now I have inherited a 75g barebones setup (no lighting or skimmer; she plans to upgrade both eventually: hoping I will receive these things as well...)
At the moment, I cannot setup the tank due to low funds, no space, etc.... There's so much that goes into it! :arg: Gotta wait 'til I'm on my own (and loaded and much more knowledgable...)!
In the meantime, I have my college years to brainstorm ideas for husbandry: equipment, maintenance, livestock, you name it! I'm curious as to how other hobbyists setup their systems :)
What I Have:
75 gallon tank (48x21x18) (might buy and use a 90 instead... 48x25x18)
Stand (48x19) (my dad and I built :) )
20 gallon, 3-compartment, pre-made sump (can't remember name...)
HOB overflow
Submersible return pump
Check valve
Lids
I'm thinking of getting a 90g, which has the same footprint but is deeper. Would it be a good idea to stick with the HOB overflow? Or instead, have the tank drilled for internal overflows with durso stands, and then just install the boxes? Seems like these would take up room, but they're very elegant...
What I Want/Need:
Equipment:
ATO setup for RODI and supplements
RODI resovoire
Storage containers
Lid hinges
3/4" ID tubing
GFI
Powerheads (HK) and wave makers with sleeves
Refractometer
Eheim jäger heater (150w)
Lighting (eventually?): Current USA 48-60" Marine Orbit fixture (I've been reading these aren't too great for deep tanks... Looking at the 48" Photon from ReefBreeders...)
Skimmer (eventually?): Reef Octopus Diablo XS160 (Anything I should supplement? Carbon/phosphate reactors?)
Stocking:
4" sand bed
~100# live rock
Fish (by order of introduction):
2 black ray gobies (2")
2 pink skunk clowns (4")
4 black and white chromis (3")
1 whitetail bristletooth tang (6 1/2")
1 Vrolik's wrasse (5") (not clam/snail-safe)
Inverts:
Turbos, nasarrius, margaritas, nerites, ceriths, trochus...
Randall's pistol shrimp
Skunk cleaner shrimps
Marble Fromia
Blue tuxedo urchin
Long tentacle anemone (preferably purple...)
Corals:
Branching acropora (top)
Yellow scroll (T. reniformis) (middle)
Pagoda cup (T. peltata) (bottom/middle)
Jasmine/fox nemenzophyllia (middle)
Black and yellow tubastrea? (bottom)
Paddle-Polyped Tubipora (bottom)
Blue Sympodium (bottom)
Note: Final stocking dependent on tank size...
Well, there you have it! :D definitely not happenin' any time soon, but I will keep dreaming... Keeping this as a personal note for when I come to that bridge...
Kris
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