Hello reefers!
After picking up a local Marketplace find, a 120 gallon standard acrylic tank with stand and initial test fill, I had to abandon that build since the tank was cracked on one of the corners and leaking water. After doing some research it did not seem wise to put in a lot more work since the tank already needed a full polish and some diy with overflow etc to just abandon that project and start from scratch.
I was hoping to save a lot of money in the upgrade but it seems like I wasn’t so lucky.
Me and my wife discussed and still insisted on an upgraded so we decided on purchasing a 150 gallon SCA tank!
As of right now the order has been placed and confirmed but they are out of stock and ETA will be end of the month or first week of December for arrival.
Enough time to build a stand and get everything else ready for the tank and be prepared for the switch!
Building the stand myself was important because we wanted it to match the kitchen and I never liked any of the lower heights the stands that come with 150 gallon tanks usually come with. I will be building a stand 60x24x36 high.
The build once setup should look like this:
SCA 150 Gallon tank, internal overflow.
Lighting:
Reefbreeders Photon 50v2+
Pumps:
TBD, I currently have the Jebao CP90 gyre but that gyre cannot be run as master slave so I need to change this to something that can alternate currents on both sides of the tank. Any suggestions?
Jebao DCP10000 as return pump
I am still looking for a sump but I have my eyes set on a Bashea Smart Series 36x18
Anything in that price range is cool so maybe any other suggestions?
I am not doing a triton method, I am doing filter socks>skimmer>pods and biomedia>return pump with reactor
For substrate I am most likely going barebottom with some sand in the back or a cave for the wrasses.
Livestock:
Everything in my current running setup, which is:
Yellow Tang (still small and one of the reasons for the 150gal build)
Melanarus Wrasse
Bangai Cardinal
3 Chromis
Clownfish
Fire Red Shrimp
I am gonna need some ideas for livestock in the 150 gallon!
I love wrasse so I will probably get one or two more; maybe a Ruby Head Wrasse and a Leopard Wrasse.
As for the rest; open to suggestions!
More posts to come once I start building the stand etc this weekend and other developments; deliveries etc
After picking up a local Marketplace find, a 120 gallon standard acrylic tank with stand and initial test fill, I had to abandon that build since the tank was cracked on one of the corners and leaking water. After doing some research it did not seem wise to put in a lot more work since the tank already needed a full polish and some diy with overflow etc to just abandon that project and start from scratch.
I was hoping to save a lot of money in the upgrade but it seems like I wasn’t so lucky.
Me and my wife discussed and still insisted on an upgraded so we decided on purchasing a 150 gallon SCA tank!
As of right now the order has been placed and confirmed but they are out of stock and ETA will be end of the month or first week of December for arrival.
Enough time to build a stand and get everything else ready for the tank and be prepared for the switch!
Building the stand myself was important because we wanted it to match the kitchen and I never liked any of the lower heights the stands that come with 150 gallon tanks usually come with. I will be building a stand 60x24x36 high.
The build once setup should look like this:
SCA 150 Gallon tank, internal overflow.
Lighting:
Reefbreeders Photon 50v2+
Pumps:
TBD, I currently have the Jebao CP90 gyre but that gyre cannot be run as master slave so I need to change this to something that can alternate currents on both sides of the tank. Any suggestions?
Jebao DCP10000 as return pump
I am still looking for a sump but I have my eyes set on a Bashea Smart Series 36x18
Anything in that price range is cool so maybe any other suggestions?
I am not doing a triton method, I am doing filter socks>skimmer>pods and biomedia>return pump with reactor
For substrate I am most likely going barebottom with some sand in the back or a cave for the wrasses.
Livestock:
Everything in my current running setup, which is:
Yellow Tang (still small and one of the reasons for the 150gal build)
Melanarus Wrasse
Bangai Cardinal
3 Chromis
Clownfish
Fire Red Shrimp
I am gonna need some ideas for livestock in the 150 gallon!
I love wrasse so I will probably get one or two more; maybe a Ruby Head Wrasse and a Leopard Wrasse.
As for the rest; open to suggestions!
More posts to come once I start building the stand etc this weekend and other developments; deliveries etc
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