Carolina Fish House 1000 gallon build
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Hah, okay cool. It was a long shot. Meet a guy named Don that said he had a good friend that was a reefer that lives in Fuquay. I'm in Sunset Bluffs.
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Rock has arrived! 150 lbs should give a nice minimalist scape for the display.
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Well it looks like my black egg crate isn't showing up 
. Dang you FedEx. Dang you! Don't they know I have a queen angel that is seeing acans for the first time?!?! The frag tank must be setup
. Dang you FedEx. Dang you! Don't they know I have a queen angel that is seeing acans for the first time?!?! The frag tank must be setup 
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It's all Tukani rock. This batch was from one of my wholesalers. You can order it online or just about any LFS should be able to order it for you if interested. However, it's not really "live" but it costs about the same as dry rock and it's all colored up already. I've been able to add it to established tanks in the past and not worry about a giant ammonia bloom.
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So it was live and they wrapped it in wet newspaper and shipped it?? I have rock shipped like that before, it does cut down on the cycle alot..
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Yep, same thing.
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First frag rack added. Ran out of 1" PVC to finish the next one.
Also, here's a few pics of King... the 12+" Queen Angel. Always begging for food!
Also, here's a few pics of King... the 12+" Queen Angel. Always begging for food!
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You are 100% right. They are like living / moving rainbows of color. I'm actually thinking about going full FOWLR (maybe for just some time) and getting some of those fish that you can never have in a reef tank. I would be one happy dude if I can get my hands on a healthy adult imperator.
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Now this is a lot of room for frags!
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They are 69x64x25
There are a lot of options out there for other tanks but I went with these because you can find them local and they fit through a standard size door. I wanted to do a 1000 gallon tank instead of all these but the cost of much higher due to the freight charges. I got one of the 300 on sale for $198, one for $249 and the small 150 gallon for $150. Hard to beat the volume for $600 total in costs. The other big tanks that would need to be freighted in were around $2000-$2500 landed and need a frame built to support the side walls.
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Thats the trouble I am having,, the one I want (9ft circle)will not go through the door without folding some, dont know if that will weaken it or not..
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I was look at one of those also but no way I could get it in the room. I have 12' ceilings but the door would need to come out and didn't feel like dealing with all that. The circle tanks were appealing because I don't think they required any additional bracing.
This is the one I was going to go with - https://www.ruralking.com/ace-roto-mold-920-gallon-round-stock-tank-arm-10135.html
You could put some huge fish in there for sure! Would be so awesome see look downs, large naso tangs, angels, etc.
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Can someone go to my old house, drain the tank and sump, clean it and bring it to my house. I'm sick and have no energy. Thx in advance.
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Exhaust vent installed. Hopefully this helps with the humidity.
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Caught a new addition for the lagoon tank at the beach today! Stay tuned.
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