Good to know. The tech who plumbed it did recommend that I get hard elbows to eliminate the droop in the line, but I like your idea better.Welcome! I have the same Eshopp. I did find out that those hoses where a little noisier. I did hard pluming with a gate valve to make it quite. Just a thought.
I had to move that outlet because the stand blocked it, so I went ahead and did that already.
I'd use the word "plan" rather loosely. Gonna let it cycle until it's ready for some cleaners, put those in and then I'll have a month or so to figure the rest out. I'd like to have predators, but I haven't really done my research. I won't be completely happy if I don't have some eels in it.
I can see that, because with 150 lbs. of white base rock in there, it looks pretty boring. Needs some color and different textures.So you are doing salt, good learn the ropes then go reef with corals. Great plan !
I bet a lot of Folks who plan fish only (for now at least)end up sneaking in a coral or two rather quickly !
So you are doing salt, good learn the ropes then go reef with corals. Great plan !
I bet a lot of Folks who plan fish only (for now at least)end up sneaking in a coral or two rather quickly !
I thought the shipwreck was going to look corny, but It actually looks much better than I expected.
I’m in GA about halfway between Atlanta and Athens, so every fish store is about an hour from me. The plus side is, there’s several good ones in that radius.You came to the site with the resources. Welcome aboard.
Tank looks nice and with its' size comes potential. Just go slowly and buy the equipment that feeds your needs and not because it was cheap in price. Whether your are becoming a coral addict or just having colorful reach reef fish....Plan every step and get familiar with the stores around you, and see what they carry. I'd rather drive one hour (which I do) to get a good quality fish at a lower price than to a store a mile away with poor advise, dirty tanks and high prices.
Reefing begins here:
Just taking it one step at a time. Got it running, learning how to use the equipment, adjusting water levels, checking salinity, etc. I was told after a week or so I could start adding the cleaning crew. Does this sound accurate?
I’ve been a member of a couple firearms forums for many years, so I’m very familiar with this concept.
Looks like I’ll be doing this sooner than later. One of the gray flex return hoses has a very small leak in it right above the sump. Gotta get rid of it. Gonna take your advice and just go buy some 1” pipe and do it up solid. Any downsides to doing this?Welcome! I have the same Eshopp. I did find out that those hoses where a little noisier. I did hard pluming with a gate valve to make it quite. Just a thought.
I've kept a 10 gallon freshwater aquarium most of my life and spent most of that time thinking of one day having a large tank in my home. I just pulled the trigger on a 135 gallon Seapora reef ready tank, though I don't plan to reef in the near future. I've got a lot to learn and will likely work may way in that direction. It's a beautiful tank and I'm excited. Currently in the process of filling it. I have never done this before and I have a lot of fancy new equipment, so I may be back asking a lot of questions. So far I've learned that aquascaping is not as easy as one might think.
Hard piping is best bet and eady ti glue and route. Easy to cut fir duassemby and you can add shutoffs in the routing. They now come in colors also
