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For the past two years or so my 'practice tank' was this second-hand, very old-school, Glass Cages frag tank which I modified for use as a shallow FOWLR. {See photos } And when I say "shallow," I mean it. The way the overflow sits in the 12" tank, the water level is only 10" high for the fish. Still, it is a 6-foot tank and has given me a lot of joy. But now on to bigger and better things...
Of course, if you are going to upgrade to two (2) 150-gallon tanks, not to mention the total sump volume of water, you had better plan on a saltwater mixing station, which I have now completed. I literally looked at dozens and dozens of set-ups on R2R, and at first had the hardest time figuring out 'which valve did what?!' In the end I had to just take the plunge, and after tirelessly searching the internet for days, came up with a combination of two 70-gallon tanks that would fit underneath two heavy-duty work benches. I'm not too sure if anyone else has really thought to, or wanted to, go this route-- but it's working for me. There is a convenient place now for a quarantine/hospital tank; and I know my wife is happiest over the fact that I bought an actual cube freezer (ordered from Lowe's) took my fish food out of the kitchen for the first time in years. {See photos}
So now the 6-week wait begins for a lift-gate truck to pull up with two 60" x 24" x 25" tanks & stand combo from Glass Cages. So far Joe could not have been better to work with, and he gave me an undivided hour of his time yesterday morning-- making sure I would be delighted with the product, price, and service. I'll keep you all posted. Best wishes to everyone out there in R2R Land.
Of course, if you are going to upgrade to two (2) 150-gallon tanks, not to mention the total sump volume of water, you had better plan on a saltwater mixing station, which I have now completed. I literally looked at dozens and dozens of set-ups on R2R, and at first had the hardest time figuring out 'which valve did what?!' In the end I had to just take the plunge, and after tirelessly searching the internet for days, came up with a combination of two 70-gallon tanks that would fit underneath two heavy-duty work benches. I'm not too sure if anyone else has really thought to, or wanted to, go this route-- but it's working for me. There is a convenient place now for a quarantine/hospital tank; and I know my wife is happiest over the fact that I bought an actual cube freezer (ordered from Lowe's) took my fish food out of the kitchen for the first time in years. {See photos}
So now the 6-week wait begins for a lift-gate truck to pull up with two 60" x 24" x 25" tanks & stand combo from Glass Cages. So far Joe could not have been better to work with, and he gave me an undivided hour of his time yesterday morning-- making sure I would be delighted with the product, price, and service. I'll keep you all posted. Best wishes to everyone out there in R2R Land.
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