I have been debating on wither or not to take down my old tank and start a new tank ,, at my age I just didn't want to go thru the process of doing it though ,, its a lot of work ,,, but life changes have left me with time on my hands ,, so I figured I would " Just do it "
I am fixing to retire from my job ,, as of this coming Friday I will no longer have a job ,, my wife passed away a few months ago ,, between not having a job and my wife not being here ,, I have really nothing to do ,, I am looking to the new tank to at least keep me busy and maybe keep my mind on other things ,, enough about that ,, onto the tank ,, I am not well on my way with the new tank ,, but the process has started ,,
The old tank was a Planet Aquariums 48x30x25 mixed reef tank
The new tank ,, I would have loved to have a Reef Savvy tank ,, the wait time for one of their tanks was just longer than I was willing to wait ,, I wanted a tank of their quality as best as I could get it though ,, yea ,, I know ,, that's most likely not going to happen ,, I talked to a builder and thought I had a deal for him to make my aquarium ,, lets just say ,, that didn't work out ,, I was now looking for a new builder ,,
What I didn't want was a assembly line aquarium ,, which is ,, the way I look at it ,, what I would get from a Planet Aquarium tank ,, I wanted a few options on the new tank that I may or may not be able to get on a Planet Aquariums tank ,, they were still on my list ,,, just at the bottom of the list ,, I figured I would talk to Miracles Aquariums first ,, this is a company out of Canada ,,
Miracles Aquariums ,,, I did my research ,, they are not without their issues ,, as far as I know ,, the owner of this Forum has one of their tanks ,, he has had issues ,, at the very least ,, he hasn't given them rave reviews ,, my research has shown ,, silicone work seems to be their biggest issue ,, I talked to the owner of Miracles ,, I ordered the aquarium ,, am I still worried about the quality of the silicone work that will be done on my tank ,, yea ,, guess I will just have to wait and see what I will get ,, the upside for the members of the Forum ,, you will get a current ,, up to date review of the quality of the work they do ,,, Sooo,, what did I order 60x30x25 rimless tank ,,, Starfire glass on the two ends and front panels ,, armour vertical seem proctors on all four seems, this feature was a must have for me ,, duel return lines and a Reef Savvy Ghost Overflow Box ,,, I am thinking the delivery date for the aquarium will be around mid May ,,
The new tank will be nothing like my current tank ,, which has been taken down ,, new tank will have no live rock in it ,, I have bought 6 bags Maxspect Bio Sphere's ,, 44 sphere's per box ,, four are fully cured ,, all are in a Brute holding container with a heater, circulation pump Brightwell Aquatics Microbacteria 7 ,, live rock and all the Bio Sphere's. When the new tank is up and running ,, all of these Bio Sphere's will be housed in my Advanced Acrylics 60x18x18 sump tank.
So ,, what will be in the tank in place of Live Rock ,, I bought scape made be Aqua Rocks ,, it will be about 48 x 18 x 16 This isn't for everyone ,, but I like the look ,, this link will take you to some of his pieces ,, the scape I bought will be like his Sweden scape with a few changes ,,
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=aquarocks&epa=SEARCH_BOXSweden scape
My equipment list for the new tank will be ,,, some will have come from the old tank other will be new ,,
Eco Tech will be supplying most of the equipment ,, cost a bit more ,, but quality is quality ,, I like to buy stuff once ,, I have been down that road ,, buy cheaper ,, then replace a year later ,, I have learned that lesson ,,,
2 Mp40 power heads
M1 return & Manifold pump
4 G4 Pro Radions with their rail mount system
Pax Bellum ARID n24 Chateo Reactor ,, have never used one of these,, have friends that have and they seem to like them. Took a bit to get it ,, but its in my hands
I have a old Reef Octopus skimmer that has never missed a beat ,, I want a new one ,, but will keep the old one online till the tank settles in ,,
Aqua Maxx GFO reactor ,, I really like these reactors ,, seems to be the best quality reactor that I could buy ,, it didn't come from BRS but I guess they can't sell everything
Colalt Aquatics Neo Therm heaters
That's about all I can think of ,, I will get some pictures posted for you ,,, not many ,, but its what I have at this point ,, I am not a putor savvy person ,, I typed this on my desk top ,, the pictures are on my phone ,, not sure how to get the pics from my phone to the desk top ,, so I will add them to this post by coming back into R2R thru the phone and adding the pictures that way ,,, that's the plan anyway lol
I am fixing to retire from my job ,, as of this coming Friday I will no longer have a job ,, my wife passed away a few months ago ,, between not having a job and my wife not being here ,, I have really nothing to do ,, I am looking to the new tank to at least keep me busy and maybe keep my mind on other things ,, enough about that ,, onto the tank ,, I am not well on my way with the new tank ,, but the process has started ,,
The old tank was a Planet Aquariums 48x30x25 mixed reef tank
The new tank ,, I would have loved to have a Reef Savvy tank ,, the wait time for one of their tanks was just longer than I was willing to wait ,, I wanted a tank of their quality as best as I could get it though ,, yea ,, I know ,, that's most likely not going to happen ,, I talked to a builder and thought I had a deal for him to make my aquarium ,, lets just say ,, that didn't work out ,, I was now looking for a new builder ,,
What I didn't want was a assembly line aquarium ,, which is ,, the way I look at it ,, what I would get from a Planet Aquarium tank ,, I wanted a few options on the new tank that I may or may not be able to get on a Planet Aquariums tank ,, they were still on my list ,,, just at the bottom of the list ,, I figured I would talk to Miracles Aquariums first ,, this is a company out of Canada ,,
Miracles Aquariums ,,, I did my research ,, they are not without their issues ,, as far as I know ,, the owner of this Forum has one of their tanks ,, he has had issues ,, at the very least ,, he hasn't given them rave reviews ,, my research has shown ,, silicone work seems to be their biggest issue ,, I talked to the owner of Miracles ,, I ordered the aquarium ,, am I still worried about the quality of the silicone work that will be done on my tank ,, yea ,, guess I will just have to wait and see what I will get ,, the upside for the members of the Forum ,, you will get a current ,, up to date review of the quality of the work they do ,,, Sooo,, what did I order 60x30x25 rimless tank ,,, Starfire glass on the two ends and front panels ,, armour vertical seem proctors on all four seems, this feature was a must have for me ,, duel return lines and a Reef Savvy Ghost Overflow Box ,,, I am thinking the delivery date for the aquarium will be around mid May ,,
The new tank will be nothing like my current tank ,, which has been taken down ,, new tank will have no live rock in it ,, I have bought 6 bags Maxspect Bio Sphere's ,, 44 sphere's per box ,, four are fully cured ,, all are in a Brute holding container with a heater, circulation pump Brightwell Aquatics Microbacteria 7 ,, live rock and all the Bio Sphere's. When the new tank is up and running ,, all of these Bio Sphere's will be housed in my Advanced Acrylics 60x18x18 sump tank.
So ,, what will be in the tank in place of Live Rock ,, I bought scape made be Aqua Rocks ,, it will be about 48 x 18 x 16 This isn't for everyone ,, but I like the look ,, this link will take you to some of his pieces ,, the scape I bought will be like his Sweden scape with a few changes ,,
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=aquarocks&epa=SEARCH_BOXSweden scape
My equipment list for the new tank will be ,,, some will have come from the old tank other will be new ,,
Eco Tech will be supplying most of the equipment ,, cost a bit more ,, but quality is quality ,, I like to buy stuff once ,, I have been down that road ,, buy cheaper ,, then replace a year later ,, I have learned that lesson ,,,
2 Mp40 power heads
M1 return & Manifold pump
4 G4 Pro Radions with their rail mount system
Pax Bellum ARID n24 Chateo Reactor ,, have never used one of these,, have friends that have and they seem to like them. Took a bit to get it ,, but its in my hands
I have a old Reef Octopus skimmer that has never missed a beat ,, I want a new one ,, but will keep the old one online till the tank settles in ,,
Aqua Maxx GFO reactor ,, I really like these reactors ,, seems to be the best quality reactor that I could buy ,, it didn't come from BRS but I guess they can't sell everything
Colalt Aquatics Neo Therm heaters
That's about all I can think of ,, I will get some pictures posted for you ,,, not many ,, but its what I have at this point ,, I am not a putor savvy person ,, I typed this on my desk top ,, the pictures are on my phone ,, not sure how to get the pics from my phone to the desk top ,, so I will add them to this post by coming back into R2R thru the phone and adding the pictures that way ,,, that's the plan anyway lol