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[revhtree]

Converting a freshwater tank to salt water want to do a fowlr been on Google crazy for the last couple of weeks this place keep popping up so i joined lol put my first post in the wrong spot[emoji23][emoji23]

I won't hold that avatar against you! RTR! :p

 

[Salty1962]

Welcome to R2R! :)

 

[Bama_boy91]

I won't hold that avatar against you! RTR! :p

Lol thats fine War eagle all day

 

[Bama_boy91]

My first 75g had a canister filter with a HOB skimmer and HOB fuge, it worked. Not idea, but it worked. Just make sure clean your canister often!

Best of luck

That sounds like you had no room for a lid at all so what happen to the set up?

 

[Bama_boy91]

Hit the blue letting in my #18, that is a link to my previous filter/skimmer:)

Thats sweet so y did you get rid of it and where can i get one amazon?

 

[Nano101]

That sounds like you had no room for a lid at all so what happen to the set up?

I had a custom screen. I moved and parted out the unit. After that I briefly had a 180, since then have had nano reef tanks. 180 was great, but costly. Still easier to stay stabil. I find nanos are harder to maintain and enjoy the challenge of getting them to flourish. Plus, they can be moved easier. Now that I have bought a house that I don't plan on moving from, I'd like a midsize tank, say a red sea emax 45g

 

[Bama_boy91]

I had a custom screen. I moved and parted out the unit. After that I briefly had a 180, since then have had nano reef tanks. 180 was great, but costly. Still easier to stay stabil. I find nanos are harder to maintain and enjoy the challenge of getting them to flourish. Plus, they can be moved easier. Now that I have bought a house that I don't plan on moving from, I'd like a midsize tank, say a red sea emax 45g

Yeah my local pet store has a ton of nanos but i have this 75 just sitting here tried to sell it but wasn't worth the money i put in to it so i always wanted to do a saltwater but was scared to try it

 

[jsker]

Thats sweet so y did you get rid of it and where can i get one amazon?

Yes sir, Amazon Click on blue typed link

 

[jsker]

Thats sweet so y did you get rid of it and where can i get one amazon?

I have been reefing for a few years, I have not ever tried a sump. I also wanted to get rid of all the probes and heater that were on the glass and have a cleaner look to my system. I built a sump and located the sump remotely so that I could have a sump or I would still be running the CPR. I have built HOB is the past for my systems, but it would have cost me more to build a HOB like the CPR.

The reason I have always used HOB in the past is that I lived in apartments and did not want the overflowing sump call from the landlord;).

 

[Bama_boy91]

Yes sir, Amazon Click on blue typed link

It's cheaper the the reef octopus thats crazy

 

[jsker]

it was a little nosey on how it rested on the tank rim. My fix was a couple of rubber eraser under the pipes that rest on the tank.

 

[Bama_boy91]

I have been reefing for a few years, I have not ever tried a sump. I also wanted to get rid of all the probes and heater that were on the glass and have a cleaner look to my system. I built a sump and located the sump remotely so that I could have a sump or I would still be running the CPR. I have built HOB is the past for my systems, but it would have cost me more to build a HOB like the CPR.

The reason I have always used HOB in the past is that I lived in apartments and did not want the overflowing sump call from the landlord;).

Lol thats crazy i stay in a apt now i mean i really wanted a 125g or 150 freshwater tank but petsmart only had 75g 6 years ago so i did the Oscar thing because they was pretty cool till they got sick while i was gone but glad to talk to some one that knows the struggle and glad to give me some feed back like i been on google crazy trying to figure all this out

 

[jsker]

Had a 150 with oscars, and when I lot those guy I went total salt. Had to sell the 150, and always had 75's after that.

 

[Bama_boy91]

Had a 150 with oscars, and when I lot those guy I went total salt. Had to sell the 150, and always had 75's after that.

Yeah mine died bout 6 months ago because i was a truck driver and my dad was taken car of the lol they died was gonna sell the tank but it was worth more the 250 for me so i keep it

 

[jsker]

Good time to rebuild

 

[Bama_boy91]

Good time to rebuild

Yeah you gave me a lil hope with that bak pak system cause i was gonna use the reef octopus bhp 2000 cause im not doin a reef i only want a snow flake a dog face and a dwarf lion

 

[jsker]

Yeah you gave me a lil hope with that bak pak system cause i was gonna use the reef octopus bhp 2000 cause im not doin a reef i only want a snow flake a dog face and a dwarf lion

Then the CPR will work, I ran my system with the CPR with a full reef. If you do go with the CPR, pull the media out after about 4 months. All the media does after that point is trap leftovers, which causes problems

 

[Bama_boy91]

Then the CPR will work, I ran my system with the CPR with a full reef. If you do go with the CPR, pull the media out after about 4 months. All the media does after that point is trap leftovers, which causes problems

Thats the blue stuff in the middle

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

 

[Psiber_Syn]

Welcome glad to see another Bama person there's a few of us now ready to take over lol

Can I ask why you only want fowlr? Coral is the best part of I could I'd be a cowlr tank lol