I have an old 42 gallon Oceanic hex tank. I am happy with it. I had fun building the stand, canopy and sump. I learned quite a bit about woodworking building the stand and canopy. I made the doors for this also.
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That's neat looking!! Haven't seen a hexagon tank beforeI have an old 42 gallon Oceanic hex tank. I am happy with it. I had fun building the stand, canopy and sump. I learned quite a bit about woodworking building the stand and canopy. I made the doors for this also.
Love the coral variety in it!!I had a 50gal. acrylic years ago. Current tank is a RedSea 170 at 43gal. Wish I had gone bigger 100-120gal would nice
Beautiful tank, and your 1500 sounds like it will be incredible.This one is of 400g . Doing this 40 years, and as you can imagine, Ive been through many sizes and find its the bigger tanks that are satisfying-forgiving- reduced maintenance and room for everything I desire to place in tank.
As many are aware, I will be going to a 1500g tank and not sure if thats still big enough for my liking but any bigger, I wont get it through the door.
Always liked hex tanks!I have an old 42 gallon Oceanic hex tank. I am happy with it. I had fun building the stand, canopy and sump. I learned quite a bit about woodworking building the stand and canopy. I made the doors for this also.
I in the past have changed water twice a year cleaning socks and skimmer as maintenance. With large tanks, you want automation. I run reactors, scrubber, skimmer and large volume ATO.Beautiful tank, and your 1500 sounds like it will be incredible.
but I have to (respectfully) call bs on saying larger tanks have reduced maintenance. You might have more ability to slack off on maintenance or go with longer time intervals in between maintenance, but it literally takes more work to do anything on a large system. You can make things easier with good design and automation but it’s still more work than a smaller system.
Yes that’s more work imo, certainly not unmanageable though, and I personally would find it enjoyable to do it if it were mine as I enjoy tinkering and maintaining my reefs. But it’s more work.I in the past have changed water twice a year cleaning socks and skimmer as maintenance. With large tanks, you want automation. I run reactors, scrubber, skimmer and large volume ATO.
I spend 10-15 mins a day if that on my tank. Thats more work?
Yes that’s more work imo, certainly not unmanageable though, and I personally would find it enjoyable to do it if it were mine as I enjoy tinkering and maintaining my reefs. But it’s more work.
My easiest system - 10g - is glass cleaned inside and out, scrub the power head with a toothbrush, turkey baste, siphon detritus doing a 50% wc, new filter floss. It’s about 15 minutes once a week. 1500ml of all for reef lasts 10 months or longer. I swap the large water bottle I use as a ato reservoir about every 3-4 days.
I hv teach them that once the tank is settled, their is no such waste of money but still family is familyMy tanks are only 20 and 30 gallons and my family thinks they are a huge waste of money. . . especially my wife. . . I feel your pain.
Its not for everyone but if you have the time and plan. . . its great. Putting what you want in it is biggest reward.Ended up with a 470, ~ 650 total volume.
It was nice being able to put whatever I wanted in it, but looking back it really consumed way too much of my life.
I'd do something much much smaller and focus in on a species if I got another tank.
Such a nice tank!!!Its not for everyone but if you have the time and plan. . . its great. Putting what you want in it is biggest reward.
I acquired this birds nest last Sunday which was bigger than a dinner plate and how nice to know when it was offered to be that I could say yes because I had the room.
Cons- Larger skimmer, lighting costs overall weight of the system
Its not for everyone but if you have the time and plan. . . its great. Putting what you want in it is biggest reward.
I acquired this birds nest last Sunday which was bigger than a dinner plate and how nice to know when it was offered to be that I could say yes because I had the room.
Cons- Larger skimmer, lighting costs overall weight of the system
California utility prices, too.Biggest Downside -- The amount of money given to the utility company every month.