New 210 gal

[Themonsterisme]

It will take longer than 6-8 months for coralline to cover everything. Heck it doesn't even start to grow until about 5-6 months. Also, you will want some fish in with the corals to start. Fish waste helps corals grow

Uhhh...it only took a few weeks of scrubbing with a tooth brush to get the coraline to spread ...(could have swore it was you,mr x or Greg that told me to use a toothbrush lol) been a few months and most of my base rock is covered with patches of it...it's not fully covered by any means but I'm pretty sure 6 months and it'll be pretty good

 

[Themonsterisme]

And to put the shark topic to rest... I have no intention of putting any shark in my tank lol

 

[huma-huma]

i can def see the ease of using the included wet/dry and converting it to a sump/refugium, but id highly suggest picking up a used 55/75/125 g tank and chambering it. just thinking about a fully stocked 210g reef tank is going to be a HUGE load on that relatively small prefab unit. even a DIY 55g refugium/sump would be a step up from that. not to mention you cn prob sell the prefab and use the money to pay for a DIY setup

 

[alco1]

Guess it just depends on how much stock you want to put in this bad boy. If your not going to go nuts then you could get away with that sort of sump. But if it was mine, I would try to put the biggest sump under that would fit.... the bigger the filtration.... the less headaches

 

[Themonsterisme]

Ok...so what is being said is a 30-40 gal refugium sump is too small...and a min sump size is 55 but a 100 gal tank is preferred for a tank that is 215 gal...so will a 100 gal tank with a first chamber containing a number of reactors and a large skimmer plus a second large chamber with a large refugium then a bubble trap with last chamber for a return work? Isn't the sump I was describing the same thing just smaller gallon?

 

[alco1]

Even if you wanted to... you could create another chamber in the 100g for a bacteria pad for BB and maybe some crushed rock in bags.... with my tank I have a sheet of filter media at the very end just before the return. That way if any crap was missed from the chambers in the sump then the filter media would grab it...... just a suggestion

 

[alco1]

this is how my sump is setup... its 8ft long on a 10ft tank. Both yours and mine are quite large so it might help

 

[Themonsterisme]

this is how my sump is setup... its 8ft long on a 10ft tank. Both yours and mine are quite large so it might help

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Can you draw a diagram of how your sump is baffled? It's kinda hard to tell in the pick and I'm trying to get some ideas...

 

[Themonsterisme]

Update: got tank home today and got it in its new spot...had a extra surprise when it also came with a T5 light setup already installed in the hood
Only problem is it has real bad hard water stains on the inside
Tried vinegar so far and hasn't made a dent in it...it also has a pretty scratched up back glass on the inside from what I can only assume was a attempt to scrape off coraline algae ... Any helpful ideas for the water stains?

 

[Themonsterisme]

Also to make the deal sweeter guy threw in a Terminator 2 skimmer...gotta get a pump
And here is the light

 

[Themonsterisme]

Man water stains are no fun

 

[Themonsterisme]

Has a brand new frame for top also

 

[mr_X]

Can you take a fresh razor blade to it? Just watch how close you come to the silicone.

 

[Themonsterisme]

And I wanted to note that although I want this to be a coral tank that all the coral I own is in this 29 gal biocube
I was going to dedicate on right side of tank a seperate live rock structure for the coral and large main live rock structure (coral less) on left side... I'm hoping the small amount of coral will be ok for a while with this setup while I search for a larger sump

 

[Themonsterisme]

Can you take a fresh razor blade to it? Just watch how close you come to the silicone.

Tried already...didn't make much of a dent ... Wondering if I'll have to call a glass guy?

 

[alco1]

check this out..... it may help

How to Remove Hard Water Stains From Glass - wikiHow

 

[Themonsterisme]

check this out..... it may help

How to Remove Hard Water Stains From Glass - wikiHow

Thank you going to try today after work

 

[Themonsterisme]

Just did some math on how many gallons the tank is at 72" L x 24" W x 30" T... 225.87 gallons...10 gallons more than previous owner stated

 

[Themonsterisme]

Looked up the terminator 2 skimmer...not at all what I need to use on this tank...well ...back to re writing the budget lol

 

[TheTodd]

Following along. Great deal on everything. It is amazing how much people will let things go for sometimes.