New 210 gal

[Themonsterisme]

Getting ready to pick this up this week ...got a amazing deal...tank ..stand..hood and wet/dry sump for $300...all I need is a return pump,skimmer and plumbing..
Now where the heck am I going to put it lol

 

[AquaRick]

Looks like a steal! Have fun setting it up!

 

[RJT]

Amazing deal. What does he mean by seal?

 

[Themonsterisme]

Amazing deal. What does he mean by seal?

The silicone sealant I believe

 

[Themonsterisme]

Forgot to mention that a 55 gal garbage can full of established live rock came with the $300 deal on this setup

 

[Themonsterisme]

How much sand am I going to need for a 3"-4" sand bed on this bad boy?

 

[Brookster123]

How much sand am I going to need for a 3"-4" sand bed on this bad boy?

Was just at Home Depot, 50lb bag if play sand for $4, just a heads up in case your looking.

 

[Themonsterisme]

That's probably what I'll do for a deep sand bed...play sand about 3" deep then a 1" layer of live sand

 

[The coin]

****! That's sweet! Put a whole bunch of tangs triggers and puffers In that. Also a bamboo shark

 

[MJSerik]

A 210 is pushing it for a shark, and the live rock and play sand would be a no, for the shark

 

[The coin]

How is a 210 too small for a bamboo shark? A juvenile would be more than fine for years..? And what's the issue with play sand? Do bamboos need a certain type of sand that I don't know about?
Thanks for info

 

[MJSerik]

Sharks get very big, a 180 being the absolute bare minimum that wouldn't work well at all with an adult. A 300 is usually best. Sharks need a soft substrate, a coarse one will cut their abdomens

 

[Themonsterisme]

Yea I'm going with a coral tank so my goal is a good size eco system with compatable coral friendly peaceful fish lol ...going to take my time with this tank and get it established with inverts and cuc and let the coral and coraline thrive for a while (maybe 6-8 months)...I want everything purple lol ...plus I want a ATO, multiple probes,refugium flourishing,levels stable,RODI, another 4 eBay full spectrum dimmable LEDs before I feel safe to add fish...wife gave me the ok to upgrade to such a big tank so can't give her a reason to be upset about potentially throwing money away more like it being a investment lol

 

[MJSerik]

You might want just a few fish once your cycled, I think coral eats waste. Or you can buy a ton of reef snow

 

[Themonsterisme]

And now rethinking the sand I might do 1" playsand and 3" live sand...is playsand ok to use in a coral/fish tank?

 

[Themonsterisme]

Yea I was thinking of doing a school of chromis or something ...not sure yet on what to add ...any suggestions?

 

[alco1]

You can put a bamboo in there if you want.... but the above comment is right... they do get quite large and they really love to knock down your LR that you worked so hard to look good and they love to disturb your substrate a lot.

Also... from experience... if your going down this path, you might want to look into a decent filtration setup... they eat a lot of meaty food and their poop is huge.... If you get lazy and decide not to change the water for 2-3 weeks there will be an outbreak of nitrates lol.

 

[Themonsterisme]

It has a pretty decent size wet/dry sump that will be converted to a refugium...haven't measured it yet but that is a 5 gal bucket in it and a 30 gal Rubbermaid tote under it for size comparison

 

[bribo12]

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

 

[alco1]

guess it just depends what you put in the sump.... I had a 10ft long DT with a 6th long sump, set it up with a uv sterilizer, crushed rock, bacteria pads and a refugium and it seemed to work for my tank but nitrates averaged on about 10 and phosphates were a little high that's caused a cyano outbreak... I kinda blame the shark for doing this lol.

It's just that if you set it up with corals and theres a cyano outbreak or high phosphates it can be a problem