Recent content by AoiGSR

nice. Do you have pics of your tank? Are you running a canopy as well or just open air?

I support my LFS and buy everything from them if they have it in stock. Then I go online if they don't or wait for them to get it in. I figure if I don't then they'll just disappear and I'll only be able to get livestock online. Roka64, what kind of lighting are you running? I have a canopy...

That's good to know. I am only running a retrofit Coralife compact florescent system that uses 1 95W bulb. I probably would have to consider what the temperature will be first if I will want higher lighting in the tank if i want to run coral and sea anemones. I guess I wondered why the LFS...

I will be running a canopy on top as well. We're going to run about 96W of lighting (don't know if that's enough or too little) but it sounds like it should be fine. I could run a Vornado fan over the sump (it has a clamp). I guess I was just preparing for everything without repiping or...

Hi, I have taken out my 40 gallon glass tank that was freshwater and replaced it with a 50 gallon acrylic tank. I have an overflow inside the tank as well and will be drilling into the stand with some hole saws. I bought a sump system for underneath and running an EHeim 2026 I recycled from...

Is there a good size hole I should cut? I was told by the LFS not to drill the same diameter as the hole ("Don't make it snug") but suggested a little bit larger than the hole. Not sure what 1.75" and 1.375" is for (maximum size of the hole?) Enclosed are the 2 holes that are on the acrylic:

This is a 50 gallon acrylic tank. Not glass :) My old one was glass (40 gallon). Sorry for the confusion, but I am drilling the hole into the stand. The holes on the acrylic are already done (I think they were pre done by the acrylic company that made my tank (Clarity Plus).

How to drill into the wood stand for a sump? I was wondering if anyone has recommendations on drilling 2 holes for the 50 gallon tank (with overflow). Will a 18V Lithium Ion Drill with a hole saw (I am told holes should be slightly larger than the the one on the acrylic tank) be adaquete? Or...

Not sure if it is the tank. Acryllic should take care of that. I think it's somewhere in the plumbing that I had. Just wondering if anyone has put any custom Plexiglas inside their tank to capture anything that might "leak". I assume the tank stand is still good. There was some mold like...

I have been cycling my 40 gallon in hopes to test if the system would ever leak. I am running a Eheim 2026 canister with a Hydor inline heater. I am also running a Coralife UV Sterilizer. This initially was set up for freshwater but it's been bare for quite some time. I filled it up with water...

ryguy (or anyone who wants to chime in :) ), I was wondering if I should use a cannister as well. Although I am still in research mode, my plans are for a 100-128 gallon size tank. The LFS said I should just do it all as a as rock, coral, and fish and don't do in stages. His reasoning is "it...

Just got back helping to take care of my friend's kids (they are such a handful!) and then walked over to my LFS :) They had their 20% off sale almost everything (10% off the tanks/stands) and for ever $10 we spend, we got a raffle ticket to win either Gift Certs at their place or $100 Best Buy...

:( I guess I can't get that 55 then... So maybe sell the whole setup and just get a new setup. I guess I m afraid of weight as well. Not sure how well it's going to hold up on the 2nd floor. I'd have to move the tank to a different location because the 40G footprint fits perfectly in the area...

I have also caught the Saltwater upgrade. I currently run a 40G 36x15x16 right now and am not sure if that is good enough for a Saltwater setup (tank wise). I also run 96W lighting that I was using for plants. I am also thinking of acrylic and was contemplating getting the 55G at 36X15X24...

This Eclipse 3 comes with a 6W lamp. The 6 Gallon comes with a measly 8W. I'll have to see how creative I can get :P I had a bunch of Anarchis in there but eventually, they decayed. I was told it could grow floating but not sure :oops: