My 1st post in this forum and I had to double post. Mods can you delete this one? Thanks.
We live in Hawaii and basically we're in the market for a 300g tank. If I'm going to spend the money I want it big. Right now it's mainly for our Arowana that's outgrowing our 25g. The tank will not have any sand or rocks in it. Later I plan on giving it away so I can convert the tank to salt water. I've been reading Wetwebmedia.com and Reefcentral.com. My Conscientious Marine Aquarist book comes in a couple days.
Anyways I can't seem to find pictures out there on how to setup the equipment. I'm thinking of getting the items below.
1. 300 gallon acrylic tank - 96" x 24" x 30" tall
2. Oak stand - 96" x 24" x 30" tall
3. Oak Canopy - 96" x 24" x 7" tall (not sure about the height)
4. Two Protein Skimmers - Euro-Reef RC180 24"h x 11" x 13 1/2" (Was going to get one RC500 but it will not fit the height of the stand)
5. Refugium/Sump - ADHI-60 42" x 18" x 18". Sump chamber is 17.5" x 6" and refugium is 17.5 x 22". (was going to use my 25g but I'd rather have it hidden. I can also custom make it bigger but have to find out first the opening to the stand. Got to figure out how to get it in)
6. Lighting - 72" Hamilton LT-HMA63HQI4PC. 3 - 250W 10K MH with 4 - 96W Actinic PC. (might get two. Not sure if 72" is long enough. Not sure if two 4' will fit the 8' canopy lenght wise or if just a retrofit kit is enough.
7. Iwaki pump - WP-IKMD100RLT. Flow Rate @ 4' head: 2000GPH (not sure if big enough)
8. Tunze Turbelle wave maker. Turbelle Stream TS21 6000. Come with two heads.
9. Tunze Turbelle Deco Rock. (not sure if wave maker in the bottom of the tank is good)
I had a 1/2HP Pacific Coast chiller which I can always put back but I think I might not need it. Our room has a split air which runs almost 24/7 at around 75-80 degrees.
I also heard that I don't need a wet/dry filter and I should use more sand. But mainly I'm confused with the overflow tanks. Where do the holes go? How big do I tell them when they pre drill it? Does the wave maker nozzle attach to the top of it? I'm not even sure the path for the piping for the rest of the equipment. Please let me know if I'm missing something. Also does anyone know how much the tank will weigh? Thanks.
We live in Hawaii and basically we're in the market for a 300g tank. If I'm going to spend the money I want it big. Right now it's mainly for our Arowana that's outgrowing our 25g. The tank will not have any sand or rocks in it. Later I plan on giving it away so I can convert the tank to salt water. I've been reading Wetwebmedia.com and Reefcentral.com. My Conscientious Marine Aquarist book comes in a couple days.
Anyways I can't seem to find pictures out there on how to setup the equipment. I'm thinking of getting the items below.
1. 300 gallon acrylic tank - 96" x 24" x 30" tall
2. Oak stand - 96" x 24" x 30" tall
3. Oak Canopy - 96" x 24" x 7" tall (not sure about the height)
4. Two Protein Skimmers - Euro-Reef RC180 24"h x 11" x 13 1/2" (Was going to get one RC500 but it will not fit the height of the stand)
5. Refugium/Sump - ADHI-60 42" x 18" x 18". Sump chamber is 17.5" x 6" and refugium is 17.5 x 22". (was going to use my 25g but I'd rather have it hidden. I can also custom make it bigger but have to find out first the opening to the stand. Got to figure out how to get it in)
6. Lighting - 72" Hamilton LT-HMA63HQI4PC. 3 - 250W 10K MH with 4 - 96W Actinic PC. (might get two. Not sure if 72" is long enough. Not sure if two 4' will fit the 8' canopy lenght wise or if just a retrofit kit is enough.
7. Iwaki pump - WP-IKMD100RLT. Flow Rate @ 4' head: 2000GPH (not sure if big enough)
8. Tunze Turbelle wave maker. Turbelle Stream TS21 6000. Come with two heads.
9. Tunze Turbelle Deco Rock. (not sure if wave maker in the bottom of the tank is good)
I had a 1/2HP Pacific Coast chiller which I can always put back but I think I might not need it. Our room has a split air which runs almost 24/7 at around 75-80 degrees.
I also heard that I don't need a wet/dry filter and I should use more sand. But mainly I'm confused with the overflow tanks. Where do the holes go? How big do I tell them when they pre drill it? Does the wave maker nozzle attach to the top of it? I'm not even sure the path for the piping for the rest of the equipment. Please let me know if I'm missing something. Also does anyone know how much the tank will weigh? Thanks.