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Aquarium Advice Freak
I've been trying to talk my dad into a small reef tank, he's worried about saltwater getting all over the house, wont even let me put it in the basement.
So, I asked about putting a 125 in instead. He said thats absolutely fine with him because if it leaks like crazy the basement already floods whenever it rains heavily.
So.
I plan on building a fish/tv room in my basement with a raised floor to keep everything dry during floods, with sealed floor and stand so that it can withstand it for quite awhile (I'll be out within 5yrs). I budgeted pretty heavily for my reef, so a large freshwater tank should easily fit in there.
I'm thinking about lighting it with a few 175 metal halides doing a planted tank with a large co2 tank and manifold to run both my 125 and 55 upstairs. I've been tossing around ideas about what fish to keep all day... Discus would be great, but a little on the pricey side to fill a 125. I think large schools of tropicals would be pretty cool, maybe even cichlids.
I've only ever seen a 110 once at Animal Kingdom in Brewster, NY. I work at my LFS so I can get everything at manufacturer price plus 10%, so the damage should be minimal. Does anyone have any ideas on which brand of tank would be best?
I was thinking about acrylic, but for a tank that size that would cost quite a lot, all glass might be the way to go. Tomorrow I'll check our price listings and see where I want to go.
How about filtration on a tank that size? Any input from anyone with ideas on my new setup would be awesome.
So, I asked about putting a 125 in instead. He said thats absolutely fine with him because if it leaks like crazy the basement already floods whenever it rains heavily.
So.
I plan on building a fish/tv room in my basement with a raised floor to keep everything dry during floods, with sealed floor and stand so that it can withstand it for quite awhile (I'll be out within 5yrs). I budgeted pretty heavily for my reef, so a large freshwater tank should easily fit in there.
I'm thinking about lighting it with a few 175 metal halides doing a planted tank with a large co2 tank and manifold to run both my 125 and 55 upstairs. I've been tossing around ideas about what fish to keep all day... Discus would be great, but a little on the pricey side to fill a 125. I think large schools of tropicals would be pretty cool, maybe even cichlids.
I've only ever seen a 110 once at Animal Kingdom in Brewster, NY. I work at my LFS so I can get everything at manufacturer price plus 10%, so the damage should be minimal. Does anyone have any ideas on which brand of tank would be best?
I was thinking about acrylic, but for a tank that size that would cost quite a lot, all glass might be the way to go. Tomorrow I'll check our price listings and see where I want to go.
How about filtration on a tank that size? Any input from anyone with ideas on my new setup would be awesome.