60 gallon cube build

[Oscarr19]

I found it online for 68$ so should i get it?

Woah, where'd you find that?

 

[Fishman007]

Will the BH100ss HOB skimmer work? Its rated for a 60g but thats as big as i can go... I only have 9 inches of space for the skimmer and it is 8"

 

[Fishman007]

Woah, where'd you find that?

Its to big for my sump lol, about the same size but its on ebay but its missing a few parts anyway

 

[Oscarr19]

Its to big for my sump lol, about the same size but its on ebay but its missing a few parts anyway

Ohhhh ok, cause if that was brand new I would've picked one up too lol

 

[Fishman007]

Ohhhh ok, cause if that was brand new I would've picked one up too lol

Its current bid price is only 70 but there is 35 bidders, its one of those 1$ traps you know? Lol

 

[Fishman007]

Went to the lfs and they reccomended a coralife super skimmer, it is for tanks up to 65gs and would fit perfectly in the sump, is this any good?

 

[Sniperhank]

Garbage skimmers.

 

[Fishman007]

Garbage skimmers.

Darnit, found it on amazon for 80$! i guess theres really no getting by with the cheap ones is there?

 

[Sniperhank]

Only if you don't want good performance.

 

[Fishman007]

Only if you don't want good performance.

Fair enough, i am leaning towards reef octopus seems like they are best for the price without getting the crappy stuff right? I might try a HOB fuge on this tank or even have an insump one if i can find a way to fit the skimmer somewhere else so that will give me 9x10 fuge are to work with, trying to find a HOB skimmer so that will be possible.

 

[Sniperhank]

CPR bakpak is a good hob skimmer from what I've been told.

 

[Fishman007]

I have it on my 37g its great

 

[Fishman007]

Think i found a skimmer, would a Coralvue BH100 octopus work? I found it online for 160$. Also the coralife is only 90$ so would that be a good deal?

 

[Sniperhank]

CoralVue Reef Octopus BH100 HOB Protein Skimmer - 1800PetSupplies.com

There's the bh100 for 152 new...

 

[bribo12]

I'd skip the corallife and get the bh100

 

[navaljonf]

Alright hope someone else knows of good ones. Looking to try and not spend a fortune on this tank but i know its coming lol. The last tank was around 3,000$ as it was even though i got the tank and some other things for cheap off craigslist. My best lfs is moving stores from 17 miles away to just within 2. They are haveing a 10% sale on all fish and are haveing a big sale on some of their supplys too. Wish i could have the tank up already so i could get in on this 10% off deal lol. Gonna head over there today to see if i can get the mag7 for a cheap price and maybe a skimmer while im there.

Triad Reef Critters?

 

[Fishman007]

Triad Reef Critters?

How did you know? Lol best lfs i have ever been to.

 

[navaljonf]

How did you know? Lol best lfs i have ever been to.

Saw that you were in NC and I knew they were moving to a store location and are running a 10% off fish sale. I am excited for their new store too. I have been going to their current location for a couple years and they are growing faster than anything I've seen around here; shows what good customer service and reasonable prices can do.

 

[Fishman007]

Saw that you were in NC and I knew they were moving to a store location and are running a 10% off fish sale. I am excited for their new store too. I have been going to their current location for a couple years and they are growing faster than anything I've seen around here; shows what good customer service and reasonable prices can do.

Yeah they are good, i am happy about the move too. I can go there every day now if i wanted. Back to buisness, i have heard people useing maxi-jets as return pumps, dould i do that?

 

[Fishman007]

Can i use a maxi-jet as a return pump? Heard of people doing this or somthing like it...

Looking to save some money here lol.
Ordering the skimmer, reef octopus BH-100.