jenna Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Lol oh boy! Better figure out a way to brace that floor! :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I once saw a tank on Craigslist that was 4000 gallons if I remember right??? It was used in trade shows to show off bass fishing lures. It came with a four axle trailer and if I remember right it was something like 20 feet long!!! My wife shot that down though. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 I once saw a tank on Craigslist that was 4000 gallons if I remember right??? It was used in trade shows to show if bass fishing lures. It came with a four axle trailer and if I remember right it was something like 20 feet long!!! My wife shot that down though. :( HAHA those water changes would be fun times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Get this- now my 7 year old (wicked smart) daughter wants her "own" reef tank. LOL! It's a sickness! HAHA I told her that IF she can learn everything there is to know about how a saltwater aquarium works that one day we may possibly set one up for her. Hehe. So since then she's been asking me to teach her and give her daily quizzes on her knowledge :p So far she understands the nitrogen cycle, she can identify the differences between softies, LPS and SPS, she knows what a sump is for, what a skimmer is for, and 3 different types of lighting! Oh and today I taught her about how corals use photosynthesis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yay for little reefers!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatcher2014 Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 That is so awesome about ur daughter and the cool thing about the apartment is the bottom floor is setting on a slab but I doubt the room will be big enough the tank is 12ft long 4 ft deep and 36 in tall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Oh that's cool! 12 feet long though, I mean maybe it would fit in the living room or something, idk... Probably take up all your living space though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Get this- now my 7 year old (wicked smart) daughter wants her "own" reef tank. LOL! It's a sickness! HAHA I told her that IF she can learn everything there is to know about how a saltwater aquarium works that one day we may possibly set one up for her. Hehe. So since then she's been asking me to teach her and give her daily quizzes on her knowledge :p So far she understands the nitrogen cycle' date=' she can identify the differences between softies, LPS and SPS, she knows what a sump is for, what a skimmer is for, and 3 different types of lighting! Oh and today I taught her about how corals use photosynthesis [/quote'] Sounds like she already knows more than a lot of people that already HAVE tanks know. (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Sounds like she already knows more than a lot of people that already HAVE tanks know. (laugh) Ahahaha! You're from Kelso! My whole family lives in Longview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Test run of the new (to us) sump/refugium ) So far no leaks! And btw the stains on the bottom are on the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsz3 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 nice looking sump! looks like you'll have good space for your equipment, looking forward to the next phase of the build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Thanks! At this point it's a matter of waiting a bit til we get the skimmer & pump in this week, and the tank the next week. I can't stand the suspense! (scary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Looking good! That is pretty much exactly what I would have done Excited to see this build progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Yea, in hindsight I kinda wish we would have made the baffle height difference a little more significant between the compartments, but I think it'll work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsz3 Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Yea' date=' in hindsight I kinda wish we would have made the baffle height difference a little more significant between the compartments, but I think it'll work![/quote'] should be more quiet thae way you have it, falling water can get little loud, we all have our irks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 GOOD POINT! K, I feel a little better about it now I do prefer a quiet tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Now I'm sitting here mulling over LED vs MH vs T-5's!! I was gonna go w/ 400w MH but now I'm thinking more about LED... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Now I'm sitting here mulling over LED vs MH vs T-5's!! I was gonna go w/ 400w MH but now I'm thinking more about LED... Leds on that size of a tank would look amazing. I love my leds and wouldn't go back to anything else Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 I've never seen them over a tank. What sort of effect do they give? Do they give off a shimmer like metal halide or more of an intense blue like T-5's (which we currently have). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I've never seen them over a tank. What sort of effect do they give? Do they give off a shimmer like metal halide or more of an intense blue like T-5's (which we currently have). They do both depending on how you set it up but the shimmer is always there. Are you going to have a good or open top design? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 We will have a hood. That's another reason that I'm considering LED...much cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 We will have a hood. That's another reason that I'm considering LED...much cooler. That and you can get the diy units that can be much more adjustable. I didn't see all the gear you're getting yet but if you get a reef keeper or apex you can control them a bit more with sun up, sun down to gradually decrease and increase. Its more of a cute feature then anything but i figured if I'm going to spend the money on it i want it all..lol Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Flenderson Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 I have tried all the lighting choices you are thinking of and am now running LEDs. I can tell you that I would never go back to any other lighting. Ultimate controlability, no heat and low electricity cost? Hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenna Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 What about coral color and growth? I've done some reading that says that it's about the same, but what about your personal experiences? How long have you had your led's set up and how has your coral reacted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 What about coral color and growth? I've done some reading that says that it's about the same' date=' but what about your personal experiences? How long have you had your led's set up and how has your coral reacted?[/quote'] I've had my leds since January. I had a full sps tank but just recently had two bad crashes (not related to the lighting..lol). I still have two clams and plan to get a few more. I won a growout for sps just recently as well. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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