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![]() Alright so its about time I upgrade my tank
![]() ![]() ![]() I am in no rush and I am going to do things slowly (I hope ![]() 1. Space: I cant have a biggy biggy tank 2. Budget: I am constrained by this valuable parameter but oh well, things should be able to be done 3. Lighting: Since I have a 4bulb T5HO light from odyssea (hence not individual reflector), I have to use it SO! Tank size: I have been thinking to have a nice foot print so that I can keep some nice fishes this time instead of just concentrating on corals (where are the tang police?! I am planning on keeping a tang!) like anthias and a tini tiny tang (tomini perhaps). Since I dont have large space and I want to use my existing light, I have chosen a decent footprint: 40" x 15" x 14" The legs of the light can be extended up to like 42" or something so I chose 40". I limited the width and height to 15" and 14" since my light, not being of individual reflectors, has some limitation and I dont like high tanks. Sump: Time to get things the right way using sump! This is where I need to do a lot of studying since sumps have always intimidated me! I am going to have a refugium, a skimmer chamber and a return chamber. I really don't want to run any reactor right now so I was thinking of putting a smaller chamber between skimmer and refuge for medias like carbon and phosguard. Refugium light is going to be the same light that I am already using for my refuge mod; a coralife mini. Now I am a bit confused about skimmer over here. I already have a remora which can hold upto 70 gallon. Since I am going to incorporate sump, I am thinking whether I should use the existing remora in the skimmer area (maybe invest in a skimmer later since I don't want to take a big hit right now). Like I said, I want to use as many things as possible which I already have. Aquascaping: This is where I will try to be creative. One rule of thumb: NO DRY ROCK! I am a big believer in live rock. Till now, I have planned to make something like U shaped aquascape with flat rocks at the top. Content: I am thinking about leaning towards mixed reef for this tank also since I like to keep things diverse ![]() Maintenance: Now this is where I am going to concentrate most. My current tank is a bit on the heavy maintenance side (dosing and cleaning the glass every other day) so it is not the most "being away" friendly type tank. Hence, for this one, I am going to make sure that I only have to clean skimmer, change water biweekly maybe and feed! And big maintenance (filling up dosing if needed and things like that) maybe once a month. So this is my whole scenario for now. As always, suggestions, comments and flaming are welcome ![]()
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You wouldn't want to see my tank. I don't use fancy equipment and I am a noob ![]() |