New 46 Gallon bow reef

Aquaria · #1 11-19-2009, 10:53 AM

TY If i remember correctly the powerhead was rated for 460, but ill get to see in 2 more days lol. might be getting some live rock in a tank im thinking of buying for my FW fish, but its covered in red algea or somthing but i have no info yet. so the canister wont even be usefull with diff media in it? will i needthe canister at all if i got the powerhead, or is it possible to turn the canister into a refugium? and iv noticed so far that the dust from sand took 2 days to settle when i was leveling it out so i moved alot os sand around but it seemed long, it is my first SW. but all in all the pics will tell the story .... hurry friday.

freddy · #2 11-19-2009, 11:07 AM

Good to here,I have a 46 gallon bowfront too,have had it running for over 2yrs.

Aquaria · #3 11-19-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by freddy

Good to here,I have a 46 gallon bowfront too,have had it running for over 2yrs.

OMG you have no idea how exctied i am now after seeing your tank lol people are going to walk in my house and say WoW lol since its the first thing you see from the front door well that and my kitchen :P great tank i want bubble coral so bad

Aquaria · #4 11-19-2009, 11:28 AM

what do you have for daily weekly and monthly matanince after 2 years? as i heard that the older it is the more self sustained it is

makana · #5 11-20-2009, 02:27 AM

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so the canister wont even be usefull with diff media in it? will i needthe canister at all if i got the powerhead, or is it possible to turn the canister into a refugium?

If you have enough flow from the powerheads you don't need the canister. Since you have it though there are probably some articles floating around on how to mod it into a fuge. You could also toss some carbon in it when needed.

Aquaria · #6 11-20-2009, 10:12 AM

Ty ill prob be able to find a use for it lol

Aquaria · #7 11-24-2009, 09:59 AM

well i got good news and bad. ,good is that my cycle was almost done and bad new is when i tried to "modify" the brace it broke

BIG mistake. I did however want to change the suger sand stuff to a more course live sand like http://www.bigalsonline.ca/BigAlsCA/...ckreefsand20lb so it was a good thing. i checked aquagiant in edmonton, SS store said NS store does custom bracing. thinking of getting a glass brace put in, mabey a small eurobrace / center brace idk though calling tomorrow see whats possible. 2 weeks from now should have tank fixed, sand in, filled, cycling and get fish and coral in no time. Just a little setback BUT i do have some pics. but i got plans for the top to have a tab inside the tank, for the lid thats in the pics to sit on. once its all set up i think it will be a great tank to look at.
oh and i know its in front of the window but were getting a heavy black drape to hang and sealing that window for the winter. while i had it running temp was stable even after it snowed no flucuations.