Ddddrgnfly
02/05/2006, 02:35 AM
Damn, has it really been that long??? I lost my 140 about 2.5 years ago during a move that went from bad to worse and got out of the hobby for a bit. A couple of months ago I started getting the bug again, lurked around here a few times and decided to take the plunge again. Started looking for another tank and found a few 75's that I wanted but knew that after having a 140 that in time I would want a bigger tank. I am glad I held out as I found a 180 for a pretty good deal. When I sold my tank, I kept all of my equipment, wasn't sure why at the time but now I am glad I did.
My 140 flourished and to me it was a very nice looking tank. After getting this one and getting into the planning of things, it's almost like going back to 3rd grade. I haven't forgotten what it takes to run and maintain a reef but as I cruise the forums, I catch myself doing the old "oh yea" and not to mention it seems there has been quite a few advancement in the hobby along with some new products which is great. My old tank was pretty simple, 3-175 Ushio's, dual dosing pump, two sea swirls and the regular stuff(skimmer, pumps, yada yada).
This one I am wanting to take a couple of steps further with a controller or two, get rid of the powerheads in favor of a closed loop, Calc reactor and so on. I will be moving in a month or two so I have time to try and get it all planned out, aquire a few things before getting everything fired up. In the process now of hooking up the old equipment and seeing what works and what needs fixed (upgraded) or (trashed).
I am sure as I continue to look around I will find things that I either want to incorporate into this setup which will end up with questions asked or just have some questions in general.
It's really nice to be getting back into reefkeping, I never thought I would have missed it as much as I have these last few months.
I am going to start out with a couple questions and then ask for some input on the CL i am working on.
Question 1 ..... What's going on with the search feature. Are there issues with it or is it just me not able to get it to work? Do you have to be a "premium" member to access it?
#2 ... Reeferrocks, saw them mentioned somewhere along the way. Anybody use these, thoughts?? Just looking for some good base rock to build on.
#3... The closed loop I am thinking of will be two separate units. Both will probably have 2" drains with the returns being 3/4 pvc. My initial thought was to go with 1" but with 3/4 there would be just a little back pressure if any and more pressure at the outputs (there will be 9 on each loop) so it should flow pretty freely. Not quite sure which pumps I want to use for htis but I do have a couple of Gen-X's that were only in service for a few months before the crash so maybe them, I dunno yet. If it shows up, I have attached a link to the rough drawing of this CL, if not, the pic is in my gallery.
Any and all input is welcomed.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=153099
Thanks,
Rog
My 140 flourished and to me it was a very nice looking tank. After getting this one and getting into the planning of things, it's almost like going back to 3rd grade. I haven't forgotten what it takes to run and maintain a reef but as I cruise the forums, I catch myself doing the old "oh yea" and not to mention it seems there has been quite a few advancement in the hobby along with some new products which is great. My old tank was pretty simple, 3-175 Ushio's, dual dosing pump, two sea swirls and the regular stuff(skimmer, pumps, yada yada).
This one I am wanting to take a couple of steps further with a controller or two, get rid of the powerheads in favor of a closed loop, Calc reactor and so on. I will be moving in a month or two so I have time to try and get it all planned out, aquire a few things before getting everything fired up. In the process now of hooking up the old equipment and seeing what works and what needs fixed (upgraded) or (trashed).
I am sure as I continue to look around I will find things that I either want to incorporate into this setup which will end up with questions asked or just have some questions in general.
It's really nice to be getting back into reefkeping, I never thought I would have missed it as much as I have these last few months.
I am going to start out with a couple questions and then ask for some input on the CL i am working on.
Question 1 ..... What's going on with the search feature. Are there issues with it or is it just me not able to get it to work? Do you have to be a "premium" member to access it?
#2 ... Reeferrocks, saw them mentioned somewhere along the way. Anybody use these, thoughts?? Just looking for some good base rock to build on.
#3... The closed loop I am thinking of will be two separate units. Both will probably have 2" drains with the returns being 3/4 pvc. My initial thought was to go with 1" but with 3/4 there would be just a little back pressure if any and more pressure at the outputs (there will be 9 on each loop) so it should flow pretty freely. Not quite sure which pumps I want to use for htis but I do have a couple of Gen-X's that were only in service for a few months before the crash so maybe them, I dunno yet. If it shows up, I have attached a link to the rough drawing of this CL, if not, the pic is in my gallery.
Any and all input is welcomed.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=153099
Thanks,
Rog