new 120gal. need ideas.

[pmui]

Hi All,

Well I'm working on my new 120gal. I just got the stand done, and the tank drilled. I need some ideas for the return, any spray bar ideas?

thanks,
Peter

 

[jhale]

what pump is your return?

and what will you be using for flow in the tank?

 

[pmui]

return pump: panworld 50x (1100gph)

close loop quiet one 3100.

 

[spykes]

i suggest two seaswirls 1 inchers on both sides, and a sequence dart on the close loop.
return would be comming out of the overflow and using penductors.

 

[pmui]

Spkes,
sound awsome, but I want to save some money for the new fish. I was thinking of doing a Fish/LR/ and softie tank. I may have to sell off the SPS in my tank

 

[spykes]

o a softies tank...

 

[pmui]

starting to move away from corals....ahhhhhhh!

I'm getting bored of the corals, sooo much money, and they don't move. So, I'm going back to marine fish (just as expensive as reefing)

Eventualy in a month or so, i'll sell of the SPS.

 

[marrone]

Nothing wrong with Fish only tanks I got 3 myself. Also you'll have a lot less work.

 

[pmui]

Marron,

Nothing is wrong witha F.O. tank. I want one also.

 

[marrone]

Now you can have all those fish you couldn't because of the corals.

 

[pmui]

i'm drooling over a queen or empor. angel.

hehehe...

any particular substrate your using?

 

[marrone]

I use sand. I made the mistake in the begining of using Southdown and then putting a layer of live sand over the top. I had dusty storms in my tank for quite some time as my fish keep on digging into the sand and throwing up dusk, and this was even after I washed the Southdown before placing it into the tank. I had to use the extra large Phyton attachment and go over all the sand in the tank and pull out the fine dust. It took some time but the tank is now free of desk and I'm left with white sand.