hi all

[arnjer]

Just wanted to reintroduce myself. I have been around for a while now several years. I lost my 90 gal last year during a freak storm that took out our power for 11.5 days. So I started back FW and HATE IT. So I have been looking at a 125 gal at the LFS and am really thinking about doing it and selling the 90. Back when I was keeping the reef it seemed everyone was doing the DSB and now I am reading SSB is the way to go and I think I will do just that. I can't bring myself to do BB. I don't know if I will do a sump.....just paranoid of a flood i guess. I haven't decided on a skimmer yet either. I will get a Ca reactor later on when I start with the SPS. This is going to be a mixed tank...a little of everything within reason. So glad to be back

Jerry Foster

 

[Anonymous]

welcome back to the hobby!

i would recommend you to do a sump. in all reality they are no more likely to flood your home when constructed properly. some say they are safer in this respect when considering the likeli.hood of a hang on skimmer overflowing on a sumpless tank
the benefits that a sump provides are numerous as you probably already know.
as for the sand bed.. i haven't been on the boards for a few months and lord knows how villianized the sand bed may have become in my abscence, but i see no reason to fear the shallow bed as there are plenty of succeesful tanks that sport plenty of sand within them.

 

[danmhippo]

You won't be a paranoid for flood if you could predrill the new tank for a built-in overflow, or make sure your hang-on overflow has a siphon break.

I would also recommend the sump. Keep all the equipments out of sight.

Welcome back to the hobby!

 

[Anonymous]

Try an in tank refug. Not possible to flood that.

And welcome back.

 

[Cichlidius]

danmhippo, why would you want a siphon break in the hang on overflow? if it is a proper overflow it will stop when the pump stops (and restart automatically). if you drill a siphon break, when the pump starts, the siphon doesn't, and you have a flood. I think you meant put a siphon break in the return line from the sump so it doesn't back siphon though the pump and flood the sump.

You won't be a paranoid for flood if you could predrill the new tank for a built-in overflow, or make sure your hang-on overflow has a siphon break.

I would also recommend the sump. Keep all the equipments out of sight.

Welcome back to the hobby!

 

[arnjer]

Thanx for the welcome back all....I found a guy locally that has overflows and I think will come by and make sure mine is set up right.....LOL I called today and got a loan on my 401K for $2000.00
Do you think that is enough to start the 125 gal?
The tank and stand are 678.00 and the rest is for rock and equipment....the check will be here in 7-10 days woohoo !!!! Oh I already have 2x250 MH from when I had the 90 gal reef so I just need new bulbs for them....can you believe I am still running the orig bulbs from 5 years ago on the FW

 

[Anonymous]

$2,000 is a fine start for a 125 gallon.

Aer you getting a reef ready 125g (with overflows already drilled)?

In any event, welcome back to this great hobby!!

 

[arnjer]

No it's not RR. I will do a sump with overflows and maybe a closed loop. The back will be painted blue so nothing will show from that other than what's in the tank

 

[Anonymous]

how cool! welcome back.

be sure to share pics of your tank as you go. we'd love to see it.

 

[arnjer]

Lol last month I just bought a new camera
Kodak
DX 7630 so there will be lots of pix

 

[danmhippo]

danmhippo, why would you want a siphon break in the hang on overflow? if it is a proper overflow it will stop when the pump stops (and restart automatically). if you drill a siphon break, when the pump starts, the siphon doesn't, and you have a flood. I think you meant put a siphon break in the return line from the sump so it doesn't back siphon though the pump and flood the sump.

Oooooops, you are right, thanks for making the correction.

 

[Anonymous]

No it's not RR. I will do a sump with overflows and maybe a closed loop. The back will be painted blue so nothing will show from that other than what's in the tank

Seems to me like a closed loop with a DIY filter would be a good way to go. Then you don't have to worry about floods from broken syphons or plugged overflows. add an in tank refugium could really save a lot of money and result in an easy to maintain system. IMO.

 

[Anonymous]

I would highly recommend a drilled tank with an internal overflow instead of an over the back type.

Closed loop for flow is a great idea as well.
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[SnowManSnow]

wow borrowing agaist the 401K haha Now thats a nice mixture of insane and dedication

Good luck with your tank!

B.