I left the hobby a couple years ago, sold nearly everything after selling my 400 gallon acrylic tank (except for the tanks in my quarantine room) thinking I would never come back to the hobby. I began thinking a few months ago I would like to have a pair of clownfish, an anemone, and a 70 gallon tank. Of course after research and much thought I got carried away...yesterday I ordered a tank from Custom Aquariums in Wisconsin. New tank will be 84" l x 24" w x 21" high on a black painted stand with a 12" canopy, approximately 183 gallons (barely qualifying for 'large build' tag). I spec'd drilled for a synergy overflow box, tempered bottom, and 2 siphon stopper returns.
Equipment plans:
Plank auto feeder
2 small Iwaki return pumps
Lifereef sump
Lifereef 30" skimmer
Lifereef refugium
120W Lifegard ProMax UV
Tradewinds chiller backup for house AC
Helios 1000w heater (2x500w+controller)
Ozone Poseidon 200, iQ40 dryer, Alita vacuum pump
ghl profilux 4
6 GHL 7204 Mitras (overkill but easy to turn down and should help eliminate shadows)
Livestock plans
pair of banggai cardinals
hammers & frogspawns
goniopora/alveopora
cyphastrea
azure damsels
Springeri damsels
yellow tang
purple tang
powder blue tang (dream fish, never kept one and primary reason I ordered a 7ft tank)
regal angel
potters angel
mystery wrasse
Goal is a rather low maintenance tank
Let the waiting commence!
Equipment plans:
Plank auto feeder
2 small Iwaki return pumps
Lifereef sump
Lifereef 30" skimmer
Lifereef refugium
120W Lifegard ProMax UV
Tradewinds chiller backup for house AC
Helios 1000w heater (2x500w+controller)
Ozone Poseidon 200, iQ40 dryer, Alita vacuum pump
ghl profilux 4
6 GHL 7204 Mitras (overkill but easy to turn down and should help eliminate shadows)
Livestock plans
pair of banggai cardinals
hammers & frogspawns
goniopora/alveopora
cyphastrea
azure damsels
Springeri damsels
yellow tang
purple tang
powder blue tang (dream fish, never kept one and primary reason I ordered a 7ft tank)
regal angel
potters angel
mystery wrasse
Goal is a rather low maintenance tank
Let the waiting commence!
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