Single Best Piece of Equipment?

[45ZoaGarden]

Hahahahaha, yeah you could definitely do that. Every evening, I plop my butt down on the couch and watch. But yeah, you could probably skip the trident. I’m not able to test the tank every day so I bought it.

 

[ThatTennesseeBeardedGuy]

How big of a tank?

The plan is to go dream tank status and go for the 400 gallon size.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Also, Dosers and ato’s are must have accessories! They make it so much easier.

 

[Jon Fishman]

The plan is to go dream tank status and go for the 400 gallon size.

If you have the real-estate...... go long and deep (not tall).

Make your life a lot easier

My dream tank is one that has 4 viewable sides

 

[45ZoaGarden]

The plan is to go dream tank status and go for the 400 gallon size.

Oh! You need BIG wave makers then LOL. Probably two mp60’s or 4 mp40’s if the budget allows

 

[Jon Fishman]

Oh! You need BIG wave makers then LOL. Probably two mp60’s or 4 mp40’s if the budget allows

I have 6 MP40’s on my 145....... 4 won’t touch a 400 in my opinion. 4-6 MP60’s maybe

 

[45ZoaGarden]

+1 on the long and deep. Much easier to clean.

 

[ThatTennesseeBeardedGuy]

If you have the real-estate...... go long and deep (not tall).

Make your life a lot easier

My dream tank is one that has 4 viewable sides

That's the plan I have a free to me 125 gallon with a busted bottom pane that I am building into my wall, so I am going with a plywood custom base just because I can drill and I already needed a stand.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

I have 6 MP40’s on my 145....... 4 won’t touch a 400 in my opinion. 4-6 MP60’s maybe

Jesus! That’s a lot of flow. My lfs’s 350 has 2 mp60’s and it gets a lot of flow.

 

[Oldreefer44]

Skimmer = Life Reef
Lights = Orphek
Flow = many good options
ATO = Tunze
Doser = GHL

 

[ThatTennesseeBeardedGuy]

That's the plan I have a free to me 125 gallon with a busted bottom pane that I am building into my wall, so I am going with a plywood custom base just because I can drill and I already needed a stand.

gonna end up transferring my 75 for a sump and have an all in one dream reef.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Wavemakers are easy to add after the fact though. Most new tanks don’t need crazy turnovers out of the box. Figure out what you want to grow. For a sps dominant, the 10 mp60’s will help. But if the tank has fleshy lps, they will hate life. Mixed reef, I would start with 2 60’s and go from there.

 

[Jon Fishman]

That's the plan I have a free to me 125 gallon with a busted bottom pane that I am building into my wall, so I am going with a plywood custom base just because I can drill and I already needed a stand.

It may be just because I don’t trust my own abilities...... but 125’s are cheap enough that I wouldn’t take any chances putting a refurb-job in my wall

 

[ThatTennesseeBeardedGuy]

Jesus! That’s a lot of flow. My lfs’s 350 has 2 mp60’s and it gets a lot of flow.

Absolutely, love the look it's loaded with color!

 

[ThatTennesseeBeardedGuy]

Wavemakers are easy to add after the fact though. Most new tanks don’t need crazy turnovers out of the box. Figure out what you want to grow. For a sps dominant, the 10 mp60’s will help. But if the tank has fleshy lps, they will hate life. Mixed reef, I would start with 2 60’s and go from there.

Noted. Hahahah loving all the advice.

 

[ThatTennesseeBeardedGuy]

It may be just because I don’t trust my own abilities...... but 125’s are cheap enough that I wouldn’t take any chances putting a refurb-job in my wall

Yup I have heard of the ply wood build issues but for me I think the customizability is right up my alley. Plus this is a great to save some money for some much better equipment.

 

[Feet4Fish]

For me is my fluidized bio reactor

 

[ScottB]

I win.

 

[45ZoaGarden]

Yup I have heard of the ply wood build issues but for me I think the customizability is right up my alley. Plus this is a great to save some money for some much better equipment.

I don’t know if I’d run that risk. The wife wouldn’t like 125 gallons of salt water and fish on the floor...

 

[45ZoaGarden]

I win.

That looks like a very exciting piece of equipment. But I enjoy the wife’s reaction to me in her kitchen sink LOL