Big reef little predator or big predator little reef ????? Need some ideas!!!!

[fishytime]

well...........if your thinking large angels, triggers and lion fish then 130 gallons isnt really big enough either.....Im just sayin

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by fishytime

well...........if your thinking large angels, triggers and lion fish then 130 gallons isnt really big enough either.....Im just sayin

Very true Doug very true even though that part of the tank is 130 g ita still got 8' of undisturbed swimming room in the shape of an L so I do have a litle more options than the average 130g

mikad it was done with glass 1/2" and the rank has a center overflow so it was ideal to do so both sections share the same overflow and sump. There are four drains and 3 return lines to be split into four

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by reefwars

Very true Doug very true even though that part of the tank is 130 g ita still got 8' of undisturbed swimming room in the shape of an L so I do have a litle more options than the average 130g

mikad it was done with glass 1/2" and the rank has a center overflow so it was ideal to do so both sections share the same overflow and sump. There are four drains and 3 return lines to be split into four

Yes "more" options.... but still need to be inline with water volume.

Just wondering.... 8'? So whats the depth and width. That I am sure will also have a bearing on what will thrive.

I am sure you could have a couple bigger fish.... but I would lean towards a fantastic reef... as a reef tank is always nicer than a predator tank in my opinion.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Yes "more" options.... but still need to be inline with water volume.

Just wondering.... 8'? So whats the depth and width. That I am sure will also have a bearing on what will thrive.

I am sure you could have a couple bigger fish.... but I would lean towards a fantastic reef... as a reef tank is always nicer than a predator tank in my opinion.

im not looking to keep any big predators if that was the impression i gave just ones that i couldnt have in a reef tank, the largest i would go would be like a niger trigger , i like the fu manchu(forgive my spelling) for lions,possibly small angels, again nothing in stone just some ideas

the tank is 4' x 4' x 20"h it has on quarter of it sectioned off so im left with a large " L " this L is gonna be 4'then makes a corner then another 4' of room so its 8' of swimming room before any fish hits a wall

i am going to be putting mostly zoas in if i do do a reef either way

[lastlight]

Calling that 8' of swimming room is a bit of a stretch but I know you don't plan on large fish I'm just bugging you. Maybe you opened the door for the tang police's hit list now though haha. A standard 120 gallon now has two 4 x 1 swimming lanes doubled back on each other for 8 feet of swimming. Lol here we go!

I vote for large reef and plumb a secondary tank into it for your eel and whatever else. Sorta like Doug with his sorta-seahorse thing. Can't recall what he calls that tank now lol.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Calling that 8' of swimming room is a bit of a stretch but I know you don't plan on large fish I'm just bugging you. Maybe you opened the door for the tang police's hit list now though haha. A standard 120 gallon now has two 4 x 1 swimming lanes doubled back on each other for 8 feet of swimming. Lol here we go!

I vote for large reef and plumb a secondary tank into it for your eel and whatever else. Sorta like Doug with his sorta-seahorse thing. Can't recall what he calls that tank now lol.

Haha yeah I hope they aren't on to me lol and no I'm not thinking anything huge I've seen too many cramped up fish in small tanks if I go aggressive in that end it will be med sized fish and not too many.

If I go pred in the 75g it would have to be a eel only but I would make a zoa garden after to cover up any piping

that seems to be what people like is the reefs and I do as well so I am interested in a large reef and we all know there's coral we have to buy when it comes along lol

soooooo .... I'm thinking I will go large reef one side with lps, nem's and liverock and I will do the adjacent side in tonga branch , some leathers and hardy sps , this side will have lots of caves and tunnels etc.

I will keep my eel in the 75 portion littered with zoa's everywhere and some nice Jakarta rock I have it's soooo nice

any suggestions on something cool I could do for tankmates with my eel without being too large or being possible food??

Has anyone ever kept a pair if snowflakes???

[Jeff000]

Originally Posted by Milad

what did you use to divide it? glass/arcyclic?
i was thinking the same for my million dollar tank but I was thinking it would be cool to divide it with rock. just a big wall of rock making a box area. basically the big fish cant get to the reef. or even seahoreses

A rock wall like that sounds like a great idea, be neat too.

Originally Posted by reefwars

Has anyone ever kept a pair if snowflakes???

No idea, but I am looking at a pair of semi snowflakes. Just a pricey purchase lol.