fishytimes 360ish g mixed reef

[es355lucille]

Originally Posted by fishytime

thanks Brad......Im waiting and excited to see your "little" project up and running......are you gonna start a tank journal for it?

Inspiration, soley by seeing your new build started....I am starting my tank journal today.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Doug

So it has two different sized pumps Doug?

and would you like me to correct the "low e"...

ya, that would appear to be the case.....my best guess is, maybe before the "Deluxe" line came out the next size up from my skimmer in the "SM" line probably had the same body dimensions but used two 2000 pumps instead of the 1500/2000 combo that the 300 has......I dont know tho.....that was just a sot in the dark

I'd rather be able to do it for myself but......thanks for the offer Doug but sometimes there is no use in attempting to hide the obvious

Originally Posted by es355lucille

Inspiration, soley by seeing your new build started....I am starting my tank journal today.

Its funny this place(canreef) has a motivating quality about it sometimes....other times it makes you feel like your soooo not doing enough......Im sure that a week in the sun re-chargeing your batteries helped motivate you too

[fishytime]

here's a bit of an update....got the sump ordered from Steve at RCE..I figured there was little point in having the sump done here by Gary when A) he is soooo backed up and B) I would then have to move it to E-town....anyway, the sump will be 60"L x 25"W x 16" high making it 103g with probably about 60-70g of water in it at running depth.....


I also picked up a couple more goodies.....a tunze 6025 for either the sump or the water mixin bin/tank (undecided on that detail as of now) and another 6055 for the display.....

[Myka]

Goin bigger eh? Sounds like lots of work! Sweet ass skimmer! Why such small powerheads for that big tank?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Myka

Goin bigger eh? Sounds like lots of work! Sweet ass skimmer! Why such small powerheads for that big tank?

yup gone and gone bigger.....I have no life so I should have lots of time to budget for this.....ya the skimmer is a beast, I just wish they weren't so dang pricey.....

I like the 6055s because they are small.....this makes them super easy to hide in and behind the aquascaping ....I do have a 6065 and a couple MPs that will be going there as well

[Myka]

Yeah, the 6055 are a nice size, but the 6105 aren't too much bigger, and twice the flow!

[gregzz4]

Little late on the uptake here as I just caught the pic of your skimmer
Holee that thing is a monster
I'll stick with my 75g for now ( seeing as it's not even running yet )
Although I do see me needing something that size when I retire

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Myka

Yeah, the 6055 are a nice size, but the 6105 aren't too much bigger, and twice the flow!

jeeze it all about the size huh?............I know they are not that much bigger in size...but its more to do with what I need for the application.....3000 gph behinds or through the rocks may be a bit too much ...

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Little late on the uptake here as I just caught the pic of your skimmer
Holee that thing is a monster

its not really all that tall (which is one of the reasons I chose this skimmer), it's the girth that is impressive