290G Peninsula Tank

mseepman · #1 01-02-2013, 10:06 PM

Oops...forgot the pic.

Myka · #2 01-03-2013, 12:31 AM

Crap Mark, now I need a bigger TV because your 65" makes my 54" look tiny. We picked up Kef speakers that sound nice for a reasonable price, running them on a Onkyo amplifier. I was never able to find speaker mounts I like so the darn things are still sitting in weird places.

mseepman · #3 01-03-2013, 03:05 AM

Got the quarantine tank in place today...next will be the frag tank. Slow going but steadily moving forward.
Gotta have pics to prove it!

Myka · #4 01-03-2013, 03:15 AM

Mark, that's a small QT for a big reef, no? Maybe you're planning one small and one bigger? <- There's an idea!

gregzz4 · #5 01-03-2013, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka

Mark, that's a small QT for a big reef, no? Maybe you're planning one small and one bigger? <- There's an idea!

Same thoughts here
Maybe that's an invert QT

mseepman · #6 01-03-2013, 05:49 AM

Okay so given what people have said, here are my thoughts. That tank is a 30G...I just don't have the room for more. I was planning on getting rid of my 70g once the fish are out and yes it would fit, but I wouldn't be able to service my return pump if I put it in place. I'm not sure what else I could do. A bench for working with test kits and all the reefing stuff we regularly play with will be going on the opposite wall. The frag tank will be going in front of the return, but its low enough to easily reach over.

I guess if my fish grow big and get sick then that 30 won't work very well. For those of you with big tanks...what size is your quarantine?

gregzz4 · #7 01-03-2013, 06:20 AM

Sorry, we don't mean to pick on you

Wow, that's a 30g ?
Looks like a 20 tall in the pic

My system is only a 75g and I currently have a 20g QT that I've been using for new fish, but I plan on a larger one soon, before my critters grow. Probably gonna need a 4' 50g or so
I'm only thinking about what you would be faced with if something happened to your DT, and you had to put all your fish in a QT at once ?
I'd think you'd need at least a long 50g to house all your dudes. The bigger the better - 75-100g

If you don't mind an idea, and to keep access to your return pump ...
Have you thought about building a pony stand for a bigger QT ?
Just something with, say, 1 to 2 foot feet or such, right on top of your bench
If I judge your space correctly by your pics, it looks like you have room for at least a 3 footer, if it was high enough to access your return pump

Myka · #8 01-03-2013, 07:28 PM

Personally, I don`t like to have a bunch of equipment attached to a QT because it is too hard to disinfect if the need comes along. I prefer to just have a simple tank with lid, dim light, airstone, heater, and a small powerhead. Pretty much what you have in that 20-gallon tank. I think your 70-gallon tank would be too complicated for a QT. Some fish some even need the powerhead and would do best with just the airstone. You definitely don`t want an anorexic fish spending energy swimming against a powerhead. I like to use a couple good-sized pieces of live rock and a few PVC pipes. If there is disease outbreak, remove the live rock, and the PVC pipes that the fish is already familiar with will remain in the tank. Just remember, as soon as the tank has no live rock it also has no means of dealing with ammonia so you need to use a detoxifier.

Do you have space as soon as you walk in the room to your right? You could put it on a stand that has shelves in it for storage...2-in-1 oh yeah!