sharkbait33

taken at the top of the empire st building!

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I have a tempered tank that I'm in the process of making into a saltwater aquarium, and I was just wondering how your tank turned out. I'm also having trouble understanding the whole plumbing process. So any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!

So if my aquarium is tempered glass I'll have to result to an external overflow box? And this means I won't need a sump?

Ok, so I'm assuming drilling holes in the bottom of the tank and having an internal overflow is a lot easier and possibly more quiet then having an external overflow. I'm not quite sure on all the mechanics of the sump and overflow, but I would love to learn more about each. I guess I'm questioning the set up of it all. I have a 180 gal tank and a 55 gal sump. My tank isn't drilled, but I would prefer an internal overflow. So to my knowledge, I would need to drill 2 holes, either in the center or a corner that'll have 2 pcp pipes running from the sump up into the tank and "spit" out over/right on the top of the overflow box into my tank. Is that correct so far? And this produces better filtration and water movement? How many inches should the holes be and where would I go about buying an internal overflow box? Any advice helps! I'm a newbie Thanks for looking!

so besides a protein skimmer, what else would I need to make my sump and actual sump...?

I'm pretty new to this, so what's the difference between a sump and a refugium?

How big of a sump would you guys recommend for an 180 gal tank?

Sorry, not willing to part out just yet! If I don't hear anything from anyone who wants to purchase the complete setup soon, then I'll shoot you a PM to see if you're still interested.

55 gal FW tank for sale...includes canopy, lights, practically new emperor 400 filter (used for 1 month), and stand. no leaks, no cracks. pics available on craigs. http://austin.craigslist.org/fur/474973589.html

do you have any pics of this setup?

aww how sweet!

I have a 56gal aquarium that I'm hoping to make reef ready. Can anybody give me advice as to where on the tank the holes should be drilled? Is it more beneficial to get them drilled on the bottom as oppose to the back/sides of the tank? The dimensions of my tank are 48x13x21. Thanks!

Is it reef ready? Or did you just have a "hang on back" overflow box and all the other junk needed for a non drilled tank?

I'll keep that in mind, thanks guys!

I'm depressed, I entered in the wrong raffle!? And thats the whole reason I was went!! Maybe next time...

Is a 6 gal too small? I'm thinking the only thing I could put in there is corals (if I have good lighting). Is a neon goby pushing it? What other small critters (if any) would be ok in a 6gal?

very neat!

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very beautiful fish and corals!

Thats pretty close to me, I live in s. austin! Just PM or email me ([email protected]) and we can set up a meeting time!

How big are they? I have a 62gal cichlid tank that i'm in the process of setting up now. I just bought 2 jewels today, how much were you looking to get for them?

Saltwaterfish.com has some clean up crew specials right now

I JUST got back from NYC, how was your trip? I took a lot of great pictures too, i'll post some later.

I held off on the painting for awhile, my initial plan was just to wait until it got a little cooler. But I just bought a larger aquarium and it's in another room. So, I'm in the process of moving my fish to a diff room before i begin painting.