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Post by Dan MacMillan on Aug 12, 2013 22:38:40 GMT -5
Is anyone here into salt water aquariums? I am in the process of bridging two 55gal tanks. This hobby is addicting
The beginning.
The inhabitants of my main tank.
Preparing to bridge
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Post by Eric A on Aug 13, 2013 7:55:40 GMT -5
Yes. I have a 55 and 90 gal reef tanks. Just break open your wallet and start throwing money... Hey it's a lot like a Bradley. You spends tons of money and thousands of hours and when you go to sell it, it's worth nothing. Lol
Eric
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Post by Eric A on Aug 13, 2013 8:00:15 GMT -5
What are you using for filtration?
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Aug 13, 2013 18:49:31 GMT -5
What are you using for filtration? 55 gal sump located in the laundry room, 2 rooms away. 180 gal skimmer. Live rock, one hob on each tank as backup. The main tank has an electronic high water monitor {looks for conductivity between 2 probes} and will shut down the sumps pump if something goes wrong. Water is pumped out of second tank into main with bridge as return. This way should the bridge fail I get no water on the floor, it simply returns to the sump. If the return to sump fails the sumps pump shuts down and the water from the second tank will recirculate through the main tank and back. Again no water lost. |
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Post by Eric A on Aug 13, 2013 19:30:11 GMT -5
That sounds like it should work. Mine are separate filtration. But mine is all controlled by a Digital Aquatics controller. The 90 has a 40 gal sump with UV and skimmer. For light I use four 90W atinics and two 250W metal Halides. And it is all cooled with a 1/4hp Artica chiller.
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Post by Dan MacMillan on Aug 13, 2013 21:57:34 GMT -5
Coolers are not needed up here in my igloo. I have 3 300w heaters.
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Post by Eric A on Aug 13, 2013 23:56:47 GMT -5
Lol. I do not even own a heater. Of course 15 mins with the MH lit up and it warms things right up!
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