Brianemone Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 check it out my favourite is the wood holding the light just need to get rid of that nasty hair algae on the back glass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 i bet even something that size cost a minimum of $2k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 hahahah no way 130$ for the tank (which i think is an awesome tank) free mh light 9from me free heater from me free rock from me 8$timer 60$powerhead 100$second hand cannister 170$skilter (skimmer/filter) whats that 468? no wait he did buy half a cleaner shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 gee thats cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 but you pay for what you get hence the ghetto wooden light holder (granted its temperary) and the hair algae (a better filtration system would eliminate that) you can have a ghetto tank to if you really try :lol: but its still early days and all his (My) corals/fish are doing really well one day he might even get some of his own stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 how much would it cost for me to setup a 2 foot marine tank new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 1000 give or take (with out fuge) depends on what you want to do my two foot cost me 100$ (heres whats in it, fluval 304,18wpc 50/50 actinic, 8w white light, small power head and about 10kg of rock with various corals that are doing really well even under that lighting, soon to be upgraded to 88wats in total) i had everything except the pc light (oh and 40$ for my homemade led moon light) to increase the stability you can add a fuge (hence increasing the literage) if starting from scratch for myself in my own home id do a bow front with in a cabinet type setup with a fuge the size of tank with skimmer in it and heater and a dsb with some form of macro algae 250W mh and aquascape the heck out of it keep any coral you want have the looke of a really nice nano reef but not the size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 be willing to spend heaps of time maintaining it then! at least you'll learn from your mistakes and spend more on good equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 agreed, I'd start another if it was all free stuff :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted September 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 im a person of reasonable extremes either small or big no point going inbetween thats why the nano setp suits meat the mo when i've got a house and dont have to move for a while ill setup a bigger tank again, i think ill go for a different style though not the classic tank maybe a inwall or bowfront maybe a big cube in the middle of the room like a pillar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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