The perfect tank ?

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  1. jbaker

    jbaker Feather Duster

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    I'm in the middle of setting up my 110 gallon FOWLR tank and it got me thinking. It's leak test day and my nerves are on end. What is everyones idea of the perfect tank setup? Size, livestock, sump, refugium, location? Just curious and thought it might be fun to see new ideas.;D
     
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  2. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    20,000 Gallons of Pure Heaven. The reef tank at Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, NY

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    But in reality, anything larger than a 120 gallon would be idea. for me. We have a 180 gallon sps dominated tank now with all of the "bells and whistles" one could ask for and if it wasn't for the damn bryopsis, I'd be 100% happy with keeping only that one tank.
     
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  3. conjuay

    conjuay Feather Duster

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    "The reef tank at Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, NY."

    Whoa! Riverhead Long Island New York?

    When the, ...what the, THAT PLACE WAS A DUMP when I left Long Island 15 years ago.

    Whudda thunk...
     
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  4. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    I left Long Island (Farmingdale) about the same time you did but the area around the aquarium is really nice and touristy nowadays :D
     
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  5. jasno999

    jasno999 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    To answer your question:

    Within reason:
    90-120 gallon tank

    Outside of budget:
    200-500 gallon tank

    Whatto put in it? Well coral for sure and a mix of reefsafe fish and inverts.
     
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  6. Beaun

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    I'm in East Hampton and the reef tank at Atlantis is amazing! The entire aquarium is top knotch. The curator for the reef tank brings fish and frags down to the reef tank in Georgia. It's 20,000 gallons, the largest self contained reef in the western hemisphere.
     
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  7. hydrojeff

    hydrojeff Montipora Capricornis

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    at my lfs they have a 800 gallon tank they are just starting, looks like its about 1" plexi, that would be so cool....
     
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  8. unclejed

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    Hello jbaker, just for the very, very beginning.....a perfect set up (which many an aquarist has forgotten, to their dismay) is make sure it is level (using pads on carpet to minimize shifting) and make sure floor will support all the weight (bracing underneath the floor where necessary).
     
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  9. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    48x24x24. 120 gallon. SPS dominated with tangs and a mated black and white clown pair. Penninsula setup so you can view 3 sides. Seperate fish room for the sump, fuge, wetdry, skimmer, rodi & the whole works. One day....;D
     
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