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[Efrainz28]

Hello everyone,

My name is Efrain Lara. I am married and I have a beautiful daughter. I like long walks on the beach ...lol jk on a serious note. I live in Carson. My wife and I take my daughter the LB aquarium often. We all enjoy watching the marine fish. I am planning on setting up a large fowlr and a small reef tank. I have some equipment already.

Aquac ev400 protein skimmer
Iwaki japan 20/55/100 pumps
Tek t5 six bulb fixture
Ro/Di
BRS pukani rock(200lb)

I need help finding a tank. I want to setup a +300g fowlr and a 150-120g reef. I have dedicated 10'x7'fish room and the fowlr will share the wall.(in-wall setup)

How sells large tanks at a reasonable price?

Thanks,
Efrain

 

[Greaser9999]

Welcome, you'll love it here!! Awesome site n u can get all kinds of good deals here! Good peeps sell stuff for very good prices, good luck finding what u need

 

[suvuong7]

Pm ocreefmadness on here they have good hook ups on tank packages

 

[suvuong7]

Oh and welcome can't wait to see your build thread....when you said small reef I was think like a 30-50gal.....lol

 

[Reefomeez]

Welcome! I got my tank from Chance of Coral which are sponsors here. I'd hit up the LFS sponsors on here to get some quotes.

 

[Efrainz28]

Welcome, you'll love it here!! Awesome site n u can get all kinds of good deals here! Good peeps sell stuff for very good prices, good luck finding what u need

I like saving money anywhere I can. Thanks

Pm ocreefmadness on here they have good hook ups on tank packages

thanks, I will soon contact vendors. I can't wait to start but I'm finding out that the hardest part.

Welcome! I got my tank from Chance of Coral which are sponsors here. I'd hit up the LFS sponsors on here to get some quotes.

Thanks, I prefer supporting local and sponsor business. I have checked out LFS but not that many. 2 so far. Stricklyfish and ageofaquarium

 

[pgr11]

Bigger always better. I'd turn the bigger tank into the reef and the smaller one fowlr. Welcome to the money draining hobby we all love

 

[Speaker73]

I think Coral Gazers had a 180 gallon tank with stand, hood and retro light fixture for sale when I went on Monday. StarFire too

 

[ep3n3wp]

I think Coral Gazers had a 180 gallon tank with stand, hood and retro light fixture for sale when I went on Monday. StarFire too

Saw that tank also... Amazing set up!!! Thing is in mint condition!!! And I believe it comes with an 8bulb T5 retro.
I think it's a leemar tank and stand.

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[Usingthejohn]

For tanks, check out:

Coral gazers
Chance of coral
Socal tropical/sexycorals
Sps coral store
John @ advanced acrylics

And welcome! You lose more money here than at a casino or drug dealer

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[John0110]

Welcome, Efrain! Go big or go home is what I say! haha

Good luck w/ the builds! And be sure to show off w/ lots of pics!

 

[El Dude]

Welcome to the jungle! Post pics of your setup when you get it together.

 

[AddictedtoSalt]

Welcome to the nut house. Remember to keep an open mind, ask questions often and have fun. Now sit back and enjoy the best reefing forum in the west.

Saw that tank also... Amazing set up!!! Thing is in mint condition!!! And I believe it comes with an 8bulb T5 retro.
I think it's a leemar tank and stand.

+1 on this set up I saw it on monday also. Very nice setup. I think Chad said the guy is asking $1900 for tank stand canopy 8bulb retro fit with ballasts.
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[reefes pieces]

Welcome!!!

 

[lovingacans]

Hello everyone,

My name is Efrain Lara. I am married and I have a beautiful daughter. I like long walks on the beach ...lol jk on a serious note. I live in Carson. My wife and I take my daughter the LB aquarium often. We all enjoy watching the marine fish. I am planning on setting up a large fowlr and a small reef tank. I have some equipment already.

Aquac ev400 protein skimmer
Iwaki japan 20/55/100 pumps
Tek t5 six bulb fixture
Ro/Di
BRS pukani rock(200lb)

I need help finding a tank. I want to setup a +300g fowlr and a 150-120g reef. I have dedicated 10'x7'fish room and the fowlr will share the wall.(in-wall setup)

How sells large tanks at a reasonable price?

Thanks,
Efrain

Welcome....

We have a 305 gallon leemar star fire used sitting in the shop for sale. Cruise by and check it out. 84"x30"x28" There's a stand, canopy, older style tunze's and some odd's and ends that can go with it. I'll PM you a phone number.

 

[Efrainz28]

Thanks everyone for the kind words and motivation. I been pm and emailing for quotes. It's hard to decide on tank dimensions. I currently own two tanks one 48x24x24 with dual overflows. I don't like that the overflow take too much space. Also have a 84x24x24 with dual overflow. I don't like the depth. There plain glass and I would like starfire glass. I bought this tanks 5 years ago and never had water in them. They don't convince me so it's hard to set them up. I got them as a bundle but I regret getting them. (Impulse buy) I put them in my garage and time passed. I might sell them to fund the new tanks.

I will build my stand from metal and covered with wood. The larger tank will be In-wall.

 

[Six2seven]

Welcome to the forum. I'm in San Pedro so I'm close by. Let me know if you need help with anything. I always like to meet fellow reefers

 

[Assyrian fish guy]

like Chris said, " bigger is always better" give you more of a le way for things to go wrong, but at the same time. the bigger you go the bigger stuff your going to need. Which all means a lot more $$$$$. I personally went with a 84x30x24 with a external overflow box.

Good luck

 

[Efrainz28]

The plan is to build a smaller reef tank to test the water. If we don't like the cost of maintenance or my husbandry skill are not up to par. We can tear down the tank and sell it. The larger tank will be permanently setup, it will be in a wall. Fish only, don't need expensive light fixtures and no dosing needed. We can pay to have it serviced by a reputable LFS. That worst case scenario.

My wife and I have conversations about what we want. We need to be on the same page. I like reef tanks and she likes large non-reef safe fish. We visit the aquarium and we both enjoy watching the fish swim around. We agreed in wall setup was for us. Watching reef tanks was a different story, we didn't like not being able to see from the side. We agreed,setting up the tank in the open space was best for us.

It's all about $$$ and what we are willing to commit. We will try our best and I'm a DIY type of guy. Saving $$ is our goal but willing to spend $$ on the hobby. I have been amazed by the support of SCR members.