help with new setup

novanosis · 05-13-2008, 11:04 AM

I recently bought a 40 gal breeder, a 46 gal bow front. I want to make the display tank the 46 gal, and the breeder the SUMP/REFUGE. I feel I best ask you what I can do to make this work. My stand can hold both tanks so the 40 gal will be on the bottom. My filtration is a Ehiem 2229 and a 150 gal. How can I make the sump work? What hose pumps for return can I use? Overflow box etc...thanks in advance !

blue_eyes53813 · 05-13-2008, 11:40 AM

HI, I love my Life reef over flow. I am not good at return pumps and things like that.. Jeff at life reef know what pumps will work with each over flow. Send him a email.. Lifereef Filter Systems

Dentoid · 05-13-2008, 11:54 AM

Life Reef is an excellent company to get the equipmnet you will need. You have some very good resources right there in Chicago. We have members there that I'm sure would be glad to give you a helping hand!

I'll let them chime in rather than volunteering them.

Happy reefing!

fishnu · 05-13-2008, 12:08 PM

Naperville here.

Tell us more about what you want in your tank. No mermaid tanks until I get mine.

novanosis · 05-13-2008, 05:37 PM

Well I want a 100% Softy Display tank, with two fish. Chevron Tang, and maybe a 6-line wrasse.

I want PC, or T5 HO lighting. The 40 gal breeder will have to be a fuge, but my skimmer is hang on so I am not sure how it will work. It is a SeaClone 150. Any Ideas advice would be helpful. I have currently a 24 gal nano reef, which has thrived very well for the past 5 months. I have not lost any fish and coraline algae has started to grow without any treatment.

Thanks in advance

lcstorc · 05-13-2008, 06:59 PM

Chevron Tang is way to big for that size tank. Mine would barely have enought room to turn around.

brandon · 05-14-2008, 03:08 AM

Do you have enough room under your stand to set the protein skimmer on the outside on the refuge?

crazylion · 05-15-2008, 12:42 AM

yes skimmer will fit

funkpolice · 05-15-2008, 07:52 PM

I would invest in a different skimmer if you can. I had one of those when I first got my tank, it was really hard to adjust, and didn't do a very good job. I lost your number, and don't have your pm any more, so I don't know if you're still interested in some Xenia, but if you are, I still have some. It sounds like you're getting a pretty sweet upgrade, I can't wait to see some pictures. I want a fuge.
bill

novanosis · 05-16-2008, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue_eyes53813

HI, I love my Life reef over flow. I am not good at return pumps and things like that.. Jeff at life reef know what pumps will work with each over flow. Send him a email.. Lifereef Filter Systems

Ok which one will be enough for my 46gal? The single box or double?

Also what return pump should I use?

novanosis · 05-16-2008, 09:45 AM

For now it will have to do. My budget is restricting me from upgrading right now.

ill pm you.

05-13-2008, 11:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
novanosis Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 71 View Gallery Karma Komment	help with new setup I recently bought a 40 gal breeder, a 46 gal bow front. I want to make the display tank the 46 gal, and the breeder the SUMP/REFUGE. I feel I best ask you what I can do to make this work. My stand can hold both tanks so the 40 gal will be on the bottom. My filtration is a Ehiem 2229 and a 150 gal. How can I make the sump work? What hose pumps for return can I use? Overflow box etc...thanks in advance !

05-13-2008, 11:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 fully trained mod,,,its my fault~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,097 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help with new setup HI, I love my Life reef over flow. I am not good at return pumps and things like that.. Jeff at life reef know what pumps will work with each over flow. Send him a email.. Lifereef Filter Systems __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

05-13-2008, 11:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with new setup Life Reef is an excellent company to get the equipmnet you will need. You have some very good resources right there in Chicago. We have members there that I'm sure would be glad to give you a helping hand! I'll let them chime in rather than volunteering them. Happy reefing! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

05-13-2008, 12:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
fishnu Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 998 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help with new setup Naperville here. Tell us more about what you want in your tank. No mermaid tanks until I get mine. __________________ *I'd rather be good slow than bad fast.* Fishnu, Lord of Fishes Mantis Shrimp Club My Tank Thread The Wisdom of Fishnu - Mistakes on the path. 75 Gal Refurbished and Refinished Dutch Aquariums System Tank drilled with 2 1.5" bulkheads and 30 Gal Sump / Refugium Combo; 90 Lbs Fiji LR; ASM G2; OR6500 Pump; 2 Koralia Nanos; 2 150W HQI 2 96W Actinics; Gamma 25w UV; Kent Maxxima Hi S 60GPD RO/DI. Amphiprion percula (OMEN); Sphaeramia nematoptera (CODY); stenopus hispidus (PIMP THE SHRIMP); Selected hermits and snails. Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pink Acanthastrea (Lord?), Zoas, selected mushrooms (Rhodactis, Actinodiscus, Sarcophyton ...). Looking for mermaid.

05-13-2008, 05:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
novanosis Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 71 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with new setup Well I want a 100% Softy Display tank, with two fish. Chevron Tang, and maybe a 6-line wrasse. I want PC, or T5 HO lighting. The 40 gal breeder will have to be a fuge, but my skimmer is hang on so I am not sure how it will work. It is a SeaClone 150. Any Ideas advice would be helpful. I have currently a 24 gal nano reef, which has thrived very well for the past 5 months. I have not lost any fish and coraline algae has started to grow without any treatment. Thanks in advance

05-13-2008, 06:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 17,965 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help with new setup Chevron Tang is way to big for that size tank. Mine would barely have enought room to turn around. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

05-14-2008, 03:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
brandon Fire Coral Join Date: May 2008 Location: elk grove Posts: 73 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help with new setup Do you have enough room under your stand to set the protein skimmer on the outside on the refuge?

05-15-2008, 12:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
crazylion Tubeworm Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 25 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help with new setup yes skimmer will fit

05-15-2008, 07:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
funkpolice Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 398 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with new setup I would invest in a different skimmer if you can. I had one of those when I first got my tank, it was really hard to adjust, and didn't do a very good job. I lost your number, and don't have your pm any more, so I don't know if you're still interested in some Xenia, but if you are, I still have some. It sounds like you're getting a pretty sweet upgrade, I can't wait to see some pictures. I want a fuge. bill

05-16-2008, 09:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
novanosis Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 71 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help with new setup For now it will have to do. My budget is restricting me from upgrading right now. ill pm you.

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