What would you put in 165G tank off EBAY

dirtybilge

dirtybilge

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I just won a 165 Gallon tank off <a href="http://WWW.----.COM" target="_blank">WWW.----.COM</a> for $401.00 with cabnet stand and hood. It come with all the pumlbing and sump. I will need a pump, lights and skimmer and heaters. the dimetions are 60" long, 24" front to back, 30" high. I am going to put my Icecap 660 on it with 4 four foot bulbs and two 250W Icecap powered MH. for a skimmer i will add probaly add a etss downdraft or inline berlin. This will be a reef tank with just a center island of live rock covered with corals maybe 50-60 LBS of live rock, so there will be alot of room for fish, I just wan to know what you guys would add to this tank, i was thinking alone the like of sialfin tang, flame angle, 3-5 baggi cards, flame hawkfish, lawnmower blenny, sohal tang, sevilariuos butterfly, maybe a tusk fish, emperor angle, maroon clown. I will not add all these fish, just some of them. No triggers. any suggestions of a good starting line up i would appeciate, I will order all my fish form this site and <a href="http://www.***********.com" target="_blank">www.***********.com</a> I also keep my 65 reef as a qt tank so I can buy more than 1 fish at once. I will cycle with live rock and a deep sand bed. Anyone selling a cheap cal. reactor?
thanks ED :p
 
trailer trash

trailer trash

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6 inch deep sand bed for starts.More live rock. No bio-balls. No berlin skimmer.
I would only keep one(maybe two) tang in a five foot tank.
Sure hope that this tank is not scratched or leaks.
Many used tanks I have seen are sratched.
 
thered

thered

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I was looking for a tank on e-bay, but I didn't see any. What did you look under? You got a good deal. Even if it has a scratch or two.
 
musipilot

musipilot

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There are a ton of tanks on ----...just type FISH TANK as your search. I got both of my main tanks and all my extra tanks from ----.
 
blueberryboomer

blueberryboomer

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WOW! Thats a Great price, I wish I would have seen it, you would have had some compatition! Lisa <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" />
 
von_rahvin

von_rahvin

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I would put in more LR for sure
you do not have to have 6 inchs of LS you can have anywhere from 3-6. I would err more towards the 4-5 range. 6 IMO is just too much and starts to look silly. I have a berlin on my reef and i am very happy with it. Also remember to buy the biggest pump you overflows can handle. THe more LR you have the more fishies you can have. Also i would not put more than 2 tangs, that is the absolute max for a shorter tank like that.
other wise good luck. Now i am going to have to start looking on ---- for fishie tanks.
 
marco

marco

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I heard that you should only have 1 tang or 3 or more tangs never just 2. they tend to fight. I'm no expert on tangs or anything, just something i heard.
 
dirtybilge

dirtybilge

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When i look on ---- for tank i enter "fish tank" "reef tank" and "aquarium" and list highest prices first. This will show you all the tanks for sale. there a nice 9 footer on sale right now. and yes it is going ito an apartment.
 
dirtybilge

dirtybilge

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Do you have a site that i can buy a Euro skimmer at, I will buy the best skimmer for this tank, I know how important they are! Whats wrong with the berlins?
 
rockster

rockster

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Marine depot has it and ships it free. If you are registered member. My Aqua C EV-180 is due to arrive tomorrow. :D
 
dirtybilge

dirtybilge

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goldfish thanks so much for all your links i will buy one of these skimmers, I will use an Eheim for some extra bio and mech filtration.
 
blueberryboomer

blueberryboomer

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Dirtybilge, are you picking up the tank or having it shipped to you? If shipped would you mind telling me how much it cost to have it shipped to you? Thanks in advance! Lisa
 
dirtybilge

dirtybilge

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The tank is only a cuople blocks away from me I live on the upper west side of Manhattan, I am aready rounding up my strongest friends, I think I am going to have to wait till monday to pick it up. I think I will either buy an Euroreef or an EV-180 or 240 with iwaki pumps, what kind of fish would you guys throw in this tank? Can I add a red sea sailfin with my pacific sailfin?
 
S

sinner's girl

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what would I add?
pair of clowns, yellow tang, 6-line wrasse (or maybe the lunar wrasse if it would get along with the tang and clowns). Then of course inverts. I like to give my fish lots of room to play in...the two clowns we have now swim all over tank...
 
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