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A friend of mine was lucky, or unlucky, enough to acquire a 90 bowfront tank that probably in it's prime was very nice. Specs below:
90 Bow Front
Dual 250 or 400w Halide with CF actinic
1/10 HP Chiller
Apex Controller
Some sort of injection skimmer
Calcium reactor
100 or more # of LR
Yellow Tang
Ocellaris Clown Pair
Target Dragnet
PJ Cardinal
The problem is this:
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No that's not all Star Polyp:
It's this stuff
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Topping of all that there is a really bad flat worm problem.
I hated to break the news to them about the issues with the tank and I believe the news was taken quite hard. My suggestion was to remove all the rock, sell what they could of the two large SPS corals and large RBTA and bleach the rock. To someone that just started in the hobby that's a ton of work. I told them I would help but since they own a Mobile Car Detailing business and a Landscaping business they are really busy this time of year.
My suggestion to them are the following:
1. Sell the Halide fixture, Calcium reactor, and APEX.
2. Pull the rock and bleach it.
3. Pull the sand and get rid of it.
Run the tank with freshwater and vinegar for a couple days to get rid of anything lingering.
With the money made from the sale of the equipment buy some live rock and some fresh sand.
What they want is a low maintenance good looking saltwater tank. They showed me some pictures of a couple angle fish they like. I was thinking get them set-up with a FOWLR tank. They do currently have a planted freshwater tank so they are not totally new to the aquarium hobby.
Anyone else have any suggestions?
90 Bow Front
Dual 250 or 400w Halide with CF actinic
1/10 HP Chiller
Apex Controller
Some sort of injection skimmer
Calcium reactor
100 or more # of LR
Yellow Tang
Ocellaris Clown Pair
Target Dragnet
PJ Cardinal
The problem is this:
No that's not all Star Polyp:
It's this stuff
Topping of all that there is a really bad flat worm problem.
I hated to break the news to them about the issues with the tank and I believe the news was taken quite hard. My suggestion was to remove all the rock, sell what they could of the two large SPS corals and large RBTA and bleach the rock. To someone that just started in the hobby that's a ton of work. I told them I would help but since they own a Mobile Car Detailing business and a Landscaping business they are really busy this time of year.
My suggestion to them are the following:
1. Sell the Halide fixture, Calcium reactor, and APEX.
2. Pull the rock and bleach it.
3. Pull the sand and get rid of it.
Run the tank with freshwater and vinegar for a couple days to get rid of anything lingering.
With the money made from the sale of the equipment buy some live rock and some fresh sand.
What they want is a low maintenance good looking saltwater tank. They showed me some pictures of a couple angle fish they like. I was thinking get them set-up with a FOWLR tank. They do currently have a planted freshwater tank so they are not totally new to the aquarium hobby.
Anyone else have any suggestions?
