My birthday is tomorrow and i might be getting some money, and i dunno what i'm going to buy. i am probably going to be upgrading to an 120 gallon in may, but i don't know what to start buying for it, i probably won't have enough to buy the tank itself, but surely there is something i can buy.. any suggestions?
What should I buy?
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Skimmer
Edit: Or media reactors
Edit: Or media reactors
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If I were going to do it again, I plan my sump based on what skimmer I had planned to go with. That's just me.
You seem pretty decided on a 120. If you aren't certain on the tank, don't buy anything. Save the money.
You seem pretty decided on a 120. If you aren't certain on the tank, don't buy anything. Save the money.
<p style="text-align:left"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family: Calibri"><span style="font-size: 13px">Speaking from experience… oh my. I built the first sump and never used it. the 2nd one was with the intentions on using a sea clone (not big enough skimmer) but I had no room. So I added a remote sump until I did my upgrade from the 75dt and sump to the 120dt and sump. </span></span>
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<p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Well I made enough room for the skimmer and filters when I decide to use them (two 4”
at the moment I have a 7” in it. but the problem is when I built this sump I was going to run 1” drains across the back side of the sump and decided to run 1-1/2 and I had to drop 2 of them on the right side at the end. I don’t know where I’m going to put the pump for my reactors yet. I have room on both sides if I use a MJ1200. I might be able to shoe horn a mag3 or 7 in the skimmer side but had I not changed my mind I would had had the room. </span></span>
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<p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family: Calibri"><span style="font-size: 13px">So in short get all of your happy stuff and drains and such and decide where everything is going to go and then build your sump</span></span>
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<p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size: 13px"><span style="font-family: Calibri">Well I made enough room for the skimmer and filters when I decide to use them (two 4”
at the moment I have a 7” in it. but the problem is when I built this sump I was going to run 1” drains across the back side of the sump and decided to run 1-1/2 and I had to drop 2 of them on the right side at the end. I don’t know where I’m going to put the pump for my reactors yet. I have room on both sides if I use a MJ1200. I might be able to shoe horn a mag3 or 7 in the skimmer side but had I not changed my mind I would had had the room. </span></span><p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family: Calibri"><span style="font-size: 13px"> </span></span>
<p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family: Calibri"><span style="font-size: 13px">So in short get all of your happy stuff and drains and such and decide where everything is going to go and then build your sump</span></span>
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I wouldn't buy anything until you know for sure what your doing. If nothing else use that for a deposit on your tank to lock u in
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Leopards are beautiful fish. Mysterybox can probably give some great advice for weening it to feed on frozen foods if yours isn't eating yet.
