Author Topic: $20 750gal reef tank (Read 6898 times)

scott wilson · « **on:** August 21, 2007, 19:16:26 »

verper · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2007, 19:22:24 »

micki · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2007, 19:27:31 »

Too funny!

Viggen · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2007, 20:13:39 »

A friend did that a year or so ago when he switched from a 300g to a 500g

3 months into using the pool it broke & he lost some amazing fish.

12+ in emperor
12+ in Sohal
10+ Anularus

& a dozen other larg+ fish most of which were Angels

micki · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2007, 20:31:23 »

Was your friend going to leave the fish in there indefinitely?

REDPYRO · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2007, 20:36:46 »

I built a 2000 gal tank in my basement out of plywood and some old windows i found in the trash. a little marine paint and just add fish

aquavista99 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2007, 20:43:02 »

Very nice. You just need to add a puffer fish and a few sea urchins to complete the curing reef!

scott wilson · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2007, 20:45:36 »

why a puffer?

micki · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2007, 21:33:37 »

Quote from: REDPYRO on August 21, 2007, 20:36:46

I built a 2000 gal tank in my basement out of plywood and some old windows i found in the trash. a little marine paint and just add fish

Pictures please...

ohioreef · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2007, 22:53:09 »

Quote from: REDPYRO on August 21, 2007, 20:36:46

I built a 2000 gal tank in my basement out of plywood and some old windows i found in the trash. a little marine paint and just add fish

I thought your dad built it..........

aquavista99 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2007, 22:56:20 »

Quote from: scott wilson on August 21, 2007, 20:45:36

why a puffer?

Yes, your 750g reef needs an Atlantic Porcupine puffer!

The Porcupine puffer has an additional defense â€“ it is covered with sharp spines that stick straight out when the fish puffs out. Just what every inflatable reef needs.

aquavista99 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2007, 22:58:44 »

Quote from: micki on August 21, 2007, 21:33:37

Pictures please...

I found the thread ... of the 2000g basement reef!!!!

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=584220

mhhauser321 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2007, 23:23:49 »

Thats Funny, I bet you wouldn't want to send your kids to go swimming in that thing though.

micki · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2007, 07:10:08 »

Quote from: ohioreef on August 21, 2007, 22:53:09

I thought your dad built it..........

LOL LOL LOL that is FUNNY!!!

REDPYRO · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2007, 07:16:28 »

aqua thats not my tank...way to high class

and gary depending on the day i tell the story and who is around it tends to change

scott wilson · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2007, 09:00:43 »

Quote from: REDPYRO on August 22, 2007, 07:16:28

depending on the day i tell the story and who is around it tends to change

What subject do you teach in school?

scott wilson · « **Reply #16 on:** August 22, 2007, 09:02:07 »

Quote from: aquavista99 on August 21, 2007, 22:56:20

Yes, your 750g reef needs an Atlantic Porcupine puffer!

The Porcupine puffer has an additional defense â€“ it is covered with sharp spines that stick straight out when the fish puffs out. Just what every inflatable reef needs.

AH LOL

Viggen · « **Reply #17 on:** August 22, 2007, 09:17:40 »

Quote from: micki on August 21, 2007, 20:31:23

Was your friend going to leave the fish in there indefinitely?

No, he sold his 300g to give get money for the 500g+ tank

He took longer then he expected to install the 500g+ (he made the stand, canopy, sponge filter, fuge & all that stuff) & unfortunately a hole developed & he lost everything. A fish could of simply bit the side getting some algae to eat.....

REDPYRO · « **Reply #18 on:** August 22, 2007, 11:53:43 »

Quote from: scott wilson on August 22, 2007, 09:00:43

What subject do you teach in school?

social studies and science and depending on the day also depends on who won the civil war and whether or not their is gravity on earth

REDPYRO · « **Reply #19 on:** August 22, 2007, 11:55:16 »

someone see if they can find that thread on RC....

there was a guy (in asia i think) built a tank out of cinder blocks - freshwater tank i believe, but link on RC

the tank was a room on the back of his house. i never saw it finished that i recall but it was halarious. it was pretty funny that he was trying to do it...had tons of pics

verper · « **Reply #20 on:** August 22, 2007, 17:20:36 »

There was also the thread on RC (I think) of the guy who started to build his new house and was suppose to turn his entire basement into a tank. Somewhere along the line, logic took over and he abandoned the idea.

REDPYRO · « **Reply #21 on:** August 22, 2007, 20:46:21 »

maybe that was it??? was it in asia or the far east someplace?

ohioreef · « **Reply #22 on:** August 23, 2007, 20:14:12 »

I heard that you were going to get an Ocean King skimmer as well!!

ohioreef · « **Reply #23 on:** August 23, 2007, 20:14:51 »

Quote from: verper on August 22, 2007, 17:20:36

There was also the thread on RC (I think) of the guy who started to build his new house and was suppose to turn his entire basement into a tank. Somewhere along the line, logic took over and he abandoned the idea.

I had started to follow that, but then a couple of the people got banned for some reason and then it kinda fell by the wayside.

micki · « **Reply #24 on:** August 23, 2007, 20:40:09 »

Got banned??? NO! Say it isn't so!!!

REDPYRO · « **Reply #25 on:** August 23, 2007, 21:16:10 »

other websites ban people?

ohioreef · « **Reply #26 on:** August 23, 2007, 21:42:57 »

Quote from: REDPYRO on August 23, 2007, 21:16:10

other websites ban people?

I know, it's hard to believe, isn't it?!? LOL

micki · « **Reply #27 on:** August 23, 2007, 21:47:19 »

Quote from: ohioreef on August 23, 2007, 21:42:57

I know, it's hard to believe, isn't it?!? LOL

Thia can NOT be true!!!

scott wilson · « **Reply #28 on:** August 24, 2007, 00:42:33 »

well the tank has a light and some salt. Need to get more tomorrow LOL

verper · « **Reply #29 on:** August 24, 2007, 05:35:55 »

For more light, just open the garage door

micki · « **Reply #30 on:** August 24, 2007, 06:57:12 »

Natural light! That's the best!

mrs. justcoral · « **Reply #31 on:** August 24, 2007, 08:36:35 »

Quote from: verper on August 24, 2007, 05:35:55

For more light, just open the garage door

Ya, you'd think that was an option, and that's what I told him, but noooooo he had to go hook up a chain to our garage door tracks and hang a 400wt. MH over the pool!!! I don't understand why we couldn't just open the garage door! He said it would get too hot.

micki · « **Reply #32 on:** August 24, 2007, 08:53:20 »

Is the garage air conditioned?

mrs. justcoral · « **Reply #33 on:** August 24, 2007, 08:55:46 »

REDPYRO · « **Reply #34 on:** August 24, 2007, 11:31:05 »

ac unit probably cheaper than MH lighting, startup cost and monthly bill.

that place down south uses a greenhouse.

mrs. justcoral · « **Reply #35 on:** August 24, 2007, 14:11:05 »

Well, he already had the light/ballast and compared to our $660 electric bill, it's probably not adding that much. We would have to keep the garage door up to let the light in...so that would make the a/c unit pointless.

REDPYRO · « **Reply #36 on:** August 24, 2007, 16:56:55 »

indeed

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