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Jenene
04-19-2017, 09:14 PM
Finally. The tank is here and ready for water- a 43 gallon Red Sea Reefer 170. I am really happy with the quality. From the cabinet to the sump. They even made the sump and auto top off out of the high clarity glass. Thanks to you guys for all the help, suggestions, and encouragement, Lido, Ryan925, Debow, Yom, DatDiscusdude, Bizarro252 and sorry if I forgot anyone! Your ideas for the tank, skimmer, light and pump, tips and tricks, make it truly a "community tank".

After the last 2 days of putting it and all the equipment together I learned all directions are terrible. From the cabinet to the skimmer, sump plumbing even the arm to hold the light up had tiny print, microscopic blurry pictures, and no words make assembly a bit more than awful. I found a few helpful videos and considered the rest as puzzles to be figured out with some patience. I have to straighten the light, put a wave maker in and mount all the controllers but I am calling it a day. Have been brewing ro/di all day as well. Scaping is next and then just add water and salt and substrate which I completely forgot about!

Stay tuned for chapter 2!:D

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Ryan925
04-19-2017, 09:21 PM
Looks great! Exciting stuff

zippy
04-19-2017, 09:50 PM
Very cool.................
Zippy

Discus-n00b
04-19-2017, 10:06 PM
That's a fancy looking setup, looks great!

discuspaul
04-19-2017, 10:08 PM
Lookin' real good, Jenene - can't wait to see it all set up !

Jenene
04-19-2017, 10:14 PM
Looks great! Exciting stuff

Thanks buddy! :) Let's see how that pump fires up when the water goes in. Meters? Feet? Liters? Charts? :o

Jenene
04-19-2017, 10:15 PM
Very cool.................
Zippy

Thanks Zippy!

Jenene
04-19-2017, 10:18 PM
Lookin' real good, Jenene - can't wait to see it all set up !

Thanks so much! I can't wait either!

Jenene
04-19-2017, 10:20 PM
That's a fancy looking setup, looks great!

Thanks Matt! When I was putting the skimmer together I was thinking this is the cleanest it will ever be. Why do they make them white?:confused:

DatDiscusDude
04-19-2017, 11:08 PM
Very very cool! So clean and sleek and sexxxxy!!

Jenene
04-19-2017, 11:25 PM
Very very cool! So clean and sleek and sexxxxy!!

:grin: Thanks for that Dat! With that description we should be able to take it for a drive! It does have a new car smell-there is vibration/silencing mat on the floor of the cabinet that has that similar waft.

DatDiscusDude
04-20-2017, 10:22 AM
Wow! All the bells and whistles! So you ordered it brand new?

Ryan925
04-20-2017, 10:35 AM
When will you be asking your husband to build you a fish room?? ;)

Jenene
04-20-2017, 12:39 PM
Wow! All the bells and whistles! So you ordered it brand new?

I did... I got tired of messing around. I had already bought all the equipment for the other tank and there was no way I was going to return it. I had to buy another style of tank and then I would need a cabinet and a sump...The Red Sea came with the awesome sump, the cabinet and the auto top off which is the one thing I had not bought yet. I got the high clarity glass and the rimless design I had my eye on from the get go. So I could have gone another route and would have cost me the same unless I went with something used and I will never do that again. :eek: I just wanted to be successful and I knew I could with this tank and my equipment everyone here helped me research.

So to make a long answer short, Yes! :D

Jenene
04-20-2017, 12:44 PM
When will you be asking your husband to build you a fish room?? ;)

Ryan, my house is one big fish room...plus you know I can't even get him to put a faucet on the sink so I can get an adapter on it- so no fish room for me.:(

I am actually about to replace the washer hose that burst while I was hooking up the ro/di. I didn't even tell him. I went out and bought stainless steel ones to replace the rubber bombs that were on there before. I am betting he won't even notice. In fact I most likely saved us from a near future flood and that one would not have been my fault for once. :)

DatDiscusDude
04-20-2017, 03:09 PM
Any luck offing the other tank on CL? Or any plans to do something with it?

Jenene
04-20-2017, 03:42 PM
Any luck offing the other tank on CL? Or any plans to do something with it?

Not yet. I just moved it into the basement for now. I am going to just keep relisting it. May sell off the marine equipment separately. There is an Eshopps overflow box and a Hydor nano internal skimmer-both only 6 months old.

I think the tall tank would make a gorgeous planted tank but not for me. I will have my hands full with the other three tanks.

Thanks for asking though.:)

DatDiscusDude
04-20-2017, 03:56 PM
Not yet. I just moved it into the basement for now. I am going to just keep relisting it. May sell off the marine equipment separately. There is an Eshopps overflow box and a Hydor nano internal skimmer-both only 6 months old.

I think the tall tank would make a gorgeous planted tank but not for me. I will have my hands full with the other three tanks.

Thanks for asking though.:)

I bet some $ you have a gorgeous planted tank by July!! Lol!!!

Jenene
04-20-2017, 04:15 PM
I bet some $ you have a gorgeous planted tank by July!! Lol!!!

You are hilarious! Only if you have room for me and four tanks at your house. I would be escorted curbside by the hubby. :eek:

FYI I also come with a yellow lab, 2 Ragdoll cats and a fish pond. :p

rickztahone
04-20-2017, 04:57 PM
be advised, many have reported that the connection from tank to sump is a very weak point. If you can beef that up by either putting in better BH's or better connections, I would do so

Jenene
04-20-2017, 05:13 PM
be advised, many have reported that the connection from tank to sump is a very weak point. If you can beef that up by either putting in better BH's or better connections, I would do so

Thanks Ricardo I had heard that the pipes break if you try to take them back out. It is surprising to me that everything else is top quality and then they do that with the most necessary parts! I have planned on getting pvc to replace it. You are good! On top of your stuff! Thanks for that!

two utes
04-20-2017, 05:18 PM
Oh wow! Congratulations on the addition. I can't wait to see it all set up. Good luck

Jenene
04-20-2017, 05:33 PM
Oh wow! Congratulations on the addition. I can't wait to see it all set up. Good luck

Thanks so much Joe! I am having a blast with it now that I am on the right track.

rickztahone
04-20-2017, 07:42 PM
Thanks Ricardo I had heard that the pipes break if you try to take them back out. It is surprising to me that everything else is top quality and then they do that with the most necessary parts! I have planned on getting pvc to replace it. You are good! On top of your stuff! Thanks for that!

about a year ago I started research on salt water tanks. I know the ins and outs of setting up a tank, yet, I am still in progress with my build, lol.

Jenene
04-20-2017, 08:32 PM
about a year ago I started research on salt water tanks. I know the ins and outs of setting up a tank, yet, I am still in progress with my build, lol.

Yes, I am realizing this hobby takes patience. Discus are kind of instant gratification unless you are growing out fry or building your own sump!

Did you see people were ordering replacement parts inside the warranty times to be prepared when they break? :eek:

Thanks again for the heads up. I really appreciate it.

brewmaster15
04-20-2017, 09:46 PM
Far cry from what they had around when I did Salt water tanks In the 90's Lol. Looks great Jenene! Congrats on your new venture there. Can't wait to see how it all turns out!

al

Jenene
04-20-2017, 10:59 PM
Far cry from what they had around when I did Salt water tanks In the 90's Lol. Looks great Jenene! Congrats on your new venture there. Can't wait to see how it all turns out!

al

Thanks so much Al. It all started here, so I have you to thank.

The discus and I have settled into a nice routine. I would love a bigger built in discus tank but without reconstructing two rooms it will have to wait- so in the meantime I decided to give this a try.

I started poking around in the Marine section and found that these days small reef tanks can be done. I hear what you are saying. I tried my hand at a 55 gallon salt water tank years ago and became frustrated by not having the proper knowledge to do it correctly. The guys here have been more than great. I don't think I would have gotten to this point without them.

I had made some bad mistakes on my first tank selection but have finally been put back on track. This is going to be a challenge but lots of fun. I am looking forward to meeting some of the members who have been so generous with their time and knowledge in May.

Thanks Al! ;)