Marine/ Freshwater Aquarium People here?
 

Thought I would see if any of you are marine or freshwater enthusiasts?

Here is my tank (300 Gallon system/ 180 gallon display/ all custom and embedded into my house):

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...50166468_n.jpg

thats a real nice setup. i have always wanted a custom tank and have the perfect place for one at my house.

thats freshwater? whats the yellow fish in there?

sure looks like salt to me

Yeah sorry marine aquariums are saltwater for those who don't know. Mine is a saltwater tank. That yellow fish is a Hawaiian Yellow Tang.

Years ago I tried my hand at a fresh water tank. With time I became frustrated with my useless attempts to make a fish community that would live together peacefully and finally gave everything to a friend who was more patient than I was.

i thought so... and what i would do... salt water. once again great setup.

Thanks. I am probably half the price of my FRS into it. haha. oops.

Dang...! For that size of a tank I must ask if I can please see how you set up your sump with all its media...

I don't have pictures right now but basically it's a 125gallon tank with a large skimmer and tons of live rock / a refugium.

I realize this is a really poor picture, but it is the only one I have of the sump/ refugium right now.

http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/IMG_9579.jpg

Nice! Is the sump downstairs or something? Damn...

Yeah that is actually in the garage. You can see the return/ drain lines there in the middle near the skimmer. Both are 1.75 inch pvc, but the return line starts as a piece of hot tub vinyl piping. The door next to the tank is the control room for the house (HVAC/ Water Heater etc) and will eventually house a controller for the dosing pumps etc. I wish I had a little more money to dump into this right now, but my lps are growing fine, so it is less of a priority until I catch the SPS itch.

Nice set up, Tanuki. We have a 45 gallon Freshwater tank. We'd like to have saltwater tank eventually, but the space, time, and money are still being discussed. Freshwater is a breeze when it comes to maintenance.

Freshwater is easier, but I love thinking that there really is no limit to the creatures I will find for my tank. I think I am right on the edge of minimum tank requirements for the coral/ bamboo sharks too. Freshwater is cool though. I love some of the planted set ups I have seen.