New 110 - Looking for feedback

[SarahPSl]

I've recently upgraded from my first tank (30 gallon) to a 110. I'd love to hear some feedback from those of you with more experience.

Thanks
Sarah

[BA]

Looks great, awesome anemone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[::pete::]

Nice upgrade ... couple gallons extra!!

[SarahPSl]

Thanks :D

Yes, it feels like a huge jump. I'm still a little nervous that I've done something wrong.

I've learned a bunch from the people who contribute to this site.

Thanks to all.

Sarah

[TexasState]

How noisy is your drain. Do you have a durso pipes mod in your tank yet?

[dan203]

nice tank, love that piece of purple rock on the right side.

[NaCl_H2O]

Sarah, looks outstanding!! Next you will want something a little bit bigger :grin:

You will love the 110, that's a great size and you can accomplish so much more than with your 30.

The rock looks great, but it may be a little light in the amount of live rock for a 110 (looks like maybe 100 lbs?) - what other filtration do you have besides the skimmer?

[RobertG]

tank looks great!

[scuba_steveo]

same comment as all the others....looks great!

[SarahPSl]

Thanks so much for the encouraging comments.

I am going to make the Durso's this weekend and am considering going with 2" stand pipes vs the 1". Are there pros/cons with a 2"?

I think I have about 140 lbs of LR now and was afraid that I was taking up too much of the sand. I also want to create some interesting swimming areas. Should I pile more up in the back?

I have a few pounds of LR in my sump but no other filtration besides the skimmer. I will explore a fuge when I can find a large wet/dry for the right price. Is there anything else I can do in the meantime?

Thanks again for the comments and suggestions.

Sarah

[SarahPSl]

My pride and joy. The female is the first fish I bought last July. I've had the anemone for about a year now. Sorry the pics are so big, I'm working on making them smaller.

[NaCl_H2O]

140lbs sounds pretty good, and I wouldn't mess much with your aquascape by pilling on more rock - it looks really good! Maybe a shelf piesce or two to create some shade for less light tolerant specimens in the future?

Your filtration may be a little light as the bio-load increaes, but probably OK for now. The addition of a Fuge or more LR in a sump, or a Wet/Dry, or some combination of all of these is worth considering ... and let's you keep "improving" your system ... it is a hobby after all :-D

On the 2" vs. 1" - Unless you have a HUGE volume of water, 1" standpipes should be fine. The downside to 2" is any plumbing (Elbows, etc.) require more physical space. Also 2" PVC requires a hacksaw or other method to cut whereas 1" and smaller can be cut with a ratcheting PVC cutter which is much easier. If you have two standpipes, you may want to consider using 1" on the standpipes, but increase to 1.5" or 2" in the plumbing where they join together before dumping into the sump? This would give some future increase capacity when you add your second and third tanks to your system :-D :-D

Enjoy - looks great!

[Andrew]

very nice, I like the stand and canopy. I woudn't add any more rock either, You'll need places to add corals and allow room for vertical and horizontal growth and swimming space for fish. very nice. Keep posting pics as the system develops.

Andrew

[matt]

You have plenty of rock; your sand bed will do a lot of the filtration. As far as the standpipes go, they work alot better if they're a larger diameter than the bulkheads; like if you have standard 1" bulkheads you should make 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" standpipes. I don't think you'll be able to fit 2" dursos in overflow boxes that are typical size. I'd go 1 1/4". Nobody seems to know why they work so much better if they're a little bigger than the bulkhead, but it's definitely the case. Probably something to do with friction in the pipe slowing the drain a bit.

Nice tank-makes me miss my 110.