Weekly Discussion - Things you don't have

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Weekly Discussion - Things you don't have

What animals or equipment would you want that you don't currently have and why don't you have it, and why would you want it?


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[liquid]

I'd love to have a EuroReef skimmer. From everything I'm reading on the boards and references, they're a top notch skimmer. Reason I don't have it:

* I'm poor.
* No sump (except on this board of course).

Shane

 

[Anonymous]

Well I just got my favorite fish in the world, so I think I'm set for awhile. Wish I had a few more corals to spruse up the tank, but all in all I'm happy with my system...for once!

 

[Christyf5]

I'd like a chiller. I moved into a new house last year and the only spot for the tank was in the basement which I thought would be great for keeping the tank cool in the summer. However it seems that the basement gets pretty hot during the summer and the tank, while it is still flourishing at temperatures of 83-86F, is scaring the crap out of me. Besides that, the woodstove keeps the basement warm during the winter as well and gets the tank to about 83 in the evenings. :?
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[Anonymous]

I would like a school of lookdown fish because they are a cool schooling fish. I don't have them because I don't have a giant tank. Next house...

 

[fishfanatic2]

I'd like a bigger tank!!!!!!!!! Plus all the top-notch equipment that comes with it!

 

[Anonymous]

My 75 is done. It is also destined to be the sump on my next tank, the 300G built in. It's gonna be cherried out to the max. Maco reactor, maco smimmer, DIY sump, DIY nilson reactor, DIY water change system, auto top-off controlled by TWO float switches fed from RO/DI, DSB in 75G fuge, killer lights (undecided on exactly what, taking the maco course to help me decide). I think I might try an ozone generator. I don't really know why, other from Fergy and Chaoticreefer said they are good for something. I'm thinking a couple of Tunze Streams will the fancy controller for flow. I know alot of people will scream "closed loop", but I think the flow pattern of the streams is "da bomb".

I didn't mention a chiller as I am going to try and stay away from needing one. I'll add a chiller in I have to, but would like to eliminate the added power consumtion. The tank will have an open top, so it may be possible to keep the temp in-check without a chiller. We'll see.

This tank is going to be SPS dominate. It will also have space for my Gigas to grow for many years.

I can't wait!

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

I would like a life!



Ah, just joking,

I would like some fish for my tank. I am really getting tired of taking pics of crabs, bristle worms, brittle stars, and amophods.

I think I have waited long enough, its time to start hunting fish.

Oh, some thing I would do if I had the time and money, and a more understanding wife, is rip the sump out of the bottom of my cabinet, and move it to the basement and take it from 20 gal to about 50 gal.

I would not get a larger tank as I have my tank in the only available spot in my whole house.

Bryan

 

[Anonymous]

A house big enough to have a big tank in! Like a 300 gal!

Yep. a bigger tank.

B

 

[monkeyboy]

I want a magic xenia eating nudi to appear and wipe out all my xenia. Oh, and it's gotta eat anemonia too.

 

[LauraH]

What do I want?......Where to start....

Why don't I have it? Because I like having amenities such as electricity, running water, and food in my home. Sometimes doesn't leave much dough to blow.

Why do I want it? To broaden my experience within the hobby, learn new things, improve the diversity of animals that I can keep.

 

[Anonymous]

I want a magic xenia eating nudi to appear and wipe out all my xenia. Oh, and it's gotta eat anemonia too.

Wish you were a bit closer, I'd take some of those xenia from you!

 

[dgasmd]

Equipment I would want:

*Replace my current 96x36x24 tank for a 120x48x30 tank
* replace my current 4x400 watt ushio lighting with 3x1000 ushio in the new tank
*Wished I had moved already to do the above in a tank room.
*Wished I had a 2 HP chiller that runs off solar power.
*Wished I had 3 more AM3000 for the close loops in the new tank
*a 200 watt UV unit. Yes, you read it right.

Animals:

*50 new frags of SPS including extremely hard to find acroporas.
*20 new frags of different encrusting montiporas
*800 snails
*a black tang
*some fish that boraciously eats bryopsis
*an assortment of large angels like blue face, queen, majestic, etc for the above tank.
*an assortment of coco worms
*10 more cleaner shrimps.

I guess that isa good start for now. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

I really want a pH probe and one of these computerized aquarium monitor dealies.

Reason I don't have one is because I am poor.

 

[Anonymous]

as someone else said.....chiller. big enough for the whole house, i am freakin' dying in here.

 

[TrevorRobertson]

I would really like to have MH lights but I don't as they cost to much and I don't want that much light in the room. It is so bright right now!

I also would like a Canon 10D with a great macro lens so that I could take better pictures don't have that becuase I don't have the cash.

 

[mkirda]

Just want to retire somewhere warm, buy a decent small house, and go snorkelling on 'my reef' every day...

Until then, I think I will live with the equipment I have. Well, maybe I still need that Nikkor 105mm macro lens...

Regards.
Mike Kirda

 

[Anonymous]

A 400 gallon, in wall, 3 side viewable cuboid pseudokreisel, stocked with three or four Chrysaora fuscescens. Large fluidized bed, fractionator, chiller for life support.

Oh yeah, a house to put it in would be nice too.

 

[Anonymous]

Galleon, could you repeat that in plain english, so us common folks know what your talking about? :wink:

Louey

 

[Anonymous]

Louey, You saw both at Mote.

The 3 side pseudokreisel had the moon jellyfish in it, and the Chrysaora fuscescens were in the other (stretched) pseudokreisel.