Lobster Tank Conversion
- Thread starter Angelphish
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- conversion help lobster tank
Just pulled the unit out. It was only held in by four screws, and the hardest one to unscrew was missing (thank god).
I'm planning on fixing the cord (The plug got snipped off, not sure how) tomorrow, along with the tubing. Hopefully I can plug it in and test everything out. After that everything may happen a little slower, since I have to get the money to set everything up (salt, rock, gravel, lights, heaters, etc...).
Looks good. Yep...just rejoin the hose and fire her up. You might have to cap or rejoin the 1" coming from the skimmer box. Obviously something was removed and missing from the setup. I would not cut open the sump under the stand. It is a closed cavity. Any sump opening under the stand will allow the tank to drain from the bottom drain and underwater return.
I saw the pvc that was missing, and I can fix that just as easily as the broken cord. I'm glad that this is turning out to be as cheap as it is. I would have already been $500-800 down if I bought a 60 gal, stand, and sump new.
Any suggestions on fish? I was thinking 4-6 clowns, 2 cardinal fish, and 2-4 fire fish. I was also planning on getting others that I like as I see them. Before I buy any fish I don't know about, I would ask them if it would be a good beginner salwater fish, and I've found their information about fish very accurate, so I wouldn't have trouble believing them.
$500-800 for a 60g???? Since you frequent CL, here's a deal in your region 250g reef ready $750 https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/for/5631845607.html
By sump I mean the sump, media, protein skimmer, pump, and other parts I may need.
