250 gallon saltwater fish tank aquarium, lion fish, tangs, clown fish

[brandonkr]

ok so how does the water work. if you use tap water then you need to contition it. then you gotta mix the salt. im just wondering cause i just got a 2 gallon freshwater lol and u just add water contitioner. how does it work with these bigger tanks?

[GUETECHDIVER]

City water has algie spoors, cilica,copper, and many other items that will add up over time. My tank evaporates 2.5 gallons a day! thats 912 gallons a year that has to be topped off. The bad items in water stay in the tank an build up over time. If you use water that is not DI or RO you will kill alot of fish. Once in a while topping off with water out of the tap will not hurt but all of the time will cause you head achs. I buy my water and change it every 10 days 50 gallons at a time.

[GUETECHDIVER]

I have been talking with my local shop about selling the above set up and going bigger. What I am thinking is 4 215 gallon tanks in a loop. 3 of them will run into the 4 tank being a common sump. This way I can have 3 different types of environments, Reef, large critter, and a tank that will have non reef safe fish and critters that could not live with the large fish. 2 of the tank will be on top side by side the other 2 will be side by side below. one of the lower ones being the sump.

[gonewiththewind001]

spectacular! it must cost you arms and legs!

[GUETECHDIVER]

I buy the water from the local shop then mix it at home in a 96 gallon plastic yard waste can. I buy the salt by the case. If you buy it this way every 4th bag is free. If I average the cost of salt,water,Ph buffer and Vit and minerals cost, it comes out to $120 month. This is changing 50 gallons of water every 10 days. It is mostly a fish only tank and that is why I can get away with only changing the water every 10 days. What also helps is the amount of rock I have helps biologically clean

[101020sarah]

awsome video i love fish i LOVE clown fish i love your colection of fish

[erazor20001]

You could really make something nice out of this big tank! Were are the corals? Just rocks look a little dead.... (and the clownfish would enjoy a anemone or something similar).

[GUETECHDIVER]

@erazor20001 when this vid was posted it was the end of the first stage, their wher no coral in the tank becouse the used rock had parasites and aptasia glass anemonies all over the rock. The natural criters that eat these pests also eat coral so if I had put corals o in the tank they would have been eaten by the benificial criters I added to eat all the bad pests. The tank is now 100 % clean of pest and all off the rock is covered in spong and coraline algie.

[belsole37]

Hey we just got a 250 gallon tank for the dive shop. What size filter would you suggest

[GUETECHDIVER]

@belsole37 The filter you want is the biggest that will fit below the tank if their is a cabinet. Sump style are the best. Their R many factors. My tank does not need a filter due to the amount of rock I have. All I need is wate flowing around the tank over the rock. Call me 14058636671

[MrTomster93]

what size tank would you need for them lion fish?

[GUETECHDIVER]

As long as it is a dwarf and no other fish where in the tank, I think a 20 gallon tank would work. I am planning on getting a 25 gallon Nano tank for my office at work and am going to put a Dwarf Lion fish in it. The larger lion fish need 55 gallon. 1-405-863-6671

[MrTomster93]

what kind of lion fish could fit in a 30 gallon, 130 litre tank?

[GUETECHDIVER]

I think their are 12 types of lionfish only 2 get large. The remaining 10 kinds are all Labeled "Dwarf" The 2 kinds I have are "Fuzzy Dwarf" and "Spotted Fin Dwaf" Lionfish The other name for spotted fin lion fish is P. Antennata which one of the most common dwarf lion fish. It also looks like the large Volitan to the untrained eye but stays around the size of an orange.

[GUETECHDIVER]

Type Dwarf Lion fish in Google and some good info about lion fish chioces will pop up, it will be at the top of the list from Reef keeping. com

[XtronGraphics]

Wow that is amazing,great tank nice job.

[littlecat34]

Nice!!! Im am starting a 150 gallon. Im doning the same thing you are im buying off dfmmas basically like dallas aquarium craigslist. IM about to buy a 150 gallon tank with built in overflows for $200 good deal!!!