Help the 200 gallon Innovative Marine External Peninsula Thread

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Well, it's just on paper at this point, but come November...

Was in the hobby a decade, a decade ago. Things have changed. Help please.

Recommendations on lights, skimmers, sumps, wavemakers, and controllers are very welcome, if you have time to make a suggestion?

Budget to top end, i normally mix it up...

Was thinking i wanted to try to stick to a cohesive all in one system as much as possible. But open to suggestions.

Happy to buy used too, just message me.

Living in Gig Harbor Washington and will need live rock or dry rock, if have suggestions.

Fish in quarantine, coral in seperate quarantine, while waiting for new aquarium to arrive.

 

[One Reefing Boi]

following!

 

[fishguy242]

hi,nice!! following along,octopus regal skimmer

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Octopus lools amazing! This one correct?

My buddy also has a used Lifereef, one of these:

Which one is better? Or keep looking?

 

[fishguy242]

holy crapcakes batman!!! ..3500 smackers for the tank and standwow ,does that include the sump and plumbing??,and a mini van with low miles they deliver it in,..i vote octopus ,just recommend the 200sss instead of the int,excellent skimmer

 

[Acros]

Wouldnt an internal overflow be a cleaner look on a peninsula? No visible plumping.

 

[fishguy242]

i am all for the external on peninsula ,business is all on ''''back" end

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Wouldnt an internal overflow be a cleaner look on a peninsula? No visible plumping.

I hear you, but I'm just not into the internal overflow lookwise and taking up aquarium space wise. Plus there will be a hole in the wall for the overflow and plumbing. The wall abuts the fishroom

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

i am all for the external on peninsula ,business is all on ''''back" end

Super cool!

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

holy crapcakes batman!!! ..3500 smackers for the tank and standwow ,does that include the sump and plumbing??,and a mini van with low miles they deliver it in,..i vote octopus ,just recommend the 200sss instead of the int,excellent skimmer

$3399.00 they dont charge u tax unless in california, which i appreciate because its the correct reading of the law and internet sales and personal jurisdiction. (Its up to the buyer to pay the tax on their own because IM has no physical presence in my state)

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Fun shot, clam lagoon, in quarantine tank, waking up this afternoon. Two more baby blues on the way

 

[Rausch]

Octopus lools amazing! This one correct?

My buddy also has a used Lifereef, one of these:

Which one is better? Or keep looking?

Just picked up the Regal Octopus, so far im loving it

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Frag tank is filling up. Tang gang coming tomorrow and heading to quartine tanks

 

[Tankkeepers]

Looking good

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Quarantines are up and running. Two months until delivery of 200 gallon peninsula. Fish are wisely hiding in basement from wife Fortunately she doesn't like sushi.

 

[fishguy242]

hi,what cha got hiding down there?

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

There is definitely a convict tang... fitting since i'm one wrong purchase from the slammer! Lol

 

[fishguy242]

i see him,is that a purple,and a flame too..

 

[Mywifeisgunnakillme]

Converting the garage in the new house into a man room. Combining the hobbies in a fun way hopefully: Brewing, distilling, reefing, and general wood working and welding.

Peninsula tank will be a room devider with a bar around it. Scratched it out on some graph paper, went to home depot, and started framing.

- Epoxied floor.
- Installed hot water and cold water lines all over.
- Built fishroom/multipurpose room.

- still needs trim and painting, and electrical, etc., but coming along...

Wife hates how much time it's taking.... But i still have a pulse!

Working to finish every weekend. Tank arriving in a couple weeks, likely, so deadline!

 

[Dev795]

Looking forward to it, going to fellow this build