Rimless Tanks!

Ryan Moeller · May 10, 2016

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RyanCSGO said:
nice! my wife teaches Dance. their Big competition at the end of the season is always in Vegas. so i tag along to make bad decisions

As in more stuff for your tank? Lol

Reefermadness73 · May 10, 2016

Ryan Moeller said:
How much did that setup run ya?

Haha... I don't add up my receipts. But it was close to 4K empty with dry rockscape and I bought the tank used from someone who never set it up. It was still boxed up but I got a good deal on it

FMF0331 · May 10, 2016

First picture 200 gallons ( hoping to see water soon )
Second picture , my SPS garden .
Third picture , 55 cube

Ryan Moeller · May 10, 2016

Reefermadness73 said:
Haha... I don't add up my receipts. But it was close to 4K empty with dry rockscape and I bought the tank used from someone who never set it up. It was still boxed up but I got a good deal on it

I keep hearing around 4K. Lol. Found a Reef Savvy 103gal on here with stand and canopy for $800

Ryan Moeller · May 10, 2016

FMF0331 said:
First picture 200 gallons ( hoping to see water soon )
Second picture , my SPS garden .
Third picture , 55 cube

Can I borrow all 3 of those for 6 months so I can sit and stare at them in my house? Great looking setups!

FMF0331 · May 10, 2016

Ryan Moeller said:
Can I borrow all 3 of those for 6 months so I can sit and stare at them in my house? Great looking setups!

Sure , I need to save some money.

Ryan Moeller · May 10, 2016

FMF0331 said:
Sure , I need to save some money.

Sounds good! I'll help pay for a rental truck! Let me know if you need directions.

Oceansize · May 10, 2016

I love the look of rimless tanks but the evaporation rate is insane. Probably over 300% greater evap rate compared to when it's covered. That's MY experience of course, others will vary. I guess I'm extra sensitive because we're five years into a drought and are under voluntary water rationing.

Plus, rimless also limits what kind of fish you can keep. As in, no jumpers.

Food for thought.

Reefermadness73 · May 10, 2016

Ryan Moeller said:
I keep hearing around 4K. Lol. Found a Reef Savvy 103gal on here with stand and canopy for $800

I got my Tank,stand,and sump for $1200..... The rest is in the equipment.

Ryan Moeller · May 10, 2016

FMF0331 said:
First picture 200 gallons ( hoping to see water soon )
Second picture , my SPS garden .
Third picture , 55 cube

IF you don't mind me asking, what were the price differences on the different sized tanks?

Ryan Moeller · May 10, 2016

Reefermadness73 said:
I got my Tank,stand,and sump for $1200..... The rest is in the equipment.

Not bad at all good sir! Know the maker of the tank?

FMF0331 · May 10, 2016

Ryan Moeller

the 55 cube is Elos 70 ( used - full set up ) $1300.00
the other tank elos 160xl ( used ) tank and stand only $ 2300.00
I was really lucky to find these two gems at these price, very minor scratches

Ryan Moeller · May 10, 2016

FMF0331 said:
the 55 cube is Elos 70 ( used - full set up ) $1300.00
the other tank elos 160xl ( used ) tank and stand only $ 2300.00
I was really lucky to find these two gems at these price, very minor scratches

If you're good at hunting down good deals like that, let me know!

RyanCSGO · May 10, 2016

i'll be getting my first look at how bad the evaporation is on my tank this week.
my wife has a 20G long fresh water that doesn't have a top on and the evap is insane.

i refused to NOT have an ATO on my cube, hopefully it just helps with less trips to the LFS since i don't have a nice RODI set up yet.

RyanCSGO · May 10, 2016

Ryan Moeller said:
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As in more stuff for your tank? Lol

lol, we can just pretend its the tank

Reefermadness73 · May 10, 2016

RyanCSGO said:
i'll be getting my first look at how bad the evaporation is on my tank this week.
my wife has a 20G long fresh water that doesn't have a top on and the evap is insane.

i refused to NOT have an ATO on my cube, hopefully it just helps with less trips to the LFS since i don't have a nice RODI set up yet.

My evaporation is easily 10 gallons a week

RyanCSGO · May 10, 2016

Reefermadness73 said:
My evaporation is easily 10 gallons a week

geez. I'm only using an old 10Gallon tank as a reservoir right now. Which will probably have a good evaporation itself let alone hold enough to keep the cube level.