Basic Aquarium Setup & Approval from the Mrs.
After moving into out new apartment and sacrificing my sports car for a more family oriented vehicle my wife gave me the go ahead to move up in size from my previous 45 gallon Tall Glass Aquarium to something larger and was very generous in allowing me to take up an entire wall in our huge living room to do so. My primary focus has always been on water volumn and water quality but being that we live on the second floor of a 4 family apartment and actually located directly above my landlord, weight was definitely something to be considered. I decided that based on my budget, weight limitations, and overall operation expenditure that a 90 gallon All Glass Aquarium would be an excellent choice for my main display and that I would convert my previous 45 gallon Tall Glass Aquarium into my
sump/refugium giving me a total of 135 gallons of water volumn which has been great in keeping fluctuations of any sort down to a bare minimum depending on what parameter you are focusing on. I have also incorporated a 25 gallon AcrylicWet/Dry Filter which has been converted to a Freshwater
RO/DI Resevior for my
DIY Automatic Top-Off system. Last but not least I have a 10 gallon Glass Aquarium that is utilized as my
QT tank. (The
QT tank never actually saw it's setup and use and eventually I payed a big price for that, lesson learned. I will explain more later.)
Key Points- 90 gallon All Glass Aquarium utilized for my main display.
- 45 gallon Tall All Glass Aquarium utilized for my Sump/Refugium.
- 25 gallon Acrylic Wet/Dry Filter converted to a Freshwater RO/DI Resevior for my DIY Automatic Top-Off System.
- 10 gallon All Glass Aquarium utilized for my QT Aquarium.
