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ok i just replaced the lights on my scrubber probably 10 days ago. i have 2 tunze 6101's on a 7095 controller running 100% pulses so it's pushing around 3,300 gph per powerhead so i don't see flow being the issue. but i am going to try one of these cyano treatments you guys suggested. because...

i have tried just about everything. i cut my lighting scedule back from 12 hours to 8. cut back feeding about %75. i blow it off my rocks every day,and catch the floating stuff with net, plus i put a filter sock on my overflow pipe to sump, to catch what i don't. i have a turf scrubber in sump...

i had 4 til i added a coral banded shrimp now i have 1-cb and 1- cleaner shrimp

ordering my led's tommorow super excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by 1guyDude stark led...they have a website 36bowfront...a lil tall but the fixture has 60deg optics! the higher number of optics means you get better coverage right? so i would get better coverage with the 70 degree optics than the 40's right?

what brand fixture? and what size tank?

my tank foot print is 72''x18'' with 1 center brace. so im pretty sure im going to just get 2 and run them the length of the tank, not the width. i read some where that they cover a 30''x20'' so i will just raise them to my needs. im switching from a 6 bulb t-5 fixture, and i've also read that...

Quote: Originally Posted by meowzer WOW...they are a bit high...LOL.... i know but i have seen a lot of diy threads and it looks like a big pita, people say it's easy, but them same people when done had a HUGE mess of wires. and it didn't look proffesional at all. and i don't have a canopy so i...

so i am ordering my new lights in 8 days, and like the title says i can't wait!!! i am getting the aqua illumination sol blue fixture. i still don't know if im getting 2 or 3 of them. i have been doing a lot of research on them and some say 2 will be good, and some say i need 3. so i emailed AI...

Quote: Originally Posted by ottbry Do I just let the shrimp sit in there and decompose? yes but only leave the shrimp in there long enough that you see your ammonia spike, then take the shrimp out and test your water every couple days and you will see ammonia slowly turn to nitrites, then the...

Quote: Originally Posted by 2Quills 18" tall tank, if you get the 70 degree lenses you should have full coverage and plenty of par at 10". sounds good and it saves me $530!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Honestly I think you will be more than satisfied with the coverage of 2 AI units.... There's a guy on RC using 2 on a 48"x48" cube..... i figured put them maybe 10'' above tank and get plenty of coverage with an 18'' tall tank that would put the lights 28''...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 What LED fixture are you planning on using? If your considering an AI unit definitely should work with 2. Even a DIY build unit I think 2 would work. thats def what i am wanting. i will hopefully be ordering these in the second or third week of august. and...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Spread could be accomplished with lenses as well. Trust me your not going to loose any par!!!! I would opt for 3"-4" cross bracing. so you think 1 fixture (12''x6'') on each side will work? every where i have read it says to have 1 fixture for every...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Glass to glass is safe!!! How do you think custom glass tanks are built??? so how wide do you think is good? 2-4'' braces? i think with the tank being so shallow that the braces probably aren't needed any way! but i want them there just to be sure. and to...

im now wanting to try tyhe brace with nuts and bolts instead of trying to silicone a brace in it just seems more safe. i'm not sure if siliconing a brace from glass to glass is 100% safe. i know it would look cleaner than using nuts and bolt's but i would rather sleep good at night knowing my...

what do you think about using 1/4'' plexi glass so that the light will still be able to pass through? and also the lip on my tank is very small like 1/4'' but if i can get it to drill and be able to get enough meat to hold i will still put 2 braces, with 2 bolts on each side of brace, and use...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 You could remove the center brace and replace it with the glass cross bracing as you had mentioned. There is a thread in this section where another members brace broke and Corey posted a link about how the tank was fixed doing exactly as your suggesting...

i really don't know if this is possible but i wanna remove the center brace and replace it with a glass center brace or maybe even 2 glass braces,and split the tank in three seperate spaces. the reason i am wanting to do this, is i am getting some aqua illumination led's in the middle of august...

i read some where they had par of 150 at 5' so even if i had my lights 18'' above my tank and have them up quite a bit i should get more than enough par and coverage. so like i said i am going with 2, and i will play with them for a while and see what i come up with.