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Yes its a bow front tank & yes I'm looking into renters insurance. jay

I just purchased a 72gallon reef ready oceanic systems aquarium. I live in a 2nd floor apartment & the person who lives on the 1st floor has a very expensive baby grand piano directly below my tank! The built in overflow box I estimate holds roughly 10 gallons, my sump is a 30 gallon tank, if I...

Btw what VHO light system are you using? 36" or 46 1/2" I was hoping to get the 4 bulb 46 1/2 inch VHO retro kit but it seems like that kit will just barely fit. Jay

So your lights just rest on the lip of the stand?? Dont you have serious heat issues with the lights being so close to the water? Do you use any kind of ventilation system under your canopy? I dont know if you could post a pic of your lights but if you could that would be fantastic! thanks, Jay

Well I picked up the tank today & the canopy that I thought was going to be an acrylic canopy is actually just a thin plastic cover! Its 9" high & actually looks good on top of my tank so I'd like to keep it if at all possible. Is there a lighting system that I could mount on top of the tank &...

I just ordered a 72 gallon Oceanic Systems bow front reef ready tank now I have to decide how to set it up. The tanks is pre-drilled with an internal over flow so a sump set up is in order. Despite reading tons of info on the web ( this site is invaluable btw ) I am too stupid apparently to...

Thanks for the input guys. I still havent purchased the tank stand or canopy. ( just pretty sure I'll be getting a tenecor 85 gallon flat back hex with stand & canopy ) If I do get that set-up there is no way I can afford MH lights as my budget will be pretty much shot as it is. I also am pretty...

I'm getting a 85 gallon acrylic hex flat back tank ( 48x18x24 ), I was going to stock my tank with about 50lbs of live rock & wanted to eventually add some coral & possibly a giant clam. I've read that MH is the only way to go for clams but I really dont want to deal with the heating issue that...