450 gallon reef

[koon7]

sounds like a metal halide fixture with power compacts or t-5 as acintic bulbs. Face koralias to get as much flow as possible to all areas of the tank. You may notice an area is not getting flow from algae growth, but put them on the back to see how it works and change them if needed.

 

[isthatright]

i'm sure your right , i just did some tests n my nitrates r still 10 to 20. do turbo snails go on the sand? boy fish only seems alot easier but i'm excited to do this fowlr tank. thanks for helping me your the only one who says anything as u can see.

 

[socalnano24]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3156625
This is beautiful!!!

+1 your tank is awesome. I'm jealous

 

[koon7]

Originally Posted by SocalNano24
http:///forum/post/3158833
+1 your tank is awesome. I'm jealous
thank you no need to be jealous though

 

[isthatright]

just got my new light , wow is it bright. its a aqualight 48 double lamp, 2-65 watt true actinic 03 blue n 2-65 w. 10,000k daylight straight pin compact fluorescent lamps, really cool light, also 4 turbo snails thats all he had. he's gonna get me some sifter snails too n a orange zoo.

 

[lnknprkpl]

Awesome tank!!

 

[isthatright]

Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3156625
This is beautiful!!!

hey koon7, i was wonderin do u have your koralias blowing on your rocks n coral or just above to move water?

 

[koon7]

they are aimed right above the rocks, not directly on the corals.

 

[isthatright]

ok well i have 2 a 1 n a3 n 2 pwr hds, boy u have to watch how u aim things cause of the sand blowin around, the turbo snails dont eat like i thought they would, move round at night but not during the day. i scraped some algae off the front cause it looked terrible.

 

[sir mixxalot]

that is one HUGE orange shoulder!!! where did you get it and how long have u had it?

 

[koon7]

The orange shoulder is 8-10 inches, i ordered him from this site, May 18th last year, so alomost a year and 1/2. ProbaBLY about 3 inches when i got him.

 

[isthatright]

hey koon7, me again, was wondering if the new light i bought is sufficient for my 90. the algae is going crazy n making me crazy too, thinking about adding my lawnmower blennytomorrow, plenty of algae to eat.

 

[koon7]

the light you have described should be just fine, it all depends on what corals you want to keep. Also to help with the algae you can shorten the time the lights are on by an hour or so a day.

 

[isthatright]

thanks , goin to elmers today,things to buy, got questions, sometimes easier to talk to someone in person.

 

[dedecv3]

What are the dimensions of this tank?

 

[koon7]

Tank demensions are 100"L X 43"W X 27"T.

 

[saltwaterri]

Nice tank

I like it, I think i have too much rock in mine 155 bow with 350lbs of rock

 

[koon7]

Thanks, but i dont think you have too much rock, i guess the only downside is water displacement