my 435 gallon tank in wall see through upgrade
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meowzer
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Originally Posted by ReeferTim http:///forum/thread/374632/my-435-gallon-tank-in-wall-see-through-upgrade/300#post_3327531
I should have asked this earlier too. I trying to decide between the 24" and 30" tall tank right now. Pros and cons to the 30" tank? Are they easy to reach down in there to do maintenance?
The BIG CON to a 30" deeptank.......NOOOOOO the yare not easy to reach the bottom....My 225G is 30" deep.....and I need tongs, and my husband to do a lot....and he can't even reach the bottom very well
Originally Posted by ReeferTim http:///forum/thread/374632/my-435-gallon-tank-in-wall-see-through-upgrade/300#post_3327531
I should have asked this earlier too. I trying to decide between the 24" and 30" tall tank right now. Pros and cons to the 30" tank? Are they easy to reach down in there to do maintenance?
The BIG CON to a 30" deeptank.......NOOOOOO the yare not easy to reach the bottom....My 225G is 30" deep.....and I need tongs, and my husband to do a lot....and he can't even reach the bottom very well
btwk12
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Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/374632/my-435-gallon-tank-in-wall-see-through-upgrade/300#post_3327544
The BIG CON to a 30" deeptank.......NOOOOOO the yare not easy to reach the bottom....My 225G is 30" deep.....and I need tongs, and my husband to do a lot....and he can't even reach the bottom very well
it's prob dang near 6' in the air with the stand to, so u prob need a stepstool or a chair or something to
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///forum/thread/374632/my-435-gallon-tank-in-wall-see-through-upgrade/300#post_3327544
The BIG CON to a 30" deeptank.......NOOOOOO the yare not easy to reach the bottom....My 225G is 30" deep.....and I need tongs, and my husband to do a lot....and he can't even reach the bottom very well
it's prob dang near 6' in the air with the stand to, so u prob need a stepstool or a chair or something to
meowzer
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Originally Posted by btwk12 http:///forum/thread/374632/my-435-gallon-tank-in-wall-see-through-upgrade/300#post_3327892
it's prob dang near 6' in the air with the stand to, so u prob need a stepstool or a chair or something to
LOL...I use a step stool to feed my 225G
I'm 5'3" and the tank top is even with the top of my head
Originally Posted by btwk12 http:///forum/thread/374632/my-435-gallon-tank-in-wall-see-through-upgrade/300#post_3327892
it's prob dang near 6' in the air with the stand to, so u prob need a stepstool or a chair or something to
LOL...I use a step stool to feed my 225G
I'm 5'3" and the tank top is even with the top of my head
bullitr
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Yeah it's tough to grab or clean the tank I am only 5'10" so I have to get a ladder to clean the tank up
3 level stool can't cut it.since it's about 6'+ from the ground
Anyway
I pick more large acropora colonies and couple red planet mini colonies and frags. Also a very bright setosa mini colonies as a trade for my mother of pearl tiny frags. And I sold my skimmer to be replaced with more Energy efficient Reeflo orca pro with dart gold it's less than 40 watts with 3 pumps running and 100+ watts if all of the pumps are running.hopefully I can keep a xenia now.
3 level stool can't cut it.since it's about 6'+ from the ground
Anyway
I pick more large acropora colonies and couple red planet mini colonies and frags. Also a very bright setosa mini colonies as a trade for my mother of pearl tiny frags. And I sold my skimmer to be replaced with more Energy efficient Reeflo orca pro with dart gold it's less than 40 watts with 3 pumps running and 100+ watts if all of the pumps are running.hopefully I can keep a xenia now.
gill again68
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Thats really nice.
bullitr
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So after 5 days of herbtana no casualty and the fish looks good except the pair of clown fish still have spot but I am planning to catch them soon to go back to copper qt again .
my new skimmer went wild after I turn on and remove 12 gallons of water because of the treatment.
I will use herbtana again later on I just have too much corals at risk if I use the herbtana for 10 without skimmer.
On a good note i have new montipora acquisition
Jedi mind trick monti
Rainbow monti
True superman monti
Sunset monti
Vivid chili peppers monti
Pink Cadillac monti
And pokerstar monti
After last soft corals acquisition that will be it for me
No fish no more corals for and while
my new skimmer went wild after I turn on and remove 12 gallons of water because of the treatment.
I will use herbtana again later on I just have too much corals at risk if I use the herbtana for 10 without skimmer.
On a good note i have new montipora acquisition
Jedi mind trick monti
Rainbow monti
True superman monti
Sunset monti
Vivid chili peppers monti
Pink Cadillac monti
And pokerstar monti
After last soft corals acquisition that will be it for me
No fish no more corals for and while
bullitr
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I love my LEDs and metal halide combo but I am trying to save some more electricity since I am getting a solar panel installed soon to make my electric bill less than 100 bucks a month. I already replace my energy hog of a skimmer to Reeflo orca pro with dart gold pump that use only 148 watts compare to 205 watts while running only 3 pumps And 290 watts if I run all 4 on my oldskimmer but it's uses 2.2 amps each so 8.8 Amps total compared to 1.4 amps with the new skimmer
Anyways the Metal halide produce heat that keeps my tank warm during the winter that keep me away from getting a heater and i think acropora grow better under metal halide
The LEDs produce amazing colors and it saves more than half energy than the MH but it is still unproven to grow acropora and the coverage are too sharp.
My question are, will It bleached out my acropora under the 2 metal halide when I switch and run all LEDs during the warm month and will my acropora grows under all LEDs ?
TIA
Anyways the Metal halide produce heat that keeps my tank warm during the winter that keep me away from getting a heater and i think acropora grow better under metal halide
The LEDs produce amazing colors and it saves more than half energy than the MH but it is still unproven to grow acropora and the coverage are too sharp.
My question are, will It bleached out my acropora under the 2 metal halide when I switch and run all LEDs during the warm month and will my acropora grows under all LEDs ?
TIA
bullitr
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All of my SPS are growing well.
But I can't keep Xenia ever since and all of my neon green leather finger are shrinking and most likely slowly die like the one before.
I feed really heavy 40 cc -50 cc per day before and about 20 ml now that my bioload is significantly less but I used to have a skimmer rated for 1200 Gallon so I downsized to reef orca 250 pro with dart gold and still can't keep them more than a week.I start growing algae and my nitrate was 5 ppm couple of days ago I thought my soft corals are finally start growing, I was wrong.
Also marco algae died in the tank too.
I Also have mushroom, colt and kenya tree and toadstool leather too but it's not growing but it's alive.
Any thought?
But I can't keep Xenia ever since and all of my neon green leather finger are shrinking and most likely slowly die like the one before.
I feed really heavy 40 cc -50 cc per day before and about 20 ml now that my bioload is significantly less but I used to have a skimmer rated for 1200 Gallon so I downsized to reef orca 250 pro with dart gold and still can't keep them more than a week.I start growing algae and my nitrate was 5 ppm couple of days ago I thought my soft corals are finally start growing, I was wrong.
Also marco algae died in the tank too.
I Also have mushroom, colt and kenya tree and toadstool leather too but it's not growing but it's alive.
Any thought?
