My 55 Gallon Thread

jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3232316
I have one, but my tank is a corner bow....it puts out a lot of light though
I guess it depends how much you want

I just want enough light so I can see them. I can always start out with one and if I want more I can buy another one. Do you have any pictures with the moonlights on?
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by JAXFishGirl
http:///forum/post/3232347
I just want enough light so I can see them. I can always start out with one and if I want more I can buy another one. Do you have any pictures with the moonlights on?
I just looked thru some pics...guess I don;t have any with the moonlights...
Maybe I'll try to take some tonight
 
meowzer

meowzer

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LOL...I am not a good photographer, and I don;t have a very good camera
Glad you could tgell about the light though.....I have no problems seeing in there at all
 
gill again68

gill again68

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Does your 55 have a center bracket across the top of the tank? If so you might look to see if some different LED options might be able to be mounted under that support. It would keep your clean look going and the light would be centered in your tank. I am afraid with only 1 light your gonna get that spot light affect. You could make a bracket that ran the length of the tank and it would allow you to do the same kind of mount where you hide it underneath. This would allow for a couple of lights to be placed equally apart. I have 3 pairs of LEDs across my tank that is 4 feet long. I use a moonlight controller that gives me the full phases of the moon so I need that many lights to pull that off. Butt with the 3 pairs equally spread in 1/3 I get a very nice even light through the tank. Dont know if any of that makes since but I cant sleep and just thought that may allow you to have lights and not have a lot of fixtures you have to look at.
BTW where is that dang FISH! Yesterday was FRIDAY!!

I say if she doenst buy a fish this week we all mail her one!
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3232448
Does your 55 have a center bracket across the top of the tank? If so you might look to see if some different LED options might be able to be mounted under that support. It would keep your clean look going and the light would be centered in your tank. I am afraid with only 1 light your gonna get that spot light affect. You could make a bracket that ran the length of the tank and it would allow you to do the same kind of mount where you hide it underneath. This would allow for a couple of lights to be placed equally apart. I have 3 pairs of LEDs across my tank that is 4 feet long. I use a moonlight controller that gives me the full phases of the moon so I need that many lights to pull that off. Butt with the 3 pairs equally spread in 1/3 I get a very nice even light through the tank. Dont know if any of that makes since but I cant sleep and just thought that may allow you to have lights and not have a lot of fixtures you have to look at.
BTW where is that dang FISH! Yesterday was FRIDAY!!

I say if she doenst buy a fish this week we all mail her one!
well, I did mean next friday. But, I think I can afford a $4 chromis. LOL

I was actually looking at this. It's called Moontube. I am not sure how much of the tank one tube will actually cover, it doesn't describe it online. But it has the moon phases. It's about $45. I can make my own "fixture" to go behind my T5 fixture
 
gill again68

gill again68

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looks cool, any consumer ratings?? Is the moon phase thing manual? I would think for that money you could get into an automated light?? My moon light control is on my Reefkeeper system. Now there some money blown up a wild cats rear. Not really, I like it but it did cost a bunch. Hey but Im worth it!

$4.00 chromis you should get 3. Meowzer has some damsels I think she would donate
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Soo, I went to the LFS to pick up a chromis. And they didnt have even ONE.
I was so mad. I drove out of my way to go to this store, I was so disappointed. I am too lazy to go to the other store. I will go tomorrow.
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3232688
Yall got tele phones down ther?? May want to give them a ringy dingy before you go off for another road trip.

LOL whatever! I was already on that side of town so I figured I would stop by. Next time, I will call.
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3232692
They had nothing else????? GEESH
Nothing that I wanted to risk killing. I almost bought a clownfish.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by JAXFishGirl
http:///forum/post/3232706
LOL whatever! I was already on that side of town so I figured I would stop by. Next time, I will call.
Nothing that I wanted to risk killing. I almost bought a clownfish.
LOL...you should have.....they are pretty hardy fish.....and I really think your tank should be ok now
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by JAXFishGirl
http:///forum/post/3232716
yeah, I think I may buy one tomorrow.
I don't think I can resist getting one.
WELL....Are you planning on having a pair (I recommend 2) IF SO
it is best to buy them both together
 
gill again68

gill again68

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I got so jacked up about your fish that I went and bought me a nother coral!
Frawg spawn- and I aint gonna post a picture of it
 
jaxfishgirl

jaxfishgirl

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Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3232797
I got so jacked up about your fish that I went and bought me a nother coral!
Frawg spawn- and I aint gonna post a picture of it

ugh how dare you! That's my favorite coral! you better post a picture. I am going to your thread now and there better be a picture waiting for me.
 
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