new 47gal(tall) tank help
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scubaguy
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marka1620
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I have a 47g tall tank and enjoy it. Flow is a little tricky because it being a tall (30" deep) tank. So, you have to be creative with your powerjets. I have 4 jets running in mine.
Equipment will be dictated by what you want to keep in the tank. Corals....etc you when better lighting than stock. Such a deep tank, your best bet would be to build your rock work up and place the light hungry critters (if you have any) at the top of your rock work.
I orginally did it that way when I had 96 watts of HO-T5 lights. Then I added a 250 watts MH in addition to the T5s and keep pretty much anything in my tank. 250 MH is great for penatrating the depth of the tank.
The current equipment I have is 4 powerjets (30x-40x turnover rate), HOB filter (aquaclear I think), 250 watt heater and 96w T5 & 250w MH lights. Eventually I will be getting a protein skimmer.
My tank has been up for about a year and everything is doing great. Only deaths have been at the claws of a rogue hermit crab. My corals are doing great and spreading (Xenias and GSP). Good luck
This is an older picture but......
Equipment will be dictated by what you want to keep in the tank. Corals....etc you when better lighting than stock. Such a deep tank, your best bet would be to build your rock work up and place the light hungry critters (if you have any) at the top of your rock work.
I orginally did it that way when I had 96 watts of HO-T5 lights. Then I added a 250 watts MH in addition to the T5s and keep pretty much anything in my tank. 250 MH is great for penatrating the depth of the tank.
The current equipment I have is 4 powerjets (30x-40x turnover rate), HOB filter (aquaclear I think), 250 watt heater and 96w T5 & 250w MH lights. Eventually I will be getting a protein skimmer.
My tank has been up for about a year and everything is doing great. Only deaths have been at the claws of a rogue hermit crab. My corals are doing great and spreading (Xenias and GSP). Good luck
This is an older picture but......