Red Sea Max or Solana?

[cal559]

Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2855721
I'm pretty sure I've seen a solana or two go for $550 tank, stand, MH light.
Just amazing

 

[cal559]

Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2855722
they allow you to send in your hood for free install right now..
I will do it when i have the money but for now i will just add corals that can handle my lighting...lol

 

[mboswell1982]

i dont know how he does it cal, but that boy can find a deal anywhere, like that 1 of only 4 made tunze tanks for 125, who in the hell can find a deal that like?

 

[cal559]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2855727
i dont know how he does it cal, but that boy can find a deal anywhere, like that 1 of only 4 made tunze tanks for 125, who in the hell can find a deal that like?
Hes the "MAGIC MAN"...lol

 

[fireykat04]

The Solana is coming down in price. You all make very good points; so I believe the Solana it is.

 

[mboswell1982]

grats on the choice kat, and u better post lots of pics once u get ur solana
on a side note, i found a thread on another forums where a buy built a 60g biocube outta 1 inch acrylic lol it was pretty sweet, but, he left it bare bottom, didnt really like that too much, im not a big fan of a bare bottom tank

 

[cal559]

Originally Posted by Fireykat04
http:///forum/post/2855729
The Solana is coming down in price. You all make very good points; so I believe the Solana it is.

We want lots of pictures...

 

[fireykat04]

You bet; as soon as I get it; start it; and actually have something in it, I'll post pics.
Next question; are you running power heads in your nano's for flow? I know from reading up on the Solana that it has a dual outlet return. Think I'll need extra? AND the Solana tank only is $273 @ Aloha Aquariums.

 

[mboswell1982]

but does that price include the lights kat? and post pics from day one from the day you get it, on LOL

 

[cal559]

Heres a post by Lion_Crazz under the New Hobbyist>101 tips...
10. FLOW IS KEY IN KEEPING A HEALTHY TANK. Having adequate amounts of flow in your tank will largely determine how clean your tank stays. If you do not have enough flow to keep the water movement and to prevent dead spots, you will deal with algae issues, detritus and debris build-up, and nitrate issues. Shoot for at least 15 times the turnover of your tank volume per hour, but preferably, 20 times. This means that if you have a 55 gallon aquarium, you want to be turning it over 55 times 20, which equals 1100 gallons per hour coming from your filter, powerheads, skimmer, etc. Anyone with a larger tank or who does not like the look of powerheads should consider running a closed loop (which is very simple to set up).
I would say for a 34 gallons it would be 680 gph. But i have a K1 and a K2 ph with the stock ph's that put out 290 gph and i just point them towards the surface and let the K1 and K2 handle the back and front.
What's the stock ph's gph?

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2855727
i dont know how he does it cal, but that boy can find a deal anywhere, like that 1 of only 4 made tunze tanks for 125, who in the hell can find a deal that like?
Tunze does have a North American office in Austin, TX... lol.. employees of the LFS I got the tank from go on diving trips and such with members of the Tunze family.

 

[mboswell1982]

so thats how you got that tank, u sucked up to the guys from tunze, it wasnt the guys at your LFS, it was the guys at tunze themselves LOL

 

[rotarymagic]

I did see one on a large site with a name identical to the amazon region of South America that claims to have a full system light, stand, tank for $334 new. I dunno if thats true, I used nextag.com to compare deals..

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2855761
so thats how you got that tank, u sucked up to the guys from tunze, it wasnt the guys at your LFS, it was the guys at tunze themselves LOL
nah I actually bought it from the LFS, Tunze gave it to them to use as a store display.

 

[mboswell1982]

u should try an get in good with he tunze guys, maybe they can hook u up with a BIG tunze tank

 

[fireykat04]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2855749
but does that price include the lights kat? and post pics from day one from the day you get it, on LOL
No lights. Just the tank.

 

[fireykat04]

Originally Posted by cal559
http:///forum/post/2855754
Heres a post by Lion_Crazz under the New Hobbyist>101 tips...
10. FLOW IS KEY IN KEEPING A HEALTHY TANK. Having adequate amounts of flow in your tank will largely determine how clean your tank stays. If you do not have enough flow to keep the water movement and to prevent dead spots, you will deal with algae issues, detritus and debris build-up, and nitrate issues. Shoot for at least 15 times the turnover of your tank volume per hour, but preferably, 20 times. This means that if you have a 55 gallon aquarium, you want to be turning it over 55 times 20, which equals 1100 gallons per hour coming from your filter, powerheads, skimmer, etc. Anyone with a larger tank or who does not like the look of powerheads should consider running a closed loop (which is very simple to set up).
I would say for a 34 gallons it would be 680 gph. But i have a K1 and a K2 ph with the stock ph's that put out 290 gph and i just point them towards the surface and let the K1 and K2 handle the back and front.
What's the stock ph's gph?
Hmmm it's only 396 GPH for circulation.

 

[mboswell1982]

u might wanna look into a couple of k-nano's or maybe a couple of k-1's

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by Fireykat04
http:///forum/post/2855787
Hmmm it's only 396 GPH for circulation.
a powerhead or two wouldn't hurt..
Take into account that that a coral placed right by the outflow.. is going to get alot of flow..

 

[rotarymagic]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2855789
u might wanna look into a couple of k-nano's or maybe a couple of k-1's
two K1s would wreck that tank lol.
I'd do a single nano.