Yay New Tank

[matt b]

ok well heres my new fish list. and i will make the baffle by the return higher
2 Black & White False Percula
3 Green Chromis
2 Bangaii Cardinal
blue tang
some kind fo wrasse
Mandarin Dragonet - Green
and i was thinking of doing them in this order, do u think this will work?

 

[fanker]

why dont u go t5s? a 6x54w on a 75g u will have no limits on what u want

 

[matt b]

Originally Posted by fanker
why dont u go t5s? a 6x54w on a 75g u will have no limits on what u want
how am i gonna fit 6 with reflectors?

 

[fanker]

its only 15" wide. check out sunlight supply tek on google and look at the 48" 6x54w. best bang for ur buck.

 

[matt b]

Originally Posted by fanker
its only 15" wide. check out sunlight supply tek on google and look at the 48" 6x54w. best bang for ur buck.
oo ok i found it but i think ima go with the MH with actinics.. i want to go all out on this one

 

[fanker]

what mh u gunna do?

 

[matt b]

Originally Posted by fanker
what mh u gunna do?
175 on each end and VHO actinic in the middle

 

[fanker]

the 6x54w will have more light and par than the 2x75w, im only doing 6x54w on my 90g and im only doing sps and clams

 

[matt b]

maybe i will go with t5 but i was looking around and y is the 48 inch Current USA 6x54W Nova Extreme Pro T5HO 3-10k/3-460nm Actinics 100 bucks cheaper?

 

[fanker]

o ya i forgot about those. they just came out. good unit. good price to. and it has the built in fans. but that is a good unit.

 

[matt b]

Originally Posted by fanker
o ya i forgot about those. they just came out. good unit. good price to. and it has the built in fans. but that is a good unit.
but if i go with t5 im only gonna get 324 watt and if i go with vho and mh ima get about 500 and it will be about the same price

 

[groupergenius]

Originally Posted by MaTT B
maybe i will go with t5 but i was looking around and y is the 48 inch Current USA 6x54W Nova Extreme Pro T5HO 3-10k/3-460nm Actinics 100 bucks cheaper?
I think the Current fixtures don't have individual reflectors for each lamp. Also I think the ballasts for the T5 in Currents are not pushing as much wattage to the lamps as they should be.
Kinda like a Hyundai is cheaper than a Honda.

 

[hunted]

I would take MH over any T-5 etc, I was running T-5 on my old 55 reef, and when I switched to 2 150 watt 20,000k MH My clams actually lived and everything else I had opened and grew.

 

[fanker]

the nova fixtures have the same ballast power but the extreme pro he is looking at is indvidual reflectors.

 

[matt b]

Originally Posted by MaTT B
and here is my sump design

im not the best with silicone as u can tell

 

[hunted]

so is the last piece of glass a little shorter than the others

 

[matt b]

just a little bit

 

[crome]

looking good

 

[smellslikefish]

How long does it take silicone to dry? I have the same 20 gallon sump and I'm thinking about changing things around. Could I take it out and change it while my tank is still running?

 

[matt b]

Originally Posted by Smellslikefish
How long does it take silicone to dry? I have the same 20 gallon sump and I'm thinking about changing things around. Could I take it out and change it while my tank is still running?
ya that would be fine just leave the powerheads and heater on in the tank. and i let silicone dry for 48hr just to be safe