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10/27/2017, 05:19 PM | #151 |
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A seperate fish room is the best. No noise of equipment and way more room to work on things in the sump. You are not confined by size of stand either.
A decent return pump really is only adding a few bucks in power bill a month Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
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10/31/2017, 02:08 AM | #152 |
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Awesome build. This is my dream tank but I'm thinking I'm going to style on a miracle 100g rimless someone is selling close by with ati fixture. What bulb combo are you running?
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11/01/2017, 08:42 AM | #153 |
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I settled on the basement sump since a) I was re-doing my floors and had the clean opportunity to plumb straight down below the tank into an unfinished basement. b) I have an unfinished basement that is only used to store things (ultimately I hope to finish it out and I will turn the entire sump station/water changing station into a "fish-room." c) the ease of maintenance, cleaning the sump at my height without having to get on my knees, water changes, etc. is unsurpassed. Honestly since I went straight down from the display, the head pressure is not that bad at all and my blueline 100HD return pump is a little too much for what is really needed (I have it dialed back quite a bit...). I have considered purchasing a new return pump in the near future, allowing the blueline to be the back-up. There are many pumps out there now that are more energy efficient and such.
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11/01/2017, 08:44 AM | #154 |
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@zoahoarder - Thank you! I am currently running a 6 bulb ATI fixture with 3 B+ and 3 C+ bulbs and supplementing with a 48" reefbrite XHO strip. I realize I haven't updated this thread in quite a while... I will work on posting a big update, as the tank has definitely been through some ups and downs.
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Here is a custom SC-150 rimless THAT'S SET UP FOR A 20'' Synergy External Overflow box. |
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11/08/2017, 11:41 AM | #157 |
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I'm using a 4' 6-bulb (ATI) 54w each fixture and 2 all blue XHO 48" Reef Brites. The Reef Brites are awesome lights. All of my lights are 12" above the water line. I have the Reef Brites ramp up to 100% by noon to 5pm and then ramp back down. So 100% for 5 hours max. My corals seem to have really responded well to them. My T5 bulbs are 4 Blue +, 1 Coral +, and 1 Purple+.
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