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New corals
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I love that big rock arch
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12/21/2017, 04:19 PM | #103 |
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Thanks it took awhile to figure out the Aquascape
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12/28/2017, 08:59 PM | #106 |
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Still no sign of Dino for weeks. But I still have a little bit of hair algae.
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What size vortech pumps are you running and how many?
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12/29/2017, 01:25 PM | #108 |
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2 vortech mp40s and 1 wp60 jebao
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12/29/2017, 01:39 PM | #109 |
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How many fish do you have in there now! Would you mind giving a list? Nice tank. I am considering making one like this myself. Any regrets or changes you would make if you could?
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1 yellow tang 1 purple tang 1 tamini tang 1 yellow eyed kole tang 2 springer damsels 2 clown fish 1 cardinal fish Haven't added any new fish in over 2 years. I plan on restocking this spring. If I had to do it over again I would have made the tank closer to the ground so it's easier to get into. There's not much room between the top of the tank and the ceiling. And I would have bought at least a 6in taller tank. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
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Do you feel that's enough flow in the tank?
Your rock work is pretty open to do that helps Corey Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Thanks for the info. Why would you like a higher tank? I think the 18" is pretty cool. You think 24" high is better?
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With my 240 gallon I'm setting up now I went 30" tall x 30" deep x 54" wide. While it looks nice I can say I already regret it due to the difficulty reaching some areas. It forced me to re-think how I build the canopy and lay out the lighting for ease of access. It isn't fully operational yet and most of the reasons for delay are accessibility.
The height of the tank really does offer a lot of unique aquascaping potential has does the depth. The flip side is just limited arm length and access. Some of which I can correct with a step stool or painters ladder
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Edit 1: Forgot to say - nice job, I enjoyed the read and build thread. Edit 2: I see you went DIY LED's - nice touch. I was originally going that route with 48" wide heat sinks and arranging Cree and Luxeons across. I felt it would give better coverage but in the end up going with a single chip multi channel array. We'll see how they perform.
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If you take any video of your dives and don't mind sharing - post. Always nice to see. Be safe and have fun!
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