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Old 11-11-2008, 06:01 AM
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whats everyone think so far? still waiting on ordering new lights and getting flow in there but for now i think its a start. hopefully better then my last 90gal
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well 60 pounds of sand went in today so gonna wait a day or so before i take some updated pics.

Whats everyone think?
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so now i have to decide on lights... T5 or MH ? whats your guys' thoughts
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so now i have to decide on lights... T5 or MH ? whats your guys' thoughts
I am a personal fan of MH's for the pure aesthetic look they provide. I don't really like the flat blanket of light look of T5's (no shimmer, which is a natural affect in the wild) but you can dial in your colors alot better with them.
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Looking good so far, did you use straight tap water.....

tisk tisk shoulda used rodi maybe look at investing in one.

you should drill a couple holes in the canopy and stick some pc fans in there to suck the air out. If you go with t5's you wont need a chiller with mh I think it may get warm in the summer unless your house is air conditioned.
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Looking good so far, did you use straight tap water.....

tisk tisk shoulda used rodi maybe look at investing in one.

you should drill a couple holes in the canopy and stick some pc fans in there to suck the air out. If you go with t5's you wont need a chiller with mh I think it may get warm in the summer unless your house is air conditioned.
used ro/di water man lol

yah i will if use a canopy, but im not sure if i am yet gotta think about what im doing but i agree completely with the mh vs t5
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Old 11-12-2008, 06:28 PM
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So i think i have decided to go with T5 i am going to find either some used or buy some new not quite sure yet.

As for the canopy im gonna build my own or tweak the 1 i have so ill keep you guys posted on that
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So guys stacking live rock.... i have always done the same thing by just stacking but i think i might try something different this time to get more intricate design any thoughts? pvc? acrylic rods? what do you guys think
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Sooo.... that powerbar....right under your pipe ....looks really safe, eh? *grin*
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Sooo.... that powerbar....right under your pipe ....looks really safe, eh? *grin*
ohh yah just looking for a problem=P
no its not there any more lol thank you though =)
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