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11-05-2008, 04:48 AM
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You should just save yourself the trouble and buy a 100+ gallon right now, you're going to want it sooner than later *giggle*
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11-05-2008, 06:01 AM
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Heheh, I'd love to, but my apartment is way too small.
I'm setting up my tank at my office, everyone here loves fish. ________ Ducati Multistrada 1000 DS Last edited by moldrik; 01-24-2011 at 01:56 PM.
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11-05-2008, 01:08 PM
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Do they shut off the air conditioning or heating over the weekends? Many offices do and if so that is something you should plan for.
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11-05-2008, 01:48 PM
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T5s also do put out heat, just so you are aware.
If you're handy there are lots of other options for you out there. You can DIY your own fixture, or go with a retrofit option.
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11-05-2008, 01:59 PM
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If you go with MH's on that small of a tank, you will need some good fans, or a chiller. All lights produce heat, but MH's will produce more heat. Price out chillers, and you'll find out that they are not cheap. Fans can also add a fair amount of noise, so that is something to consider as well in the office. While I personally really like MH's over T5's, on that small of a system, you may want to choose the T5's, unless you go with a chiller.
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11-05-2008, 03:30 PM
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I suggest you get some aqua gloves. There has been alot of posts about people who have had problems after brushing up against something. Do a search on it. You can get blood poisoning or if you have a fish like a foxface you can be stung by the fins which have venom in them.
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11-05-2008, 04:21 PM
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We work a ridiculous amount, so nothing ever gets shut down on weekends. The office is fairly cold, but my tank is sitting at around 23-25 degrees Celcius.
The lights are on a retrofit kit I think with fans on them. It sounds like a good quality setup. Tomorrow I'm picking up the new tank, some more live rock and the light setup. I can't wait to have the tank up and running. I read up on two posts actually on that, one guy had a huge worm in his tank with spikes on it, and the other guy was hand feeding his foxface and got accidentally stung. I'm gonna have to head over to J&L again soon, so I'll probably pick up some gloves. ________ hash honey oil Last edited by moldrik; 01-24-2011 at 01:57 PM.
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11-05-2008, 05:31 PM
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I usually do not bother with wearing gloves.. only if I plan on moving rock around more so I don't get cut on any sharp edges.
Don't waste your money on aqua gloves.. way too much $$$ Go to Lee Valley and pick up a pair of mucking gloves, $7.95  http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42407,33240
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11-05-2008, 05:50 PM
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gloves are for mimes and pansies...lol
I just use the spray gun in my kitchen sink to wash my arms and hands very well and I own 2 pairs of aquagloves (neither of which I bought). I would def go with a single 150w MH for your setup, you see pendants come up all the time for great prices on canreef and with that much light on a small tank, you can go to a 20k bulb, nice and blue so you don't even need supplements.
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