17Gal shallow LPS dominated tank

Binare · #1 10-26-2009, 07:27 PM

Nice to the tank already planned out. I only planned on 300G through the overflow so I just had em build it with 3/4". I had a 4X39 over it... Was way too much light for everything but my sps. I wanted to keep it but the wife got sick of lookin at it hehe... She always seems to win. Good luck and ill be tagging along for sure.

lorenz0 · #2 10-26-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Binare

Nice to the tank already planned out. I only planned on 300G through the overflow so I just had em build it with 3/4"

Thanks again, and 300gph worked out perfectly. today I picked up a sedra 2500 (250gph) as my return pump, thanks to red coral and for all the fittings i needed to complete the return. But that won't be all the flow in the tank, i am cheating on my love for tunze products on this one.

As for lighting I am still looking, I would prefer to find something like a 4x39watt sundial used but if I need to buy new I am looking at the nova extreme 2x39watt ($120 give or take) with some good bulbs and than down the road upgrade to something better in the new year.

As it stands now water is going in and i am cleaning the sand. will be adding my intank LR and power head on thursday or friday.

Also was thinking about making this a pearly jaw fish tank but at the same time i want to have a shallow sand bed so i will have to see how everything plays out.