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03-25-2010, 07:13 AM
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hmmm cube is totally for you, i have a shallow cube and i LOVE it. you can go with 24x 24 x 12 and you light will do the trick. Oh thats a 29 gallon tank....
you know what here is a cool formula you can play with for figuring out tank size and dimensions L x W x H / 231.0087 = volume in gallons.
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Current System 75 Gal with 30 Gal Sump Reef Past Tanks 60 Gallon True Cube 30 Gallon Breeder 165 Eurobraced Starfire Custom 10 Gallon Softy Tank(My First Tank) 
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03-25-2010, 07:57 AM
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you could go with a complete cube and end up with about a 59.8g tank 24x24x24 your light would work. That is a 150w MH with 2-65W actinics yuor would be prity much max for light if you kept some of the sps and a few other things. It would be cool looking tank easy to make your self have glass cut, drilled and you put it together. 1/4" min 3/8" perferd for a tank this size unless tempered but that would cost more.
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03-26-2010, 12:43 AM
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you could get the standard 33 G tank 36x12x18 LWH
i like the size of the 40G breeder tank 36x16x18 LWH
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03-26-2010, 01:22 AM
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+1 on the 40g breeder. I'm using one as a sump, but I think it would make a pretty sweet small/mid-size tank. It probably wouldn't work with your existing lighting though so may not be in the books if you're really serious about the budget.
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03-26-2010, 11:25 PM
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Thanks for the input! Ya, I've be thinking about doing a 24"x18"x16" or a 24"x24"x12" and making a nice stand to go with (likely with a refugium/sump underneath) with a built in hanger for the light so I don't have to use thse stupid legs all the time. I like the extra depth and having a side as big as the front viewing panel. I'm going to have to see what kind of room I have to work with before I can say for certain what I'll be doing.
I'm going to do some Solidworks drawings to get a feel for the look and I'll show everyone for a vote. Yes, unfortunately I have to work with a budget. As a grad student you don't get much to live on and having expensive hobbies such as this is tough to manage (I'll gladly take parts donations!  ). So, this might be the worlds greatest awesome-tank-on-a-budget build.
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