arcab4 Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 ahh. mondays. i have a 18x18x11 (length x width x height) cube tank sitting around with a few turtles in it. i thought i would see if i could make it into a small reef tank but not sure where to even start. do you guys think it's a good size? i don't want a hood or a hanging light for it. hoping there was a clamp on lighting system or something. mostly this tank will be for zoos and other softies. no sps. let me know if you gys have anysuggestions. kinda curious on what other people think i should do with the tank. THanks! Johnny Link to comment
Physh1 Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 That would be a very cool lagoon type tank. I had a 24x24x8 for a while and used it as a clam lagoon with a pendant halide....I loved it. I favor pendants....it would be hard to find a good that fit that anyhow unless you built a canopy. Cameron Link to comment
arcab4 Posted April 7, 2003 Author Share Posted April 7, 2003 Hi Cameron, Do you have a picture of your tank? i would love to see how it looks like. the place where the tank is now, i'm not sure if i'm able to hook up a pendant. i dont' want a hood b/c i want to be able to view it from top-down. if i remember..JBJ Lighting..don't they offer a clamp-on lighting system. time to do some searching! Johnny Link to comment
Korbin Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 Looky here. You guys can share ideas.http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...threadid=172696 Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 it would be a nice tank, and would be nicely aquascaped in a Horseshoe with a patch in the center for sand dwellers. the large surface area and shallowness will be ideal for any reef. Its all about surface area. Try a Prizim pendant 14 inch all inclusive 250 W halide with 2 32W pc actinics as a pendant. it will work nicely susspended about 18 inches off the surface. Link to comment
arcab4 Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 oh cool. thanks. i'll check it out. do you think since it's pretty shallow..i can get away with a lower wattage than 250? like a 175..or lower? Link to comment
kennerd Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Where did you get this tank? I just bought two pendants with the intention of doing a small clam lagoon tank! Link to comment
arcab4 Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 got the tank at my local LFS. i think it cost me like $40 bucks. Link to comment
kennerd Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 DO YOU KNOW WHAT BRAND IT IS? oops caps lock Link to comment
arcab4 Posted April 8, 2003 Author Share Posted April 8, 2003 sorry kennerd, i must have removed the sticker. i couldnt' find a brand name on there. it definately wasn't the cheapo topfin tanks. Link to comment
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