GobyMan Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 I hope these shots come out ok.... Link to comment
jfumia Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 hey why didnt you set up a bigger tank for those lights? looks good though. Temp stays down ok? Link to comment
tinyreef Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 looks like my hospital tank at home. an o'dell 20 long with a csl 2x65w. artificial sun worshippers. Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Hey...what smells so good? Is someone making coral soup? J/k! How has the tank held it's temperature though? Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 11, 2002 Author Share Posted July 11, 2002 Well I actually added a heater to the tank because at night the temp would drop to about 73 degrees. The temp has been stable since then not going below 80 degrees and not going above 82 degrees. I think the fan inside the hood helps a bunch. Link to comment
lizbeth Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Hey whatever works! The tank looks great! So when will you be getting a bigger tank to go with those light? Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Maybe it's the camera or something but it doesn't look that bad (meaning too bright..) Looks very nice! Link to comment
Crakeur Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 wondering how long it will take for the tank to grow into the lights. Someday in the future the tank will outgrow the lights, leave home and start a family of it's own. So sad. Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 11, 2002 Author Share Posted July 11, 2002 Well, I wanted a bigger tank but with a wedding to plan and a fiancee on the edge, I didn't want to push my luck. I'll be getting a bigger tank after the first of the year when we move into a bigger place Link to comment
jay2k2 Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 Originally posted by Crakeur wondering how long it will take for the tank to grow into the lights. Someday in the future the tank will outgrow the lights, leave home and start a family of it's own. So sad. ahahaahahahhah! Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 12, 2002 Author Share Posted July 12, 2002 Hope this one works as well.... Ack, sorry for the blurriness...but that is actually with both lights going... Link to comment
Guest LudavicoTechnique Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 Very nice Corraline growth. Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 shoulda been posted (or moved to) Members reef tanks area. Link to comment
Sahin Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 Nice. Wouldnt mind having those lights on my tank. Link to comment
JROC Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Sweet set-up for sure, very nice. One fast suggestion. That power head is a little over-powering :-) visuall. I would switch out for 2 smaller PHs and place them behind your rock work. This would afford you three advantages: 1) Look better 2) More varied flow if you set then up facing each other 3) Possibly use a wave timer in the future. Link to comment
GobyMan Posted July 16, 2002 Author Share Posted July 16, 2002 I would love to be able to do that, but is there a powerhead with a smaller footprint? The one in the picture is a Rio 50. I have a wave timer I used for one of my larger tanks awhile back, if I could get my hands on a couple smaller powerheads, I could break it out of storage. I guess the only other problem would be putting them behind the rocks. I have my LR almost against the back glass of the aquarium to provide a bunch of room to the front. I don't think I want to re-arrange the structure at this point.... Link to comment
JROC Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Actually the same company that makes Maxi Jets also makes a line of PHs called Mini Jets, I have found them superior to RIO in reliablity and performance. I use their mini jet with a max flow of 117GPH and the footprint is very small, smaller than the RIOs. The mini jet I have also came with three different flow control nozzles which is very handy. Take a look next time your at the LFS. I am running a Penguin Mini and a mini jet right now. I am considering adding another mini jet and a timer myself. Link to comment
Sahin Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Yes, I am going to replace my powerheads --Maxi-Jets with the new Mini-Jets. They are alot smaller and should do quite nicely on a reef tank. Two or three would do nicely on my tank. Would be quite suitable on your tank too. Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 How much smaller are the Mini Jets compared to the Rio's...? I might want to replace one of my Rio90's if it's smaller in size. Link to comment
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