mmonette100 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 Hi All, Just wanted to share a pic of my new two week old 20g Tank. Here are the specs: -20g Custom Starphire glass tank with built-in overflow, drilled at the back with external durso, plummed to my 10 g sump. -Mag 2 return -150w SE 50000K 50K Iwasaki MH light with PFO refelctor in standard canopy -22 lbs Miyake liverock (usually only sold in Germany and Japan) -100w Ebo-Jager heater - 4" PFO fan -30lb Carib Sea Sugar sized sand Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 Just wanted to add that in person, the 50k iwasaki 150w bulb is almost pure white with just a hint of actinic 03 - not purple like in the picture. I run it on a 150w icecap electronic ballast. It fired on the first shot with no problems. Very happy with that bulb. Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 He is another full tank shot Link to comment
Reefer_Buddha Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 how much did the starphire cost? Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Share Posted January 15, 2004 200$ Canadian which is about 140$ USD, plus the cost of the prefillter box I purchased from Jeff at Lifereef. Link to comment
wetworx101 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 FYI, the 50,000K medium base single ended halides by iwasaki have been metered by many to actually be between 15-18,000K. If you ever desire more blue...the bluest bulb around is the Radium Clasic Blue listed at 20,000K...but it is really over 30,000K...estimated to be about 38,000K. Unfortunate...but this is a DE bulb, and although available in 150watt, like most other 150watt halides it is not a single ended/medium base. The only bulbs available for that socket are this bulb and a couple 6500Ks if I remember right. Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 16, 2004 Author Share Posted January 16, 2004 Thanks Wetworx... Yes I would agree, my 50k saki looks like 14-15k in person. Don't know why the camera picks up so much purple. It is an awsome color. Was nervous of going with a halide in such a small hood but with one 4" fan, it doesn't even raise my temp 1 degree! Link to comment
wetworx101 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I wih they did make more 150watt medium base bulbs. Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 Here's a much better pic... Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 Sorry here it is... Link to comment
caja Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 I love your aquascaping. Have you considered moving that thermometer to the side panel of the tank to get it out of the way? Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 Thanks Caja, Yes, the thermometer is only there temporarily!! Going in the sump soon. Link to comment
DAP Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 What are the dimensons of your 20g? Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 24"L x 12"D x 16"H Link to comment
JohnnyMTB Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Do you notice much of a difference with the starphire, and more importantly, is it worth the extra $$$? It is quite a bit more expensive than glass. Link to comment
mmonette100 Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 Yes, you can see the difference. My back pane of glass is reg glass and my sides and front are starphire. You can definitely see a difference. I think you see the biggest difference when you get into big tanks - that's where starphire gets important due to the thickness of glass. I am glad however I chose starphire. Link to comment
Kelpie Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Where can one purchase Starphire glass cut to specs? Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Nice tank, dude. Man, I really want a STarphire glass now...I see them at my LFS main display. Thick as hell, but crystal clear. It's like best of both acrylic and glass worlds: the super clarity of acrylic minus the PITA scratches. Link to comment
Cam barr Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 wow sweet tank post more pics of set up (whats under the hood of that machine) cam barr Link to comment
fastredponycar Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 That looks really nice. Any pics of the canopy itself and the lighting arrangement under the hood? Do they sell the complete hood/tank/stand here in the states? Link to comment
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