RDA’s 6 Gallon Long

[The Rainy Day Aquarium]

48 minutes ago, Tired said:

Title change makes me think this hypothetical experiment is a lot less than hypothetical.

I mean, hypothetically, you're not wrong...

 

My focus is on my 26 bowfront for now, but just making a few housekeeping notes for the future in some of my journals 😉

[The Rainy Day Aquarium]

After a little further inspection the windowsill isn’t going to fit the tank 😕 no worries though, I just went back to my original plan (which I’m glad it worked out that way) a little sneak peak of the tank so far:

 

 

 

[ml86743]

Such a sleek lookin' tank..

[geekreef_05]

Oh i love where this is headed.

 

Super nice tank! Dimensions are amazing.

[The Rainy Day Aquarium]

On 2/18/2023 at 8:53 PM, ml86743 said:

Such a sleek lookin' tank..

It's lowkey my favorite style of aquarium for sure.

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On 3/2/2023 at 12:21 PM, geekreef_05 said:

Oh i love where this is headed.

 

Super nice tank! Dimensions are amazing.

Thanks!

It's like a baby version of your tank lol. You have to get creative with the dimensions front to back, <6" gets crowded fast, but overall it gives a big tank vibe in a compact 6 gallon display. 

[The Rainy Day Aquarium]

Hmmmmmm. Well I've about had it with the Noopysche lights. I can't get anything to connect to them. I spent the last month trouble shooting them with no success. I really like these lights, but shoot when they went wireless with them it seems like it all went downhill. (lots of people on R2R have had the same problem). I guess they are just junk until a new firmware update or something comes out for them. Ugh!

 

On the other hand, AI has a 30" version of their Blade?....maybe pair it with a Nero 3...🤔 

 

[AGF]

Have you considered 4x24w T5 bulbs?

[growsomething]

4 pages of talk!  Let's gooooo!

 

 

Jk

[Reefkid88]

I'l take the Noop's off your hands :)

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13 hours ago, AGF said:

Have you considered 4x24w T5 bulbs?

I have, but ultimately I would prefer full coverage of the tank, which is 30”. 

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3 hours ago, growsomething said:

4 pages of talk!  Let's gooooo!

 

 

Jk

It’s turning into one of THOSE threads 😬 
 

lol I’ve just been busy and all my money is going to the bowfront. (And talk is cheap ya? 😂)

1 hour ago, Reefkid88 said:

I'l take the Noop's off your hands 🙂

If you want them send me a dm 😁

[Reefkid88]

I do agree though,I think t5 would be great. The ReefBrite Supra with a XHO would be ideal. 

 

 But a led fixture would nicer to look at them a t5 fixture,I can admit that. 

[tmc1313]

Not sure what your budget is, but Prime 16 hd's would be a good lighting option. 

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On 4/10/2023 at 7:15 PM, Reefkid88 said:

I do agree though,I think t5 would be great. The ReefBrite Supra with a XHO would be ideal. 

 

 But a led fixture would nicer to look at them a t5 fixture,I can admit that. 

I really like T5s, but I haven’t found a fixture that I think is a good fit for this tank. Maybe like a 24” dual T5 strip would work? But most of them are pretty thicc. 

[A.m.P]

For something this small and shallow those 21led usa's which give like 20-30 PAR at 12" might work pretty well.

I think the ali-express orbit bar knock-offs can be cut to custom sizes on orders with solid discounts too. 

[The Rainy Day Aquarium]

I was thinking about the 21LED lights. I've used their 50/50 reef bar pro. It was a good basic light for pretty cheap, but I didn't use it long enough to really have an opinion about it.

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Ended up breaking and ordering a 30" AI Blade.

Was going to make some acrylic stand offs/legs for it. It should end up being a sharp setup (I hope lol).  

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An actual picture for you all.

 

[A.m.P]

God that looks clean, one day I'll have to stop being such a cheapskate jank-goblin and set up something nice

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5 hours ago, A.m.P said:

cheapskate jank-goblin

I’m going to start using this now.

[growsomething]

That is a very clean look, although my 2nd thought is I would not like to clean the pipes.  Also love the islands with gorgonia, looks straight out of the Keys.

[The Rainy Day Aquarium]

Lily pipes always have a maintenance schedule of their own. Not one I particularly enjoy, but I think they're worth it in the end to have. 

 

Most of the things in here came from KP Aquatics, so I suppose it kind of is a Keys biotope right now.

[The Rainy Day Aquarium]

FTS with the new light. Really happy with it. 

 

[BadCrab]

I love the design of the Blades.

These 'bookshelf' style tanks have always been my favorite footprints.  Super easy to work in and wonderful to view - but a real challenge to 'scape.  You did a great job and your photography work lends the entire system a clean aesthetic.  Vibing.