Via 18

8.3 watts per gallon

1.21 gigawatts!

Not sure I follow the math - but I hope ya liked the tank gigawatts ??

I did use the flash for this pic but i wanted to show the tank and stand set up as well.

That is a BEA UTIFUL tank! I like it but how big is the clown?

AND THATS THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES

The clown is rather small. About 1.5" He's been in the tank for close to 3 months.

Currently he's the only fish in the tank.

awesome tank.

one day my tank might look this good....

Amazing!

How Much Live Rock you got in there?

Looking good!

awsome

what kind of tank is that.very ncie. how much did you pay for it. where did you get it. once again great looking tank

The tank is a ViaAqua 18 Gal. It came with a 50/50 PC strip light but I have since replaced the light with a 150W DE Metal Halide - the bulb is a 20,000 K XM bulb. It was very blue at first but after a few weeks it brightened up quite a bit. With the halide the water temp runs on the high side around 82oF. The tank and original light fixture were about $179 at a LFS. There is about 40 lbs of Fiji live rock in the tank. The pendant light was $199. I have since added a few new inhabitants - will post some new pictures soon.

where did you buy the tank?

whats the WxLxH on that tank?

wow thanks 6000! i only asked for the wxlxh and you gave me a website that carries it haha...ive been looking all over for one =/. found one site whoever but so slow at replying...+ had a lame description.

what equipment are you running on this tank?

Here's a list of equipment currently being used with this tank:

Millenium 2000 HOB Filter, usually just running carbon.

50 W ProHeat Titanium Heater

1 Aqua Clear 430 (?) Powerhead

2 Micro Jet Power Heads

150 Watt, DE, HQI Metal Halide Pendant, 20,000K XM Bulb

40 lb Fiji Live Rock and 20 lb Aragonite Substrate.

I was using a Sea Clone 100 skimmer but it was taking up too much space and looked bad in the tank. Skimmerless for now.

I ditched the stock lighting because of problems with the Via Aqua ballast and I wanted MH lighting anyway.

I use Seachem Ca/Alk supplements but thats about it. Feed some DT's occasionally, flakes or brineshrimp for the clown. Weekly 10-20% water changes with RO/DI water.

Good luck - let me know if you want any more info on the tank. Gotta love those Via Aqua's.

yea i heard ppl say the ballast doesnt last long? but if does burn out you can just get an ice cap ballast and everything will be nice and neat right?

I wish I knew the answer to that... I would like to use the fixture on a 10 Gal set-up, but I have not been able to get a good answer on a substitute ballast. Via Aqua (Commidity Axis) will replace the ballast under warranty - but I would like to try another brand. If I get a ballast taht works with the light I'll post here. I asked the same question some time ago and did not get any reccomendations. I'm sure there is a solution - just haven't tried hard enough to find it yet.

Sweet looking tank dude, good work.

I just decided that that's my favorite tank on this site. I mean, honestly, you can't get much sweeter than that.

awesome tank! the clean look is awesome!

I WANT YOUR TANK

You set-up seems so simple and everything looks so good Are you hiding a sump somewhere? Do you have issues with surface skimming? KUDOS on the great tank