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05-27-2007, 11:45 PM
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 My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Okay, Okay, I know i shouldn'thave placed the fis in just yet. But, i was bored. Well i was going to post a picture. But this forum sucks for picture size., I resized to 640 x 480 and cpmoressed to 5k, and im still 43.8kb over. Guess i will pass on posting pictures
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05-28-2007, 12:06 AM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Okay the Pm said to try again So here goes. Exceeds your quota by 4.7 KB. Click here to view your attachments
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05-28-2007, 10:56 AM
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05-28-2007, 01:35 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Looks nice so far, how are the fish doing?
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05-28-2007, 02:55 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Well ? I know a deep subject  Time will tell I just finished completely redoing the tank after our members convinced me too 1. Drained down to 10-gallons ( saved it all ) and removed 97 % of the crushed coral. Replaced it wil 45 # live sand and re-changed the landscape I found two other rocks i really liked.2. Refilled the system and placed the pet's back into it., I know not great but no choice. I also added a 3/8 carpety padding under the tank. My fram for the tank is 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, but only 3/32 thick. So i don't think the extra will hurt. The tank is clearing now, so maybe Tuesday i can repost another picture.
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05-28-2007, 07:25 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks http://www.reefbuilders.com/gallery/...02/ppuser/6599 This is where it is right now. Im not sure i care for the rock formation, but i didn't like the first one either so who knows _
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05-28-2007, 07:51 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks I liked the first formation better but that means nothing. See how you like it and set it up. However, make sure you consider the following: Flow rate between the rocks. (You don't want a big pile of rocks with no water movement in the middle) Wire hiding - Try to position the rocks and powerheads to eliminate them being visible from the front. Just tinker a bit and when you hit the right formation you will know it. DON'T rush to buy anything till the aquascape is final. Rearranging rocks, corals, inverts, etc every other day isn't a great idea.
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05-28-2007, 08:15 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Hello Thanks, for posting. I made sure that the rocks have canyons through out. I moved two of the rocks and will let it sit for a day or two. there is massive flow around the rocks, By the way, 75% of the orignal rock formation was the lava rock that was causing me problems Not it's 100 % LR
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06-15-2007, 11:17 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks hey i like ur tank |
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06-16-2007, 12:41 AM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks like your tank, looks to be going well. |
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06-24-2007, 11:28 AM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Thanks It seems to have balanced out now. So the next big questions is weather a 17W light that came with the tank is good with corals? If not, how about supplying recommendations
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06-24-2007, 11:41 AM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks it is probably not good enough unless it is pc t5 or someting and if it is then the corals should not go more thean 3 in bellow the waterlvl. |
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06-24-2007, 12:27 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks The big issue is that the tank is for a corner. so finding something that will allow me to have anything i want is hard. If i can place in on the glass cover? then it can't be longer then 28.5 inches How about some links to help me Thanks
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06-24-2007, 12:52 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Which one of these? 24" High Output Compact Fluor - Black (Oceanic) Aquarium Power Compact Lighting by Current USA Reefstar 150 Watt 14K HQI (Bulb included)
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06-24-2007, 02:17 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks i would say go with the reefstar but try to get some more wattage |
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06-24-2007, 04:18 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks i agree with blind1993. The higher wattage would allow you a greater variety of corals that you could grow. |
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06-24-2007, 04:21 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks yep try to get like at least 200 watts but 250 would be better so u can keep some more types of corals. |
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06-24-2007, 04:31 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Here are 2 choices: Coralife 24 Inch Aqualight Pro, 1x250W HQI Lamp + 2x65W CF Lamps Sq. Pin + 2x1W LED - Marine Depot - Marine and Reef Aquarium Super Store Champion Lighting & Supply :: Lighting :: Metal Halide :: Metal Halide Fixtures :: Outer Orbit HQI Hoods :: 24" Outer Orbit 1x250 w/ T5 Lamps Check them out!
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07-01-2007, 12:49 AM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks I am doing the same set up and only going with 170 watts total. How many pounds of rock is that? |
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07-01-2007, 10:18 AM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks I bought a 250W at a local store. it seems to work fine I placed about 70 lbs of rock in there. it looks different, but its all caves.
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07-01-2007, 11:21 AM
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07-01-2007, 05:57 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Did you glue it? How much did you pay for your lights? |
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07-01-2007, 05:58 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks Did i glue what? LR ? Light 198.00
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07-01-2007, 08:56 PM
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| Re: My 54 Gal corner tank at 4 weeks yes your lr. Also what kind of light? |
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07-01-2007, 08:57 PM
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