First PR tank!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scarf_ace1981]

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Well i don't have a tank yet but i have my old equipment which i brought from NY. what's the biggest tank size or should i say footprint i can get for one light? i'm not worried about the tank having acenter brace. i plan to remove the center brace and attach a clear piece of acrylic so i don't have a big shdow in the middle of the tank.

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Aquamedic 250w DE Metal Halide

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[scarf_ace1981]

two hours and not a single suggestion... :tongue1:

 

[House of Laughter]

scarf

With that pendant, i would go with a cube - maybe a marineland or the like.

Good to see you back

House

 

[scarf_ace1981]

scarf

With that pendant, i would go with a cube - maybe a marineland or the like.

Good to see you back

House

yeah but how big more or less? thinking of going to a glass place and making a 30L x 24Dx 24H. 1/2" thick glass.

 

[jackson6745]

*using a 250w DE bulb*
I would say for a full SPS tank the biggest I would do is a 20" cube like the solana. If you don't mind areas of less light for other corals a 24" cube would probably work well. Cali reef had a 250w in a luminarc that covered a 30" cube pretty well.

 

[NYreefNoob]

i have a coralife 250w fixture on my 60g cube 2x2x2 with no problems on a sps dom tank

 

[House of Laughter]

I was going to say a 30 cube - that pendant is pretty focused - a luminarc rocks a 30g.

30x24x24 is not a cube ts a rectangle and I wouldn't do a rectangle with one light unless you do like rich says and leaves a little light for the side (for LPS or acans etc?)

House

*using a 250w DE bulb*
I would say for a full SPS tank the biggest I would do is a 20" cube like the solana. If you don't mind areas of less light for other corals a 24" cube would probably work well. Cali reef had a 250w in a luminarc that covered a 30" cube pretty well.

 

[latino277]

hey... I like my 100g square..... 30x 30 x 25

 

[cali_reef]

Cali reef had a 250w in a luminarc that covered a 30" cube pretty well.

Mine was a 36"x36" cube. I would not go over 24"x24" with that pendent.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

thanks guys. btw i don't plan on housing sps.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

there are two glass shops close by i'm gonna check out. this is what i want

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[sjsoto]

why the middle is 1/2 inch and the other two 3/8, they same dimenssions...

 

[Solace Aquatics LLC]

why the middle is 1/2 inch and the other two 3/8, they same dimenssions...

That's the bottom.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

why the middle is 1/2 inch and the other two 3/8, they same dimenssions...

yup that's the bottom piece. thanks leo

yesterday i was in Pi?ones which is about 10 mins away from my house and as always i took my snorkling gear and small net with me. the tide was very very low and there were some small tide pools around the reefs. i managed to grab tons of small fish, some bristle stars, crabs and urchins. i of course show them to the kids and then throw them back.

i continued to snorkel and found a pair of coral banded shrimp. good thing they aren't fast. i managed to grab both and put them in an empty 2 liter. they are temporarily in a 10g tank w/ a pair of gobies that i also brought with me.

 

[steveo32]

Nice, do you have pics of your trip or what you brought home ?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

i found a pic that closely resembles the gobies. ugly bastards but i wanted some movement in the tank so i brought them with me.

 

[sjsoto]

which beach did you snorkl?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

they call it 'la pozita' or 'well' because there is a rock wall all along the beach that breaks the waves and then a pretty large pool with very calm water where the water pretty much has a max height of 3-4'. it's in Pi?ones

 

[scarf_ace1981]

well so much for the custom tank. i picked up a 65g this weekend. the tank isn't reef ready and i can't drill the bottom since it's tempered so i'll have to use my external overflow box. i built the stand for it but it's only the "bare bones".

i hope to have some pics up tomorrow

 

[scarf_ace1981]

finally i have some pics up. this is "boca de cangrejo" roughly translated into "crab's mouth" this is where i collect my water. there are tons and tons of fish here.

left side


middle


right side. there's a circular reef wall that stops the waves.