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02-10-2008, 08:53 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008
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i recently bought a used 140, with the dimension of 48x24x30. i have a friend who accidentally broke his tank and in need of a tank badly, instead of me hang on to the tank, i sold it to him (with a margin of profit), now i am back at ground zero, i was wondering, what would be the best size tank to get, with the limit of 48lx24w, what height should i get?
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55g AGA 55lb LR, 55lb sand, CPR skimmer, magnum 350, koralia 1.
in progress:
120g RR, 40 sump/fuge, panworld 50pxx, 2 x 250 Lumen Bright Reeflux 12k coralvue ballst, 2x54 t5 current usa, 24 led moonlight, shallow sand bed, 2x Koralia 4, around 200lbs rock, msx 200, aquac phosphate reactor... If you see something better out there, let me know. most of the parts still being process. | 
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02-10-2008, 09:10 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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180g is perfect for a reef! _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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02-10-2008, 09:24 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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what is the size? i was thinking about using t5 would that be too deep? | |
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02-10-2008, 10:56 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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with a height of 24+ i would use 400w mh and the t5 for the blue lighting
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02-11-2008, 07:36 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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any brand that u prefer | |
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02-11-2008, 08:33 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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If seriously considering a 140, a 180 gallon is not much of a stretch.
Only considerations now are space, expense & time to manage.
Try not to go cheap on lights and skimmer at startup. Will save you lots of grief and $ in long run.
Good luck.
Keep us posted on progress! "Om"  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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02-11-2008, 09:07 AM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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i know but thinking about maintainace and start up cost thats what killing me right now have u guys heard of aquatinics solar flare t5? they suppose to be really good light or ATI powermodule? | |
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02-11-2008, 09:41 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Florida Age: 42
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The SolarFlare by Aquactinics and the ATI Powermodule are among the best in their class. Now there are T5 enthusiasts who would tell you that they are good in any application; but it's not true. I own the Aquactinics TX5 fixture and I love it. BUT--it's sitting on top of a 55 gal tank. I researched pretty thoroughly, and given the scant 21" height of the 55 gallon, a T5 fixture is the best bang for the buck.
For the tank height you're talking about, though; I think MH's are in order. Like ReefGuru said, maybe 2-400W MHs would do it.
Also, as Omard says, don't skimp on the lighting or the skimmer. Paying even an extra $200 on a skimmer will be money WELL SPENT.
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90G display tank. Kent Phos Reactor running carbon and ROWAPhos, Coralife 225 Skimmer, Typhoon 5 Stage RO/DI, 20 Gal Sump/Refugium with Chaeto/Caulerpa lit opposite daylight cycle. Coralife 2x150MH, 14K + 2x96W PC Actinics, Ecotech Vortech propeller pump, Hydor Koralia #2. | |
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02-11-2008, 12:58 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
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initially i had thought about using either one of them, but knowing that my tank is pretty deep i am thinking about getting a retrol fit kit for my tank and build a canopy using 2 250, and 4 65 watt t5 overdrive with icecap ballast | |
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02-11-2008, 01:14 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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4 54 watt t5s, those are wattages for PC's which IMO arent even near as good for actinics as t5s are. _________  | |
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