Yes you would need more of them and they would have to be mounted on a heatsink. In large numbers (enough for sps) LEDs can produce some heat from the circuit board they are mounted on. As this heat is not transferred to the tank, it will shorten the life of the LEDs so a heatsink is a must to keep them cool. HTH!
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Yes you would need more of them and they would have to be mounted on a heatsink. In large numbers (enough for sps) LEDs can produce some heat from the circuit board they are mounted on. As this heat is not transferred to the tank, it will shorten the life of the LEDs so a heatsink is a must to keep them cool. HTH!
Yes alternating side to side and front to back. 24 is perfect for a fowlr, much brighter than I thought!
Still not sure yet. Just kind of winging it for now!
palmer373
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sounds familiarlol nice sailfin and kole.
Thanks!
MarkGP,
I love the tank. Now that you have some great healthy fish in the tank, I would strongly advise that you either QT or pretreat any additions. Too many times I have seen people lose everyting from new, tempting, additions. I have personally made those same mistakes.
I would even rec having some meds on hand. - Chloroquine and Praziquantil to start. I wish you the best of luck.
I love the tank. Now that you have some great healthy fish in the tank, I would strongly advise that you either QT or pretreat any additions. Too many times I have seen people lose everyting from new, tempting, additions. I have personally made those same mistakes.
I would even rec having some meds on hand. - Chloroquine and Praziquantil to start. I wish you the best of luck.
Thanks alprazo for the heads up! I have kept fish for over 30 years and I learned about quarantining fish a long time ago. All my fish go in quarantine for at least 4 weeks before they get released into my display.
ReefKnot
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Mark, thats a sweet new fish you have! What kind is that?
My build has come to a depressing "almost" stop... My dad's been sick, so I haven't been able to borrow their garage to work on the stand, or to paint the tank.... Living in this rather small apartment building is making building a 50 challenging.... But my 10g is almost cycled, so I'm hoping to move some inhabitants in 2 weeks or a little less.... I'll be hooking you up with some pics of the plumbing my friend, it's going to work out great! Thanks for all the help!
My build has come to a depressing "almost" stop... My dad's been sick, so I haven't been able to borrow their garage to work on the stand, or to paint the tank.... Living in this rather small apartment building is making building a 50 challenging.... But my 10g is almost cycled, so I'm hoping to move some inhabitants in 2 weeks or a little less.... I'll be hooking you up with some pics of the plumbing my friend, it's going to work out great! Thanks for all the help!
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