Frag tank
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Bigcapct
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It's 26x26x17. I Just got it running as we speak. Mag7. Got a bubble magus 3.5 coming Thursday But I haven't made up my mind on a light yet. I'm getting gurgling from my sump every once in a while. Thank god it's in my basement. I'm looking into the stockman overflow pipes. My tank has a overflow box on the back of this tank
RTMA
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That is a great size. Big enough for a kole tang and sixline for pest / algae control.
How many holes do you have in the overflow box? You may be able to the beananimal silent and failsafe drain.
The bubble magus should handle that tank pretty well, good choice, I like my NAC 7.
You have so many lighting options, as you probably know. You going to do a canopy, or a hanging fixture. I just built a light rack for my 180 using 8020 quick frame and it is awesome.
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The difference in mine is that I have 28 royal blue LEDS on 36" RapidLED 1" heatsinks with the MH (20K bulbs) and two 48" T5s for Actinic. You could do something similar with smaller 4- 24" bulbs, smaller LED heatsinks and skip the MH. I can help you with the DIY LEDS if you wanted.
Good luck.
How many holes do you have in the overflow box? You may be able to the beananimal silent and failsafe drain.
The bubble magus should handle that tank pretty well, good choice, I like my NAC 7.
You have so many lighting options, as you probably know. You going to do a canopy, or a hanging fixture. I just built a light rack for my 180 using 8020 quick frame and it is awesome.
8020 Quick frame
My Inspiration
The difference in mine is that I have 28 royal blue LEDS on 36" RapidLED 1" heatsinks with the MH (20K bulbs) and two 48" T5s for Actinic. You could do something similar with smaller 4- 24" bulbs, smaller LED heatsinks and skip the MH. I can help you with the DIY LEDS if you wanted.
Good luck.
Bigcapct
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The overflow has one hole. I might try to make the stockman stand pipe to make it quieter, as for lights I am leaning toward led But I don't know ANYTHING on making one. I appreciate the offer. How much u think it'll cost? Cause for lil less than $200 I can get a 141w led system. Not a name brand but worth the shot for that price. No canopy. I'm gonna hang Sumtn
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RTMA
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Probably more then 200, after all is said and done, so that other fixture may be worth it.
Stockman or Herbie would be good for that overflow. You may want to think about adding an emergency drain just in case, but you'd have to drill another hole.
Can't wait to see it filled with frags!
Stockman or Herbie would be good for that overflow. You may want to think about adding an emergency drain just in case, but you'd have to drill another hole.
Can't wait to see it filled with frags!
