I purchased a new custom made reef tank from a fellow reef. The dimensions are 6'x 30"x 2'. He had never used it but drilled it to be a closed loop system. My hope is to use bulkheads to "patch those holes" since I will be using Jeabo power heads. Here are my questions.
1. Lighting. I currently have a 75 gallon mixed reef with a 4' 6 bulb T5 and i love the color. I would like to put that on my new reef as a supplement. So my question is. Should I go with a 6' 8 or 10 bulb T5 unit to total 14 or 16 T5 bulbs or should I put a Halide/T5 combo on there with my current 4' 6 bulb T5?
2. Rock. Where is the best place to buy Pukani dry rock. I plan on acid bathing these and using Macro cement to create larger structures that are still manageable to move.
3. Macro cement. What has everyones experience been with this? After the acid bath I plan on using it to get the idea structure then cycling the tank with rock instead of using a brute trashcan as I have in the past.
4. Height. What height of stand is safe for a tank this size? It came with a 24" stand but I was hopeful to increase that to 32" or 36".
5. Sump. I was hopeful to convert my drilled 75 gallon into my sump. I would need to put my phosphate reactor, heater, protein skimmer, and return pump in there but I would also like to have a decent sized frag tank in there as well. Is that possible and does anyone have pictures of something like that.
1. Lighting. I currently have a 75 gallon mixed reef with a 4' 6 bulb T5 and i love the color. I would like to put that on my new reef as a supplement. So my question is. Should I go with a 6' 8 or 10 bulb T5 unit to total 14 or 16 T5 bulbs or should I put a Halide/T5 combo on there with my current 4' 6 bulb T5?
2. Rock. Where is the best place to buy Pukani dry rock. I plan on acid bathing these and using Macro cement to create larger structures that are still manageable to move.
3. Macro cement. What has everyones experience been with this? After the acid bath I plan on using it to get the idea structure then cycling the tank with rock instead of using a brute trashcan as I have in the past.
4. Height. What height of stand is safe for a tank this size? It came with a 24" stand but I was hopeful to increase that to 32" or 36".
5. Sump. I was hopeful to convert my drilled 75 gallon into my sump. I would need to put my phosphate reactor, heater, protein skimmer, and return pump in there but I would also like to have a decent sized frag tank in there as well. Is that possible and does anyone have pictures of something like that.
