Hey yall my name is Spc Watts, Nickolas and i am currently serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq. A bit about myself.. im 25 and i have had a few smaller SW aquariums in the past(12 gallon nano cube with good sucesses.. 75 with ok results but it was my first and i learned a lot of mistakes the hard way).. I am going to be commin home sometime in the late dec to early feb timeframe so i still have plenty of time to get my new build set up in my mind b4 i jump into it..
*THE IDEA* i currently have a wall build.. One of my first questions is my LFS SUCKS @ Fort Hood so ill be doing most of my shopping online(what is the best place to actully purchase my DT and sump online.. im thinking a 240 DT and a 180 sump.. but thats what my budget is allowing from glasscages.com.. and bigappleherp.com.. altho i have emailed both of them and their customer service SUCKS.. id rather support someone who is helpfull and willin to .. in a lack of better words.. earn their money) My first step is going to be the aquarium/sump and overflows and get them set up while i peice together the rest of this.. i know its going to be a long build but im in it for the long run.. Im hoping for a wall build but it could just turn into a stand/canapoy but who knows.. first step is get the aquarium/sump and overflows and work from there..
Ok next questions.. i have done a lot of reading and i want to go with T5 lighting.. ive read GOOD things about ATI(anyone have a good priced link to one of their sellers? *240 long is 96 inches and i have yet to see any that long so ill prolly do 2 48 inchers.. and ill do at least 6 bulbs and hopefully icecap and overdrive them for max output.. altho that leads into my next question. i have done a lot of reading about T5 and never found the answer about what "icecap" is and how to overdrive them once they are.. from what i understand its a way to keep the bulb cool so you can put more juice threw them and getting more light out of the same setup.. i know i want indiv refelectors to get max light out of the bulbs....
That should be good for starters and i appericate yalls time in reading this and helping me along in my journy into a beatiful healthy aquarium....
Spc Watts, Nickolas
Camp Taji, Iraq
*THE IDEA* i currently have a wall build.. One of my first questions is my LFS SUCKS @ Fort Hood so ill be doing most of my shopping online(what is the best place to actully purchase my DT and sump online.. im thinking a 240 DT and a 180 sump.. but thats what my budget is allowing from glasscages.com.. and bigappleherp.com.. altho i have emailed both of them and their customer service SUCKS.. id rather support someone who is helpfull and willin to .. in a lack of better words.. earn their money) My first step is going to be the aquarium/sump and overflows and get them set up while i peice together the rest of this.. i know its going to be a long build but im in it for the long run.. Im hoping for a wall build but it could just turn into a stand/canapoy but who knows.. first step is get the aquarium/sump and overflows and work from there..
Ok next questions.. i have done a lot of reading and i want to go with T5 lighting.. ive read GOOD things about ATI(anyone have a good priced link to one of their sellers? *240 long is 96 inches and i have yet to see any that long so ill prolly do 2 48 inchers.. and ill do at least 6 bulbs and hopefully icecap and overdrive them for max output.. altho that leads into my next question. i have done a lot of reading about T5 and never found the answer about what "icecap" is and how to overdrive them once they are.. from what i understand its a way to keep the bulb cool so you can put more juice threw them and getting more light out of the same setup.. i know i want indiv refelectors to get max light out of the bulbs....
That should be good for starters and i appericate yalls time in reading this and helping me along in my journy into a beatiful healthy aquarium....
Spc Watts, Nickolas
Camp Taji, Iraq
