clowntriggerfis
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Do you have tank pics yet.
KaMi 's SpS StarFire Aquarium
- Thread starter Kamisxy
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Kamisxy
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No sorry not yet the tanks still boxed up however I did open the stand and started to work on it...I went with the dark stand instead of the white one because itll match my new furniture and I know that the white will get dirty and dingy fast
Kamisxy
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Heres sum pics of the stand Ive started to work on. It comes as panels in a box with all the hardware. I do gotta tell you it does not come with instructions though so if your not good at putting things together you may have a hard time. Luckily for me I just came off a spree of assembling 1 queen bed 2 night chests and dresser so Iam able to put this thing together with no instructions. And if I hadnt assembled those things to be honest with you I probably would have ran into alot of trouble lol...good thing I had gotten some practice before hand and was able to recognize all the parts fairly easily.
Kamisxy
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On the back wall of the stand there a are 2 holes pre-drilled towards the top for ventalation. I wanted more venting so Iam drilling another hole in the middle of those 2. Iam also drilling 2 more holes towards the bottom of the stand. Not only will this give more airflow inside the stand but will also give more options when routing wires and cables. I hate cable clutter running everywhere so its gonna be a nice clean look enabling me to hide cabling as much as possible.
Kamisxy
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So I got the lights in today. I decided to go with a 36" 8 bulb ATI. Theres no way I can go wrong with this one. So how would you do it if you had the fallowing bulbs to work with only because its the only bulbs I have at the time (have multiples of every color) ...Any suggestions on bulb combinations are welcome
ATI BULBS:
AquaBlue
Blue +
UVL Super Actinic
Purple Plus
ATI BULBS:
AquaBlue
Blue +
UVL Super Actinic
Purple Plus
Chris Lakies
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So I got the lights in today. I decided to go with a 36" 8 bulb ATI. Theres no way I can go wrong with this one. So how would you do it if you had the fallowing bulbs to work with only because its the only bulbs I have at the time (have multiples of every color) ...Any suggestions on bulb combinations are welcome
ATI BULBS:
AquaBlue
Blue +
UVL Super Actinic
Purple Plus
Awesome! Cant wait to see it lit up.
defchild84
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O no!!!!!
Kamisxy
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Yea I know...this is just going to delay me a little longer
I was hella dissappointed and got in touch with Eddie at Cadlights and hes taking care of it for me
Kamisxy
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Some more progress on the stand. My tank is located by me bedside but kinda close to my bed...in otherwords there is no way i can swing the doors open all the way...and no way to get inside into the stand to work or do maintenance. So I came up with a good idea so that I wont run into that problem when I need to get down there.
I used double sided velcro and put it behind the doors and also along outside of stand..problem solved! Also! Did I mention I got a Reef Keeper Plus Aquarium Controller
Installed on the outside of the right door stand drilled a hole behind it to run and hide the cable and screwed it in place
I used double sided velcro and put it behind the doors and also along outside of stand..problem solved! Also! Did I mention I got a Reef Keeper Plus Aquarium Controller
Installed on the outside of the right door stand drilled a hole behind it to run and hide the cable and screwed it in place
Saltwatercoral2
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did you open up your tank to make sure it wasnt broken?
defchild84
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mmm.... gotta love threads, and tank builds when all has been thought out- great job! and I am definitely getting excited for upcoming progress. :beer:
Kamisxy
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Yea lol first thing I checked when i got it. Its in good conditions and packing was great. Tanks also great....nice neat seems and glass work...was def worth every penny so its time to take the plunge coral
My camera messed up before I could take pics but lemme see what i haveThanks. Everyone thinks Iam fixing up my room but in reality rooms just a decoy. Iam building the room around the tank lol:lol2:
Saltwatercoral2
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Yea lol first thing I checked when i got it. Its in good conditions and packing was great. Tanks also great....nice neat seems and glass work...was def worth every penny so its time to take the plunge coral
Thanks. Everyone thinks Iam fixing up my room but in reality rooms just a decoy. Iam building the room around the tank lol:lol2:
Im ready to make the plunge, but I just cant make up my mind as to which one i want between the 70g and the 100 gallon from them lol. My LFS became a supplier, and they are supposed to have them in here in a couple weeks. I dont want to get the 70gallon and wish i had the 100 gallon lol. OR vice versa. I hate decisions!
Kamisxy
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Lol yea I originally was gonna get nano, then 50 cube, then 50 long, then finally settled on the 70 . I didn't want to wish later that I had gotten the 70. I wanted something kinda in the middle. Not too small...not too big so that way I wasn't limited to options livestock and coral wise. Iam glad I went with the 70. I like the dimensions. It's like a cube and rectangular tank in one
Saltwatercoral2
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The 70 gallon has the dimensions ive been looking at for a while. But recently I came across a 48 x 24 x 18 tall, and i really liked it.. I dont think I can go wrong with either tank. I might just be able to get a small tang if i got the bigger one, The girlfriend is bugging me about a tang lol.
