E.intheC
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Bah.. I might be getting a new tank.:spin2::spin2::spin2: I'm having trouble figuring out what I want.. (I'm sure y'all have been there before)
Anyway.. there's a possibility of picking up a 72in x 24in x 12in height Rimless tank. It's essentially the bottom (or top?) half of a 180 gallon tank, and comes in right at 90 gallons.
The tank has many possibilities, and I'm very excited that I could have a decent amount of fish that actually swim (unlike my clowns and firefish, lol). In addition, I'm very excited about being able to hang a pendant over top and using a smaller wattage of light to get a 'dramatic' lighting effect.
In my current cube, it's a bit tough to have SPS/Clams as well as Zoas and Euphyllia in the same general location because of flow/light requirements. I figure with some creative placement I can keep all of the above happy in this tank.
Here are the questions/concerns I have: The first is flow.. how do I get ample flow without blowing sand everywhere? I was thinking closed loop but I'd rather not add more holes to the tank. I feel like Vortechs or Tunzes would be too widespread and would kick sand up. I suppose Penductors would work, but I've never actually used those myself.
The second concern is in regard to the tank height itself.. is it too shallow?
I do admit that this is the main reservation I have regarding this tank. I like shallow but I haven't had a tank setup that's this shallow since a 20 long, and although that had a rather large rim over the top...it was a bit too shallow for my tastes.
Thanks for the help/input. I appreciate anyone's ideas being thrown out there.:wavehand:
Anyway.. there's a possibility of picking up a 72in x 24in x 12in height Rimless tank. It's essentially the bottom (or top?) half of a 180 gallon tank, and comes in right at 90 gallons.
The tank has many possibilities, and I'm very excited that I could have a decent amount of fish that actually swim (unlike my clowns and firefish, lol). In addition, I'm very excited about being able to hang a pendant over top and using a smaller wattage of light to get a 'dramatic' lighting effect.
In my current cube, it's a bit tough to have SPS/Clams as well as Zoas and Euphyllia in the same general location because of flow/light requirements. I figure with some creative placement I can keep all of the above happy in this tank.
Here are the questions/concerns I have: The first is flow.. how do I get ample flow without blowing sand everywhere? I was thinking closed loop but I'd rather not add more holes to the tank. I feel like Vortechs or Tunzes would be too widespread and would kick sand up. I suppose Penductors would work, but I've never actually used those myself.
The second concern is in regard to the tank height itself.. is it too shallow?
I do admit that this is the main reservation I have regarding this tank. I like shallow but I haven't had a tank setup that's this shallow since a 20 long, and although that had a rather large rim over the top...it was a bit too shallow for my tastes.Thanks for the help/input. I appreciate anyone's ideas being thrown out there.:wavehand:
if I were to light this with 2x Lumenbright 3 mini's (Radiums) would there be sufficient coverage? I realize the ends might be darker and would definitely have less PAR.
