The Reef Central Corner Club Thread
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I ordered a mp40w today so I should have it early next week. I'll let you guys know how it works out in a corner tank.
Im thinking about upgrading the pfo pendant I have right now to a better one with better spread. Any recommendations?
Also I need to pull the seios out next week but one of them has a rbta attached to it. Its been there for over a year so any ideas on removing it.
Im thinking about upgrading the pfo pendant I have right now to a better one with better spread. Any recommendations?
Also I need to pull the seios out next week but one of them has a rbta attached to it. Its been there for over a year so any ideas on removing it.
Hookup
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I ordered a pair of MP40's for the tank.. which are slated to arrive tomorrow... I have to move my tank from teh wall a 1/2 inch (YUCK) and am waiting on my reef-er buddy to come give a hand... hope to have the two of them flowing like crazyors by Monday.
Oh, I went with two, for even more random flow and, I want to run them at 50% power cause I heard they are quiter... also when I really want to BLAST the tank, or when acros get fully grown in, I can just up the power and get about 6500gph flow (65x turnover) I shiver just thinking about it...
Good thing the pumps have a feeding mode.. i'd like to see the fish try to get the mysis in that whirl-wind.
Oh, I went with two, for even more random flow and, I want to run them at 50% power cause I heard they are quiter... also when I really want to BLAST the tank, or when acros get fully grown in, I can just up the power and get about 6500gph flow (65x turnover) I shiver just thinking about it...
Good thing the pumps have a feeding mode.. i'd like to see the fish try to get the mysis in that whirl-wind.
Reef-Ski
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Hello,
I am in the process of setting up my 54 corner tank. Right now the tank is located at my parents house until the room in my house is completed.
Does anyone know what the overall height is inside the stock All Glass cabinet's. I think it was 24 inches but I can't remember.
I am looking into what skimmer to buy for my sump and I need to know the overall height I can work with.
Thanks for your help, and saving me a trip to get the measurement.
I am in the process of setting up my 54 corner tank. Right now the tank is located at my parents house until the room in my house is completed.
Does anyone know what the overall height is inside the stock All Glass cabinet's. I think it was 24 inches but I can't remember.
I am looking into what skimmer to buy for my sump and I need to know the overall height I can work with.
Thanks for your help, and saving me a trip to get the measurement.
Beautiful SPS, sdoggssf. Do you have any full tank shots from the front?
welcome to the thread, hope you hang around
HumanIMDB
Premium Member
<a href="http://www.omnipresence.ca/images/blog/AGA92/ACDesign.pdf" target=_blank>Here</a> is the design I've done up for a canopy for the AGA92. We're hoping that my dad will be able to build it for us as he has the knowledge, experience, space, and tools.
We're looking at the CoralVue Lumen Bright Wide Mini Pendant with a 250watt Dimmable Electronic Ballast and ReefLux 250watt 12,000K Bulb. From what I've <a href="http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-06/review/index.php" target=_blank>read</a>, the light has to be at least 16" from the water surface, so that is what determines the height of the canopy.
We want the canopy to match the stock stand that we have.
On the stand, the top and bottom pieces are solid 2" x 1 ¼" oak, but to keep the weight (and costs) down, I figured ¾" plywood would do for the top and bottom of the canopy. I also figured this would make it easier to build; just cut out the shape, no need to shape the oak. I'm not sure what could be done to the top and bottom of the plywood so that the surface is oak to match the stand but I figure a roll of ¾" oak veneer could be used on the edges; if such a thing exists.
The 1" x 4"'s on the stand are notched so that they are partially over the top and bottom pieces, for the canopy though, I thought just screwing them to the plywood would be fine, especially since the crossbar on the top would block some of them.
I'm sure the ¾" plywood crossbar would be enough to support the weight of the ballast and reflector but I thought "better safe than sorry", so I added some 1" x 1"'s to reinforce the crossbar to prevent sagging.
The inside will be painted white (Klitz epoxy?). I'm also thinking that having two temperature controlled variable speed fans with an open top will help keep heat to a minimum.
I'm not sure about what sizes are available so I guessed at some of the stuff; like the oak panelling for the back.
I'm sure the whole thing could be done using pine or some other wood and it would match okay...so if the cost is too much, we might do that.
I called the local pet superstore to see how much a new stand would be, as we thought maybe that would be easier/cheaper, they said it was $720, so we won't be doing that...
Let me know what you think. We'd like to get this built before we order the light so that we don't have to have the light hanging from the ceiling (and have to turn it off when watching TV).
We're looking at the CoralVue Lumen Bright Wide Mini Pendant with a 250watt Dimmable Electronic Ballast and ReefLux 250watt 12,000K Bulb. From what I've <a href="http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2008-06/review/index.php" target=_blank>read</a>, the light has to be at least 16" from the water surface, so that is what determines the height of the canopy.
We want the canopy to match the stock stand that we have.
On the stand, the top and bottom pieces are solid 2" x 1 ¼" oak, but to keep the weight (and costs) down, I figured ¾" plywood would do for the top and bottom of the canopy. I also figured this would make it easier to build; just cut out the shape, no need to shape the oak. I'm not sure what could be done to the top and bottom of the plywood so that the surface is oak to match the stand but I figure a roll of ¾" oak veneer could be used on the edges; if such a thing exists.
The 1" x 4"'s on the stand are notched so that they are partially over the top and bottom pieces, for the canopy though, I thought just screwing them to the plywood would be fine, especially since the crossbar on the top would block some of them.
I'm sure the ¾" plywood crossbar would be enough to support the weight of the ballast and reflector but I thought "better safe than sorry", so I added some 1" x 1"'s to reinforce the crossbar to prevent sagging.
The inside will be painted white (Klitz epoxy?). I'm also thinking that having two temperature controlled variable speed fans with an open top will help keep heat to a minimum.
I'm not sure about what sizes are available so I guessed at some of the stuff; like the oak panelling for the back.
I'm sure the whole thing could be done using pine or some other wood and it would match okay...so if the cost is too much, we might do that.
I called the local pet superstore to see how much a new stand would be, as we thought maybe that would be easier/cheaper, they said it was $720, so we won't be doing that...
Let me know what you think. We'd like to get this built before we order the light so that we don't have to have the light hanging from the ceiling (and have to turn it off when watching TV).
