jjensen6823
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Well, Aquarium Adventures now says they CAN'T get me 150 Xhigh reef-ready anytime soon. Can anyone suggest another store in the greater Cleveland/Akron area that might have one?
Jim Jensen
Jim Jensen
What store????
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fade2black
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Did you see if RMS can order one for you? I know they have ordered tanks for me in the past.
MJAnderson
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Not to complicate things more, but on a 150g high, wouldn't you need to replace your lights anyway? Thats a deep tank. I have a 5 T5 setup on my 72g and I can't do high light critters or corals on the sand. I would think your 4 VHO would leave the last 12" of the 150 high pretty dim.
jjensen6823
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RMS doesn't sell perfecto, and perfecto is the only company who makes 150 Xhigh.
I have been using 4x110 VHO's on a 72, and it has been adequate for open brain and tongue corals on the bottom, and torches, trumpets and frogspawns about halfway up. In fact, I had put the pinapple too high when I first got it, and it started to turn pale and retract. I had to move it down. I don't mess with SPS corals, only LPS, and they just don't need as much light. In fact, I think people sometimes kill LPS by burning them. The one thing I have which requires good light is the crocea clam, and I keep it within a foot of the surface.
Eventually, I do plan to add some PC's or T5's. or maybe some lower wattage HQI's, but I just don't like the high wattage, high heat MH's.
I have been using 4x110 VHO's on a 72, and it has been adequate for open brain and tongue corals on the bottom, and torches, trumpets and frogspawns about halfway up. In fact, I had put the pinapple too high when I first got it, and it started to turn pale and retract. I had to move it down. I don't mess with SPS corals, only LPS, and they just don't need as much light. In fact, I think people sometimes kill LPS by burning them. The one thing I have which requires good light is the crocea clam, and I keep it within a foot of the surface.
Eventually, I do plan to add some PC's or T5's. or maybe some lower wattage HQI's, but I just don't like the high wattage, high heat MH's.
Steven Pro
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Just so you know, the 150 extra high from Perfecto has a bad reputation. It is one of those designs that tends to leak.
jjensen6823
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Wow, you're right! That's not what I want to hear! Is that still a current problem, or just a past issue? That's really the tank I'd like, but not if it will leak. Maybe I should just go for an All-Glass 120 (or pinch my pennies for an Oceanic 140).
EYESEEU
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Hey go this route http://www.elmersaquarium.com/home.html
they're outside of Pittsburgh and deliver 100mi from their business
they're outside of Pittsburgh and deliver 100mi from their business
Steven Pro
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The standard 120's by Perfecto, All-Glass, or Oceanic (~ 24" x 24" x 48") are much more reliable. I actually have a Perfecto 120 myself. But, all those extra high tanks are more prone to leak than others due to the extra high water volume exerting additional pressure on the bottom seams.
