Recent content by Jakers88

Well I really wanna do 8 T5's but it comes out to be 16 inches wide and my tank is 13 inches wide. I'm going to be building a custom canopy but even with 16" lights my canopy would have to be like 18 or 20 inches which wouldn't work out very well. I could fit a 4 light T5 and a 2 light T5 but I...

Just for lighting in general, its mainly going to be just a FOWLR tank but im going to have an anenome or two in it as well, so Im just not sure which one of those if those at all will work.

Whats a better deal 260W Compact Flourescent 48" for 109.99 Or... 156W 36" T6HO for 109.99 (It's for my 55Gal 48" Tank)

That's a nice setup but 430 is a bit much for me

Yea but by having the back open-ended like that isn't it bothersome or kind of an eye-sore to see the light coming out of the back? I'm going to be ordering a T5 fixture in the next day or two 48" T5HO T5 Aquarium Light Cichlid T-5 Reef Lighting - eBay (item 330250470407 end time Aug-05-08...

Is this a good deal for T5 Lighting? 48" T5HO T5 Aquarium Light Cichlid T-5 Reef Lighting - eBay (item 330250470407 end time Aug-05-08 21:51:02 PDT)

I'm going to be constructing my custom canopy within the next week or two, but my main question is the back of the canopy, should I just not put a back on it or leave parts open for my add-ons? I'm going to be having a HOB protein skimmer and I think its going to be getting in the way, also do I...

I was just going to go with a bubble tip. I'm just not sure how many watts of MH I'll need or how many NH for that matter.

There are microscopic life that live inside and on the rock (there may also be small marine life like a snail or shrimp). Live rock also acts as a biological filter.

I've heard alot of good things about the AquaC Remoras but I am in the same boat as you, not sure which one to go with yet, sorry :-?

If your worried about MH being too hot you could buy some computer fans (about 2.99 each from tigerdirect.com) and have them blowing across the lights, not sure how would you do this unless you have a custom canopy though. I plan on using MH and was worrying about heat because my house is...

I would say if you have a larger tank use the 22 gallon as a sump/fuge if not then I would use it to make a nano tank.

I have a question to add to this, when establishing a new tank, can you still put both in the tank? I know it would be better to put cured live rock in the tank so it cycles better, but since there are no livestock in the tank yet couldn't you still put un-cured live rock in it?

What type wattage would I need for a 55 gallon tank? Its 48"L x 13"W x 22"D Its mostly going to be FOWLR but I think I'm going to have 1 or 2 anemones in it as well, any help would be great!

Thanks for the advice, lighting has been one of my biggest issues as what to do, I'll do some pricing today, thanks again!