old man of the sea
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2008
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- 22
he email he sent me:
In regards to the closed system option – I do not think that with the combination of animals that you want to house together it would be a wise or ease undertaking.
The lights that I am proposing for your eel/reef aquarium would include 4x t-5 54 watt actinic lights on the outside edges and 2x 250 watt metal halides with 10k bulbs in the inside areas. This would provide the eels with areas that are a little less lit up, and the corals with the light they need to thrive. The t-5’s would have IceCap ballasts, and waterproof end caps.
The protein skimmer that I got for your aquarium is a Kent Marine Nautilus Ex unit with a Little Giant inline pump, type U62. This combination will provide you with great skimming. The skimmer will be placed on the outside and a bulkhead will connect the two. The issue of the return pump is an interesting issue. I propose using 1 Quiet 1 model 4400 HH pump for the far side, and a Quiet 1 model 3000 for the near side. That brings the return rate at around 1800 GPH.
We should bury the PVC, 4” diameter pieces to create two separate buried lairs for the eels, and we can stack the live rock over it to provide the corals with placement areas. It will be much easier to do it now.
For ventilation in the canopy we will add 2x 6” intake fans, 1 per side, to take in cool air. We will also install 3x 6” vent fans in the top if the canopy to blow out or vent the hot air. I am confident that this combination will help dramatically with the heat issues.
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I told James that it will be just fine for the drawf eel as long as their accustom to well lit areas to were any number of eels aren`t, I also told him that im not in the slightest of agreement on his lighting ideas. Also, I told him that after waiting more then six years, I might pass on the idea of the dwarf eels in the 240. He and I was in agreement on the Bubblemaster 250 skimmer, the slimmer he suggest now, I cant even find anything on it, he mentions when speaking with me that it has four pumps, im thinking he means a different type of skimmer, he did say the skimmer is 23" in height.
As for the pumps, I believe I could have something different or better. I also told James that if were to stick with the bubblemaster skimmer, we will also go with one return pump at 3200 gph or better. its will split into two return pipes. His idea right now is two return pumps of 1800 gph each I believe.
Again, the chiller will be added on much later, I will use fans to help reduce the tanks heat. Now its needed for some better ideas then this in what was suggested thus far. I still think that on the lighting part, I have the specs in which I first sent to James, in which I told him that I wanted it with a bit more blue at cooling down, prior to shut off.
There will be no PVC tubing under the sandbed, even if I were to go with a SFE or chainlink, their be plenty of places to which it could hide. There will when the time comes, be PVC tubing in the 70 and 130 gal tanks, and im planning those with T-5 lighting at this time.
Buddy
In regards to the closed system option – I do not think that with the combination of animals that you want to house together it would be a wise or ease undertaking.
The lights that I am proposing for your eel/reef aquarium would include 4x t-5 54 watt actinic lights on the outside edges and 2x 250 watt metal halides with 10k bulbs in the inside areas. This would provide the eels with areas that are a little less lit up, and the corals with the light they need to thrive. The t-5’s would have IceCap ballasts, and waterproof end caps.
The protein skimmer that I got for your aquarium is a Kent Marine Nautilus Ex unit with a Little Giant inline pump, type U62. This combination will provide you with great skimming. The skimmer will be placed on the outside and a bulkhead will connect the two. The issue of the return pump is an interesting issue. I propose using 1 Quiet 1 model 4400 HH pump for the far side, and a Quiet 1 model 3000 for the near side. That brings the return rate at around 1800 GPH.
We should bury the PVC, 4” diameter pieces to create two separate buried lairs for the eels, and we can stack the live rock over it to provide the corals with placement areas. It will be much easier to do it now.
For ventilation in the canopy we will add 2x 6” intake fans, 1 per side, to take in cool air. We will also install 3x 6” vent fans in the top if the canopy to blow out or vent the hot air. I am confident that this combination will help dramatically with the heat issues.
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I told James that it will be just fine for the drawf eel as long as their accustom to well lit areas to were any number of eels aren`t, I also told him that im not in the slightest of agreement on his lighting ideas. Also, I told him that after waiting more then six years, I might pass on the idea of the dwarf eels in the 240. He and I was in agreement on the Bubblemaster 250 skimmer, the slimmer he suggest now, I cant even find anything on it, he mentions when speaking with me that it has four pumps, im thinking he means a different type of skimmer, he did say the skimmer is 23" in height.
As for the pumps, I believe I could have something different or better. I also told James that if were to stick with the bubblemaster skimmer, we will also go with one return pump at 3200 gph or better. its will split into two return pipes. His idea right now is two return pumps of 1800 gph each I believe.
Again, the chiller will be added on much later, I will use fans to help reduce the tanks heat. Now its needed for some better ideas then this in what was suggested thus far. I still think that on the lighting part, I have the specs in which I first sent to James, in which I told him that I wanted it with a bit more blue at cooling down, prior to shut off.
There will be no PVC tubing under the sandbed, even if I were to go with a SFE or chainlink, their be plenty of places to which it could hide. There will when the time comes, be PVC tubing in the 70 and 130 gal tanks, and im planning those with T-5 lighting at this time.
Buddy
