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Old 09-28-2010, 01:54 PM   #1
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lr weight question
i have a 72g bow front with about 100lbs of lr, i am just nervous to have all this weight in my tank not sure how much more lr i can add? any ideas? thanks

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My 125 reef tank has 200 lbs of rock in it. You`ll be fine with it all spread out.
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I have the same setup, 72bow with 100lbs of rock. No worries.
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Agreed with above, you'll be fine. The water alone in there weighs over 500 Lbs. They are built to pretty high standards.
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Agree with the rest I had about 120LB of LR in my system with about 120LB of LS...
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