Serpentman
Aquarium Advice Activist
I have been asking a million questions so I figured I would give an update of my progress so far. Pretty boring actually as I am just at about phase one. I started with a 92 gallon bowfront corner tank that needed to be resealed. I realized 2 things when I filled it: 1.) I put it too close to the wall 2.) I should have rinsed the sand. So, today I emptied it, rinsed the sand and refilled it (thus the cloudy pics).
I have installed 2/3 of the lighting so far: 2 x 36" 96watt PC, 2 x 24" 65watt PC fixtures. I am expecting my 250watt MH ballast which I will install in the homemade enclosure (pictured below) on Thurs. This should give me a combined 572watts. Figuring out the lighting has been a challenge due the the shape of the tank. I anticipate adding the LR in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully everything will go smooth until then (no leaks!).
Here is a closeup of the cooling fan (a beast!) in the customer MH hood. I will post more pics when the fixture is installed.
I have installed 2/3 of the lighting so far: 2 x 36" 96watt PC, 2 x 24" 65watt PC fixtures. I am expecting my 250watt MH ballast which I will install in the homemade enclosure (pictured below) on Thurs. This should give me a combined 572watts. Figuring out the lighting has been a challenge due the the shape of the tank. I anticipate adding the LR in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully everything will go smooth until then (no leaks!).
Here is a closeup of the cooling fan (a beast!) in the customer MH hood. I will post more pics when the fixture is installed.