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Gene,your setup is alot like mine I have a
75, 48x18x20.With a 25 gallon sump: total 100 gallon.
Actually the box shape is the ideal in terms of
reef.Basically you want a tank which is wide,and not so deep,reason for this
more light will reach the corals.The width is better in terms of rock
placement,space for fish to swim.Therefor a perfect reef tank is long,wide and
not so deep.Remember the more depth you have the more light you need to reach
the bottom.I have seen tanks that look terrible because the top is bright and
thriving and the bottom is dark and empty.
Your tank is perfect.
As for lighting I have 2 175 watts 10k Mh and 2 55w
Pc bulbs 1 10k and 1 actinic.The reason is that the 10 k Aqualine bushke is blue
in color.More white blue than blue white.
If I were to do it over again for the same stand I
would use a 90 gallon like yours,appearance is better beacause the canopy is
farther away from the stand,when you have Mh lighting you have to leave at least
8-10 inches in between the water and lights.So for a 20 high it looks kind of
awkward,the top is big compared to stand.
Dan
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Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 10:19
AM
Subject: need feedback please
Hi
All
Would like
suggestions and feedback as to what lighting you would use for a 90
gallon...Yeah ! hooray...I am finally upgrading to a decent sized tank. This
will be a reef and live sand tank with no sump.Just great skimmers from
Ron!
My main
choices are just using VHO's with Ice Cap Ballast, 50/50 bulbs and some
03's...but I get dreaming ! lol...about having MH also...price is a concern
however...and as I am not keeping and hard stony corals just star polyps, frog
spawn several types of mushrooms one purple tipped , a bubble anemone, one
yellow leather who has done wonders under current lighting, a red open brain,
and some feather dusters, I am confused and there is a lot of conflicting
information on the list...no no...can't be...lol....? would anyone run MH and
PC combination is that good also?
Please all
suggestions would be appreciated.
The 90 is
odd shaped to me..unless its just been a long time since I have seen such a
"box" shaped tank, dimensions are 48 inches long 18 inches wide
and 24 inches high...will I have trouble because of its
depth?
TIA
Geno
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