Nickle Pickle Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Hey everyone, I have been planning to upgrade for quite a while now and the time has finally come!! :bounce: :bounce: I have got the main ideas sussed but just thought i'd run it past everyone just incase something was forgotten or if anything could be improved. I'm going to be doing a cube type setup 700x700x600. I want to have an overflow box in the corner of the tank will two holes drilled so I can run a full syphon and a back up to the sump. In terms of lighting, at the moment I am looking at 1x150W MH and 4x 24W T5's. I am planning on getting a return pump around 4000L/H and also a tunze 6100 (I think that was the one) stream and possibly a controller to go with that. I'll also be getting a better skimmer, still not entirely sure of whats going to be happening in that department yet. I'll also have a thin layer of sand about 10mm. Just having the sand purely because I like the look and I don't think my sleeper goby would enjoy not having anything to keep him busy. These are some pics I did in paint to show you guys the sort of thing I am wanting And the sump design which looks a bit confusing but I hope it makes sense A plan view of the sump Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Dude to save a bit of coin and space youll only need one baffle after the inlet from tank, under only. As the skimmer will produce bubbles. But looks good bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octo Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 Nice setup. just looking to set up a marine tank myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickle Pickle Posted February 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 youll only need one baffle after the inlet from tank, under only. As the skimmer will produce bubbles. Good point :lol: Nice setup. just looking to set up a marine tank myself. Highly recommend it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted February 19, 2007 Report Share Posted February 19, 2007 I was going to say exactly the same thing about the sump. You only need one under baffle, especially if you're using a full siphon overflow, and you have the overflow pipe entering the sump at the right angle. Other than that, it's pretty much how I would setup a tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickle Pickle Posted February 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 you have the overflow pipe entering the sump at the right angle. Don't quite understand. I was planning to have the pipe go stright down from the overflow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Yip, but once it enters the sump, instead of having it point straight down into the bottom of the sump, use either a 90 degree bend so it directs water parallel with the surface of the water, or alternatively a U (180 bend) so that the water is directed back towards the surface in the sump (like a spring). It minimises the time it takes for any stray bubbles to vent to the atmosphere so they don't get sucked into the return pump and into the tank. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickle Pickle Posted February 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 ahh I see. Good idea, thanks :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 steel or wood for the stand frame ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickle Pickle Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I think I will be going for a steel frame for a stand and then covering it in something nice, but will probably end up being wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickle Pickle Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Well I have gotten my new lights :bounce: 4x T5 HO's :bounce: :bounce: I've have just done a rush job to set them up over my current tank as I couldn't wait for the new tank :lol: Old lighting setup: 1x 150W MH 2x 18W blue attinics (sp?) 1x 15W random white bulb I had at the time New lighting setup: 1x 150W MH 2x 24W Marine blue T5 1x 24W 18000K T5 1x 24W 6700K T5 I could only find 3 reflectors, but I'm pretty sure I have more...so I have stuck two T5's under one for now. I also didn't trust my temporary lighting setup :lol: :oops: so I am going to go without the MH untill I can build something to support them all safely over the new tank. I guess you can see why... So once removing the MH this is what my tank currently looks like: And yes that is the heater in the middle of the tank and that is a hole lot of green algae on the front glass that I haven't bothered scrapping off (can't find the scrapping thing-a-ma-jig) :oops: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Sweet as man Upgrades gonna be mint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickle Pickle Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Sure is. Man, you should have seen dads face when I showed him I had gotten new lights...Priceless :lol: He was happy when I took the MH off and explained to him that the lighting was now using about half the power it was before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Do you like the mix of 2* Actinic 1* Lifeglo 6500K 1* Powerglo 16000k And have you tried the new mtl halllide bulb yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 the new glo t5s are not to bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickle Pickle Posted February 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Do you like the mix of 2* Actinic 1* Lifeglo 6500K 1* Powerglo 16000k And have you tried the new mtl halllide bulb yet ? yea the mix is great...well as far as I can tell :lol: I like the colour of the tank that they make the tank I managed to get the bulb in after a bit of a hassel getting the MH unit apart and back together. The tank looks a bit yellow though. I think it's because I had to move one of the blue T5's back so that the light from the MH could get through. Might also be because the bulb is brand new. the new glo t5s are not to bad at all. I think they are great. They have increased the amount of light going into my tank heaps!! I would definately recommend them to all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemines Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 where did u get ur t5s and how much were they? i might get some for one of my tanks.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 hollywood and jansens should have the glo t5s in stock. not sure on price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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