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    in General Discussion

    Oh sorry, I'm planning on keeping SPS, with some fish and inverts, ill have 3 250w MH (my tank is 72" long)and considering VHO actinics to suppliment the blue.

     

    Im trying to piece the basics together so it wont be hard to change or add-on (when my budget or my wife will let me afford) :D

     even though Im a DIYer i will take it to the Reef tank to have drilled. but the rest i will post as it starts.

     

    Gary

    pumps

    in General Discussion

    Ill be setting up my 120g with a 75 gallon refugium.. but how do I determine the size of my over flows that i will have drilled and what is the rating of the pump (gph) that I use to pump back into the display tank without pumping too fast or too slow. Also I would like to do a closed loop with a SCWD for tubulance. Any ideas on what some of you all have done for that? Thanks in advance..... Gary

    DIY MH project

    in Do It Yourself

    i quickly realized how flawed my idea was(tranformers and capcitorsleak in their old age):(, so i apologize. what about resessing a electical panel into the wall (if you own the place) you could do it low or high( enough to hang a pisture on it) so it would be less conspicuous and hide your wires accordingly. hope this helps, Gary  ???

    DIY MH project

    in Do It Yourself

    dude, i hate to tell you this but , your'e flirting with disaster. i wouldent mount the ballast's on the side of the tank ,  and bellow water level, you crack me up. :D

    You raise a good point.  Except that everything electrical is under or next to my tank.  I do not have a separate room to move stuff into, so it's all ready for the flood from H-E-double hockey sticks.  All is on a GFCI, so shorts should bring electicity out of the question quickly.  Equipment damage is real, tho.

     

    Any ideas when space is limited like this?  If I put the ballasts under the tank, too much heat.  I also have a Little Giant 2mdx exposed under there as well.

     

    Vigilance against plugged lines and good maintenance should help, but I'm at a loss what to do beyond what I have done so far.

     

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    What if you put the ballast directly in the middle on top and build a wood box shaped in a "u" to hide the red, if there is sufficient support also being that close you could shorten your cords.... It looks great though!

     

    Gary

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