|
|
|
|
#26
01/11/2008, 01:03 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Yep, chuck... I drilled mine.
 I'll try to get you some pics soon. Brandon
__________________
Batteries are the most dramatic object. Other things stop working or they break, but batteries die. They're either working or they're dead. Thats a crappy life. --Demitri Martin |
|
#27
01/11/2008, 01:39 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Glasscages.com will probably be at the swap or are not too far from you. They have a 40 long 36 x 18 x 13 tank for $70. A very reasonable price. The $1 per gallon tank sales at big box pet stores usually only include the normal 10 and 12 inch depth tanks. Plus, they would add your overflow and holes for bulkheads, safely for an additional cost.
I agree the deeper front to back tanks are easier to landscape. A built-in overflow has worked better for me than a hang-on overflow. 36 inch tanks have higher powered lights. 30 inch lights are usually the same wattage as those made for 24 inch tanks with a longer box to house them in. Buy a light fixture or do-it-yourself, you will have several choices for sufficient lighting for softies or LPS. Live rock is good to a point. Remember you want your corals to grow and be happy. Too much live rock leaves less room for growth, plus many corals you might purchase come on a piece of live rock already. |
|
#28
01/11/2008, 09:01 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
gsusfreak, after seeing the setup chadfarmer has for sale that's the way I'm leaning, as long as there's a way to mount them in a hood then I will likely get them from him. I've also been looking at the nova T5 extremes since they are fairly budget minded.
Brandon, thanks, I look forward to seeing pics of it. After gsusfreak mentioned that drilling would be safer to help avoid a flood I think I'm sold. I just hope it's not too hard to do as I can't afford to break it! dborowsk, thanks for the advice. I bought a 40 breeder yesterday! It's 36 x 18 x 16, so there's plenty of room for landscaping. I don't have nearly enough lr right now, but I'm curious to see all of mine setup in it. Some time after the swap I'll get it going. From what I had read about the 30" lights they are just 24" bulbs that are offset to span the whole 30". You have a very good point about some frags coming on lr, I'll have to keep that in mind for the future, thanks. |
|
#29
01/11/2008, 01:10 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Here ya go, man...
Post-installation:  Pre-installation:  Its not hard at all to drill the tanks. Just tanks patience (IE, just don't rush through it ).Here's a popular guide: http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=603816 Brandon Brandon
__________________
Batteries are the most dramatic object. Other things stop working or they break, but batteries die. They're either working or they're dead. Thats a crappy life. --Demitri Martin |
|
#30
01/11/2008, 01:10 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
hello again chuck....lol....yes, those lights can be mounted in a hood....all you have to do is unscrew the endcaps and mount them in a hood however you like....he probably decided to mount them to some pieces of wood and have them hung from the ceiling
oh yea, about drilling....make sure to practice before going ahead with the 40.....go buy a $10 10-gallon tank, and practice on that(of whatever tank you decide for the sump).....a 10gal has really thin glass so if you do that successfully, you should be able to do a 40 just fine........just remember to let the drill/dremel do the work, so dont add extra pressure
__________________
-john |
|
#32
01/11/2008, 09:29 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Unfortunately I don't think that I will. I'm not going to have time this week (with school starting back) to do it. I'm hoping to do it the weekend after the swap.
Brandon
__________________
Batteries are the most dramatic object. Other things stop working or they break, but batteries die. They're either working or they're dead. Thats a crappy life. --Demitri Martin |
|
#33
01/11/2008, 10:57 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
 I'm starting back to school on Tuesday so I will be feeling your pain. I am sure it's going to slow my progress with the stand.
|
|
#34
01/11/2008, 11:07 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
skirossi, I got a stand for a 40 breeder if you dont wanna build one. Here's the thread I just updated....
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1237880 Brandon, is that the frogspawn you got from me in that pic? The one the clowns are around? If so, it never looked that full in my tank. Nice. Steve |
|
#35
01/11/2008, 11:16 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
Thanks anyway, Chuck |
|
#36
01/11/2008, 11:22 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
__________________
I got a Iphone & its tight as hell. |
|
#37
01/12/2008, 12:27 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
Angela mentioned it may be inflating because of a lack of sufficient lighting, but it seems to have grown quite a bit, too. Brandon
__________________
Batteries are the most dramatic object. Other things stop working or they break, but batteries die. They're either working or they're dead. Thats a crappy life. --Demitri Martin |
|
|
Linear Mode
