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Lighting for 65 G
Hello all,
setting up a 65 G reef and have never had a tank that deep. Was wondering what some suggestions were for lighting in it. I am planning at least one 175W MH and am wondering if 2 are necessary. Will also have 2-4 VHO's depending on what I do with the MH's. Also, What would you suggest for water movement in the tank? I plan on both SPS and LPS corals. Thanks for your time!! |
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Also, is a 15 gallon sump large enough for this set up? Or do I need something a little larger that will fit in the 36x18 stand?
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I have an 65g AGA, w/ 2x 250w MH and 2 x 95w VHO--seems OK.
I use a tunze 6100 and 6060 for flow--it's good flow. I would go w/ as large of sump as you can, but the AGA stand is unaccommodating. Could a 20H fit? I have my sump behind the stand--it's acrylic and will not fit inside stand. |
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ditto wrott on the lighting - I'd go up to 2X250 if you're going to keep SPS. Aquamedic makes some great MH/T5 combos:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...=Oceanlight-T5
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Thanks for the info....is there anywhere that I can go to look at dimensions of tanks? AGA's web page or something I guess I will try. I will put a couple 175's in there with the VHO's I guess. 250's just seems like a lot to me, I have had a bad experience with a 250 bleaching everything out that I put in there....
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Thanks for the info....is there anywhere that I can go to look at dimensions of tanks? AGA's web page or something I guess I will try. I will put a couple 175's in there with the VHO's I guess. 250's just seems like a lot to me, I have had a bad experience with a 250 bleaching everything out that I put in there....
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Thanks for the help all...I am hoping to pick up the tank on Friday and get the lighting and filtration completed by the end of the weekend.....also looking for a 20 gallon long for the sump......anyone have any suggestions for the setup of the sump...was thinking
Overflow-skimmer-miracle mud and chaeto-return pump.... Was also thinking that I might just do LR instead of the miracle mud...someone said that the mud increased the cyanobacteria....any thoughts on that? |
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