ok ok so I can't keep the tank down much longer

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

tidal simulation, also the higher flow you can produce with out jetting increases the health and color of your corals assuming everything else is adiquite also.

Steve

That should read: "Because I can sucka!"

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by lastlight

That should read: "Because I can sucka!"

lol

I guess it just sounds a bit excessive to me

[lastlight]

Once you've mastered the art of 100w of lighting / gallon you gotta get creative.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Once you've mastered the art of 100w of lighting / gallon you gotta get creative.

hmmm.. I still don't like the watts per gal comparasons.. doesn't mean anything. I could get that level easy with 100 watt bulbs but they wouldn't grow nothing but algae

I am actualy looking more towards 4.8 watts of light per gal, with this tank

Steve

[Aquattro]

Just thinking about the requisite velocity of that flow and the distance required to disperse. I think the fish might get pinned against the glass

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Just thinking about the requisite velocity of that flow and the distance required to disperse. I think the fish might get pinned against the glass

thats why I want a strong swimmer silly besides the flow will reverse after about 5 hours and be chaotic for about an hour then he will be on the other side

Steve

[toytech]

4500 gph , are you putting an evinrude in there , or are you more of a marine chevy big block kinda guy for flow like that !

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

hmmm.. I still don't like the watts per gal comparasons.. doesn't mean anything. I could get that level easy with 100 watt bulbs but they wouldn't grow nothing but algae

I am actualy looking more towards 4.8 watts of light per gal, with this tank

Steve

Yeah I know that =) Was the wittiest thing I could come up with. I'm in no way saying it was witty but...well anyways I'm curious to see what you do lol.

[StirCrazy]

ok so I got an idea, but it would require me finding mandrins that are eating prepared foods.. how hard are these to find now days?

Steve

[BlueTang<3]

Any green spotted mandarin usually will take prepared foods. Look at getting a ora mandarin if you want they are guaranteed to eat pellets. For the record i have 122X turn over in my display and 160X in my frag and the dwarf angles love it.