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02-18-2009, 04:00 AM
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I've started a pico build (see my signature) so this build will be sidelined for a while... but I'll soon be receiving a 30 gallon FW system with a few small fish (whatever is left, the tank is terribly neglected). That tank will become this build. The few fish will move into a smaller system built from an ice cream pail
 On that note, and since the tank will be notably larger, I can make a few adjustments to this build  First I will probably change my choice of fish... Now the main species in the tank will be a larger species of pipefish... I've read that the Red Banded pipefish has interesting behavior as a pair. My choices for everything will change actually, though I'll still be limited to Halodule and Halophila seagrasses. I may build a 'shallow end' like a tank I read about (I was sort of planning something like this already), which will be lit evenly (T5), and the rest of the tank will be lit with either regular MH or a spotlight system (MH, Xenon, or LED). This depending on how much of the tank will be non-photosynthetic, which is something I've been researching.Much of the reason for the pico build is experimental. I want to test my surge system on a smaller scale, which will be much cheaper, less work (no custom stand, though a lot more DIY... wait for my LED spotlight build thread) and take up the space I originally wanted the 20 gallon to occupy, before I started getting all geeky and experimental. So this project is on hold. For now. 
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Calvin --- Planning a 29 gallon mixed reef... Last edited by BlueAbyss; 02-18-2009 at 06:41 AM. Reason: Spelling LOL 
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02-18-2009, 04:59 AM
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....you have very neat writing.
just so you know LOL
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75 gallon with 20 gallon sump in the works. R. Bacchiega. Tattooer I didn't smack you, I simply High Fived your face. I've got so much glue on my pants it looks like a Friday night gone horribly wrong.
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02-18-2009, 06:44 AM
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I'm pretty sure I'm the queen of hijacking.... I write in all caps too. I had a handwriting tech (geek, whatever) tell me it's because of my need to feel powerful and in control of everything that surrounds me... whatever.
But back to the original post. I dont' know what I'm more excited to see. The surge tank or this. I havn't seen too many well designed planted reef tanks, so I vote this one. Get back on it already
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75 gallon with 20 gallon sump in the works. R. Bacchiega. Tattooer I didn't smack you, I simply High Fived your face. I've got so much glue on my pants it looks like a Friday night gone horribly wrong.
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02-18-2009, 07:02 AM
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Well, to be honest, this build (the fringe reef) will also be a surged build. I just need to test my theories (and calculations... I suck at math) on a smaller (cheaper
) scale. Though I suppose there will be notable differences... the pico will not have seagrass, or a skimmer (at least in the beginning). Or a second display tank This build won't have LED lighting as the main source of PAR either.And this will give me an introduction to SW. I just don't want to spend a huge amount of money to have my idea fail on a large scale. And (this one is the big one) I've yet to see seagrasses available anywhere, but then I don't live in the city. EDIT Just to be clear, the pico will still count as a planted tank, I still intend to give 1/3 to 1/2 of the space in the tank to plants. Similar to this build in almost all ways.
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Calvin --- Planning a 29 gallon mixed reef... Last edited by BlueAbyss; 02-18-2009 at 07:07 AM.
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