Lance's 225 gal tank

christyf5 · #1 03-18-2010, 08:18 PM

Aww man I missed the boat on that, didn't even see your posts on a new light, thats why I was all confused (new light?! when did he mention that??). I was just in vancouver last weekend and could have picked it up for you. Phooey!

Lance · #2 03-18-2010, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

Aww man I missed the boat on that, didn't even see your posts on a new light, thats why I was all confused (new light?! when did he mention that??). I was just in vancouver last weekend and could have picked it up for you. Phooey!

Not to worry Christy. Going to the city gives me an excuse to buy more stuff!

................... (like I really need more stuff)

PoonTang · #3 03-18-2010, 11:45 PM

new lights? wow what did I miss? your fish will need shades now.

Lance · #4 03-19-2010, 12:01 AM

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new lights? wow what did I miss? your fish will need shades now.

Yup, they will. It's a Sfilgoi Infinity XR4 (3x 400W MH and 8x t5). Plug it in and watch your hydro meter go crazy!

christyf5 · #5 03-19-2010, 02:47 AM

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Not to worry Christy. Going to the city gives me an excuse to buy more stuff!

................... (like I really need more stuff)

LOL I'm with ya on that one

Lance · #6 03-19-2010, 03:37 AM

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LOL I'm with ya on that one

We are terrible, aren't we?

new equipment: "gotta have it"
unusual coral: "gimme gimme"
cool fish: "can i squeeze one more in my tank?"

christyf5 · #7 03-19-2010, 03:42 AM

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We are terrible, aren't we?

new equipment: "gotta have it"
unusual coral: "gimme gimme"
cool fish: "can i squeeze one more in my tank?"

yeah I'd say thats about right. Sometimes it doesn't even have to be unusual or new. Sometimes its just about spending money

Lance · #8 03-19-2010, 04:03 AM

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yeah I'd say thats about right. Sometimes it doesn't even have to be unusual or new. Sometimes its just about spending money

Out of curiosity I just added up the money I've spent on the three tanks over the years and I'm just shy of one billion!

Lance · #9 03-21-2010, 04:55 PM

Picking up my new light next week. It comes with 3x 400W 10K MH. Any suggestions on the configuration of the 8x T5's? There are 4x 36" T5's on each side of the MH's. I'll be running the MH's for probably 5 to 6 hours per day and the T5's for 12 hours. So the T5's will be on for 6 to 7 hours per day without the MH's. The question I have is: the T5's should have enough colour to offset the brightness of the MH's but not too much blue when the MH's are not on. I prefer just enough blue to bring out the colours in the tank without casting a blue tinge over everything. Suggestions?