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12-21-2005, 08:33 AM
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Hello new here. advice on setup
Hello.
i'm new to the forum need some advice. I've recently moved to a new home. decided to setup my SW tank up again. 90 gallon tank with 40 gallon sump, i have all the sands and rocks, sump, and skimmer etc. I'm currently sanding down all the paint from my stand and canopy. I'm not so sure what type of paint i should be using. i have exterior alkyd oil base paint, is this reef safe? also i have a metal stand. there is a lot of rust on it. got most of the rust out but, will this be OK to paint over? lighting question. I'm not sure what type of lighting i want but i would like to go to MH later on once I'm done school as i don't have much money. i currently have 2 ballast OD 2x on 4 lamps. running T8. i was looking toward changing the setup to maybe t5 and adding MH later on. does anyone know where i can find t5 ballast and tubes? one more question please don't kill me :P when i had my tank setup. i had noise issues with water falling down to the sump. i've tried drill a hole to allow the air out but it didn't work too well. as well i don't have a overflow box. not sure if i should try and put one in. any help, advice will be greatly appreciated how much sand is too much? 4-6 inch? i think i have somewhere around 100lb of sand Last edited by tbone; 12-21-2005 at 08:37 AM. 
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12-21-2005, 03:51 PM
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For the metal stand, I would sand down all the rust & then use Tremclad to paint over it.
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