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    Vivid Aquariums Group Order TAKE 7! (Super special edition)

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    Hey Mike,

    No man I'm 0 for 2 now on the firefish. I was bored so I went to aquadome and they had one that looked great for $20. Did the bag float changing 1/4 of the water every 15 min. for about 1 1/2 hours. He looked happy, ate dinner then went and died the next afternoon. I'm not sure what happened, I know I acclimated him slowly enough. Either way, went back to aquadome and they made me sign up in their "club" for another $20 just so I could get 1/2 credit back for the fish. I hate that place sometimes.

    Vivid Aquariums Group Order TAKE 6!

    in Group Orders

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    On Wednesday I won't be able to pick up till after 5 so let me know if that will work. If not I can probably sweet talk my wife into coming up for me and the other southies. Also, I did adjust the 10% when I added on the last item so we should be good there. If I didn't deduct enough just keep it, you've earned it. My order total would have been $71 w/box fee and my payments together I think were $65 (adjusting for paypal fee). Looks like you've been burning the midnight oil...

    Thanks again for takin care of us man

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    How much circulation in a 55gal?

    in Reef Keeping

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    I've got a 55 short (30L X 18W X 24H) with a 20gallon sump. I'm using a mag 9.5 with split return, a koralia 2 and one koralia 3 for circulation in the tank. I think it's a good amount for me but as my tank is deep it takes a little more for the circulation to stay good towards the bottom. I think your probably fine with the mag 5 but should maybe go with the koralias or better for the powerheads.

    canopy lighting thoughts

    in Do It Yourself

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    I'm about to start a canopy over my 55g and add some extra lighting but thought I'd try and get some input first.

    The tank is odd for a 55g (30L X 18W X 24H)

    Right now I have 4 X 24W T5's with individual reflectors, it's getting the job done and I don't want a lot of sps but would like to be able to put a few towards the top and just get better growth from my softies and lps.

    I'm planning on adding a single 150w HQI and leaving the existing t5's but not sure if I want all four actinic or leave two daylight

    I also have a plastic center brace on the tank which will block a lot of the light if I place the halide in the center which is where I want it. This leaves me the options of 1: removing the brace, 2: offsetting the halide or 3: going with 2 X 150's on each side.

    As I don't want the extra heat (or costs) of two halides, I'm leaning towards removing the brace and replacing with 1/4" acrylic fastened with plastic nuts and bolts. I'm still a little hesitant but at the same time, wouldn't the canopy itself make the center brace obsolete if built to fit snugly over the top. Additionally, I bought the tank used and the brace has had a crack all along which has not spread or shown any sighn of stress.

    I guess my questions are:

    1: thoughts on the center brace

    2: optimal light combination (I'm thinking 14k hqi, 2 - true actinic, 2 - 10K daylight) has anyone tried the "reef blue" or "reef white" bulbs from hellolights, there twice the cost and don't really say what makes them better)

    3: should I incorporate an extra cooling fan built into the canopy

    Thanks all and hopefully see you saturday.

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