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Hi, Does anyone here own a Hagen tank? I am thinking about getting a hagen osaka from gallery of pets in North Austin. The tank comes with T5 light, heater, Hagen filter, stand for about $800... 70 gallon. Anyone have any experience with gallery of pets? Can I trust what they tell me or are they salesmen? Are those Hagen tanks good? What about the filters? Mind you I am setting up a freshwater tank. Also on their tanks they have rounded corners.. I heard was reading that rounded corners are bad and that the slightest touch could cause them to fracture. Is this something I should be worrying about or have they fixed this problem? Thanks, Aaron

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Hi, Looking to create LED lighting system for my tank. I only need between 175 and 200 watts of T5 or MH. I calculated the lumen's of this to be 17500 to 20000... that would be 100 lumen's per watt. I was wondering if the total output lumen's for the LED lighting system would also need to be in that range or if you can get the same intensity with fewer lumen's? Mind you I simplified this down so save you from all the math work that. So if I am missing any important info please let me know and ill address it. Thanks, Aaron

Not really... I guess a variety. I dont want to be limited to just one type if that is possible. I was thinking about a 30 gallon sump. I think I have the basic flow of things now... thou I am unsure of where to put a calcium reactor if I should get one or add one on later. I would really like to have all my bases covered before I start building. So you only have a total of 234 watts of light for a 75 gallon tank. You make me wonder if I really need 650 watts for a 70 gallon tank... I was going off the idea of about 9 to 10 watts per gallon. Maybe I should have closer to 7 w/g....

Unless there is a better way to determine PAR rather than buying a $200+ meter I am going with the w/g method. About 650 watts of light will get me about 9.6 w/g. Would it be ok to run 1 400 watt MH and 1 250 watt MH? Or is better to get 250 watts of T5 lighting? Also what would be a good way to cool this setup. I am unsure of how I want to mount these lights, idk if I would want a canopy over the tank or if I want to suspend them over the tank. I guess fans is the only way to go? I would really like to keep the noise down as low as possible.

How many Watts of lighting would I need. I figure it depends on the type of plants or how deep the tank is. But Idk enough about or have a clue on what I want to put in there... I have heard that it is possible to burn your reef is this true?

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Hi, I'm thinking about setting up a reef tank. The tank dimensions that I would want is a 24x24x24 so 60 gallons. Besides the Tank and the Stand what equipment do I need? Sump Skimmer Heater Water Pump Thermometer Lights - was thinking about T5... will that be enough? and the salt, and water testing equipment. I do not need a calcium reactor nor wavemakers right away do I? Do I need a pump to pump water down from the tank into the sump or will gravity take care of that for me? Anything else I am missing besides the live rock, the fish and the coral? I am little confused on what I need to be looking for in a sump. How many chambers does it need to have and what type of filter is best? I have heard many people talking about putting some live rock down there with a light... My goal is to setup a very basic aquarium, with live rock to begin with and then after about a month and I see the tank is stable I will start adding the inverts, fish and coral/reef stuff at that point. Any suggestions will be welcome... I'm very new at this and my knowledge is limited to what I could find on the net. Thanks, Aaron

Hi, I'm Aaron. I found ARC earlier today and decided to join. Looks like you guys have a great little forum going. I currently do not have an aquarium of any type. I am thinking about setting up an aquarium... I cannot decide whether to go Saltwater or Freshwater. I have some experience with saltwater aquariums... so IDK. My question is this: I am looking at the Neo Nano aquariums. I have had a terrible time finding reviews about them. I read on here that the company is good, but are the tanks good? Also if you have one.. what accessories does it come with i.e. filter, light, etc.. I could setup a do-it-yourself system, but I just like the ease of these all-in-one deals. I was first thinking about getting the Biocube, but I did some research and found out they had many problems... same with the aquapod. Pretty much I want a system that is easy to setup and relatively worry free. If any of you have any other suggestions on what tank to get I will gladly accept the advice. Thanks and it is a pleasure to meet all of you. Aaron