300 DD build "finally"

ibbennyb · Apr 1, 2013

fireman23 said:
What Are You GOnna Do WitH 225? If Selling Let Me Know.

ill eventually be selling it more than likely.. although id love to keep it cause its honestly a ****** ocea eurobrace tank.. aside from being too small for me.. its gonna be hard for me to give it up.. that along with the lifereef lf1-125 etc.

ibbennyb · Apr 1, 2013

jmann124 said:
How much for the toadstool? I'd love to have it! I have a spot picked out already.

replied to pm.....

fireman23 · Apr 1, 2013

Well If You Do Please Let Me Know. WantinG To Upgrade From The 110

ibbennyb · Apr 1, 2013

well here is my "sliding" metal halides

ibbennyb · Apr 2, 2013

well i absolutey squeezed another dual fixture so its gonna be three 250w and 6 80w t5's now just gotta figure out what im gonna do for moonlights cause well i cant fit my current setup in there.. prolly gonna order the moonligh control for the digital aquatics.

gmoney243 · Apr 2, 2013

80w t5s have a lot of par love em :) i get 50+ par on sandbed in my 180 with just 2. Even next to the glass 6" from end of t5 gets about the same. Curious tho why not go led+t5?

ReEfErAdDiCt · Apr 2, 2013

ibbennyb said:
only 200 more lbs of sand to rinse... lol

Uuuuggghhh that's the worst part!

ibbennyb · Apr 2, 2013

gmoney243 said:
80w t5s have a lot of par love em :) i get 50+ par on sandbed in my 180 with just 2. Even next to the glass 6" from end of t5 gets about the same. Curious tho why not go led+t5?

because i dont believe led's are there yet. they may be good for a year or so.. but not in the long run. ive seen to many people switch over only to go right back.. ill gladly stick with MH which is time and time again proven..

Dowtish · Apr 2, 2013

I'm digging the idea of a center island. Most folks wont limit themselves to something that minimal. But you would have plenty of swim space for your huge vlamingi tang and tons of sand space for plate corals, trachy's, wellso's etc.

ibbennyb · Apr 2, 2013

Dowtish said:
I'm digging the idea of a center island. Most folks wont limit themselves to something that minimal. But you would have plenty of swim space for your huge vlamingi tang and tons of sand space for plate corals, trachy's, wellso's etc.

yeah plus the amount of light thats going to be focused on the center i can pretty much put anything i want on it. haha. you know i really wanted the 8 ft 300 but i figure with the vlamingi tang if i do a center island it gives him the ability to swim completely around the entire circle around it.

i "think" i might also have a solution for my moon lights.. i gotta try it and see how it looks.. i have those icecap moonlight t5 led... not sure if you remember them or not.. but i might be able to mount them and turn them from the front... gotta try it and see..

i also think im procrastinating cause im at that point where its.. "OK FLIP THE SWITCH" ive had 100 gallons of water mixing since the weekend.. i got the light together lastnight... and all my shipments have come in.. so its either i do it or not time. hahaha

Dowtish · Apr 2, 2013

Flip the switch!

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ibbennyb · Apr 2, 2013

Dowtish said:
Flip the switch!

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im being a *****.. lol its the nervous "what have i forgotten" whats gonna go wrong stage. lol.. im double triple checking things haha

ibbennyb · Apr 2, 2013

ok.. just got back from lowes for my 22403350 trip.. lol picked up a 2' x 4' piece of wood that i just painted that im gonna use to mount all the power adapters / rke etc.. just waiting for htat to dry now.. and picked up a new shelf for the chiller / misc stuffffs almost there