John Bolden
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Nice its all good I've done the same thing to my build thread... I'm considering getting that tank. Do you thing that 2 radion xr15 lights would sufficiently light it? Is it hard to reach into and get around the tank?
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Its hard to say. I haven't had any experience with radions. What are your goals if you got the tank? If you just want softies and lps I would say yes. If you want a more sps dominate tank I would think 3 xr15's would be perfect. Another good option would be to supplement the two xr15's with led strips like reefbreeders, reefbrite, or orphek
It is a bit tall to reach into. I am 5' 10" I think, and I can reach into the tank and touch the bottom but my arm pit is pretty close to hitting the top of the glass (Nothing a little stepping stool cant fix though). But the build quality is great and service/shipping was good from waterbox. Only thing I would change if I were to buy it again would be to get a larger size! (And after-market sump)
John Bolden
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Thank you! I have a waterbox cube 20 and the craftsmen's ship is second to none. It will be a mixed reef I will probably just throw on the 3rd on just to be safe and if i want to go sps dominant later. What do you do for flow I was thinking 2 4k gyres on the back glass and some mp10s on the side panels.
That would kick butt. It might be a touch over kill for flow for the size of the tank, but I dont mind overkill. I think you would keep the gyres on a pretty low flow setting. But that would make for no dead spots in flow for sure. I have a nero 3 and 5 and a tunze 6055. I kind of wish I had two nero 5’s and the tunze but that’s ok.
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John Bolden
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Defiantly over kill but i love the look of high flow with my hammers. I want to keep more sps but its hard to keep stable levels in a 20 gallon.That would kick butt. It might be a touch over kill for flow for the size of the tank, but I dont mind overkill. I think you would keep the gyres on a pretty low flow setting. But that would make for no dead spots in flow for sure. I have a nero 3 and 5 and a tunze 6055. I kind of wish I had two nero 5’s and the tunze but that’s ok.
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Tank looks good so far!!!That would kick butt. It might be a touch over kill for flow for the size of the tank, but I dont mind overkill. I think you would keep the gyres on a pretty low flow setting. But that would make for no dead spots in flow for sure. I have a nero 3 and 5 and a tunze 6055. I kind of wish I had two nero 5’s and the tunze but that’s ok.
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The beginning of this week I added two OR 90's blue plus from Orphek. They are 36" long and are mounted on my aquatic life t5 fixture. I ended up drilling holes in the sides in order to fit the bars. I could have hung them but I wanted a more streamline look. They are pretty intense lights so I am currently only running them a few hours a day and lessening my intensity from my other LED's while slowly adding more time onto the OR90's. They give off some serious light though...
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