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04-29-2006, 07:30 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Middleburg FL
Posts: 242
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ballast under the tank?
How many of you have your ballast under your tank, if so do you worry about the salty air down there? 
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04-29-2006, 09:03 AM
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Landshark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax Beach
Posts: 591
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My ballast is in the closet next to my tank sitting on a cinder block. I lost an icecap to salt air on a tank years ago.
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04-29-2006, 09:48 AM
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Had 2 Much Fun
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville Fl
Posts: 1,033
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 I would bet that most will say under the tank. That's where my m/h ballasts are. VHO is attached to back of canopy. A lesson I learned the hard way, if your ballasts are underneath, block them up. I was cleaning my tank, making some pretty good wave action,when I started to notice a little tingle. Thinking is was just small cuts on my fingers, I kept right on scraping. Well, the tingle got worse & worse. So I deceided to investigate & what I found in the bottom of my stand was about 2" of water. Seems that the wave action I was creating was pushing water into my overflow & overfilled my sump. The worst part was I had just upgraded to 400's from 250's, so my brand new 400 dual was sitting in that 2" of water. Luckily no damage was done.  One day I'll move mine outside. |
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04-29-2006, 10:58 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 23,982
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Mine are on the back of stand to get more air circulation to keep the temp down and last longer!
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04-29-2006, 11:04 AM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
Posts: 9,641
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Mine is sitting on top of my canopy.
Tim
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05-01-2006, 09:12 PM
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NFMAS
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,365
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dual 400 and dual 250s on a iron tank stand next to the tank with a honeywell fan underneath pointing up
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05-02-2006, 05:14 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 1,201
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Mine are in a different room.
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05-02-2006, 09:16 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 463
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Mine is in a different country.
j/k... My sits off the ground just outside the tank stand.
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05-03-2006, 07:46 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: NE Florida
Posts: 77
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ice cap mounted just on the back of the stand. never gets very hot. gotta love ice caps.
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05-03-2006, 12:33 PM
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Had 2 Much Fun
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville Fl
Posts: 1,033
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When I get my new PFO ELECTRONIC 400 ballasts with long cords, I'll be placing on the side of stand by the wall, out of sight
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05-03-2006, 03:34 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, FL
Posts: 120
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My Icecaps are up on the plant ledge that is built into the wall behind the tank so I won't have to worry about the moisture or the heat.
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05-03-2006, 03:44 PM
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NFMAS
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,365
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just put them inside the tank. It will make a great place to glue frags to and it will keep the ballasts from getting hot.
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05-03-2006, 03:45 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
Posts: 9,641
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by PelagicMagic
just put them inside the tank. It will make a great place to glue frags to and it will keep the ballasts from getting hot.
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05-03-2006, 05:18 PM
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Had 2 Much Fun
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jacksonville Fl
Posts: 1,033
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Steve, in the tank. Will that help stimulate coral growth? Or maybe to much current? |
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05-03-2006, 05:20 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
Posts: 9,641
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Originally Posted by sea devil
Steve, in the tank. Will that help stimulate coral growth? Or maybe to much current? |
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