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Old 01-14-2008, 12:43 AM   #46
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Those zoas are purty!!
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Old 01-14-2008, 03:23 AM   #47
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How much LR in there?


Trying to get an idea of how much LR to order to get the fill level I want out of my own 10g. How much rock would you say, by weight, is in your tank as of the last photos, and what type of rock is it?

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Old 01-14-2008, 11:18 AM   #48
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Old 01-14-2008, 11:21 AM   #49
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Trying to get an idea of how much LR to order to get the fill level I want out of my own 10g. How much rock would you say, by weight, is in your tank as of the last photos, and what type of rock is it?

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Im not too sure mike, probably 2-3 pounds mixed LR, and 8-10 pounds base rock which is fairly dense.
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Old 01-14-2008, 01:38 PM   #50
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DANG! Looks awesome!
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Old 01-14-2008, 02:04 PM   #51
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Old 01-16-2008, 06:11 PM   #52
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Well, I decided to play with the rocks a bit and 4 hours later I removed 1 rock and added a pump.
There wasnt enough flow under the rocks, and there was allot of mulm under the rocks already.
So I added a second PH to the spraybar to pick up the flow a bit (should be <30x turnover total).
I was worried having two pumps flowing against each other but it is working very well.
No FTS yet its too murky. I did the first water change again with water from the main tank.
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:10 AM   #53
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Here is the re aquascape. According to my girlfriend it looked the same, then after thinking about it decided it looked worse.
The one downside of BB is you see every spec on the bottom and it makes me feel OCD.

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Old 01-17-2008, 01:15 AM   #54
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Woh! Your far along,.. I have some catching up to do.

Great looking tank FF!

I would definitally reccomend a 150W HQI for a 10G tank,.. Most especially if you plan to run anything other than a 10K bulb.

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Old 01-17-2008, 01:21 AM   #55
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Woh! Your far along,.. I have some catching up to do.

Great looking tank FF!

I would definitally reccomend a 150W HQI for a 10G tank,.. Most especially if you plan to run anything other than a 10K bulb.

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Thanks Whiskey. It looks far along but I dont even know what lights to go with yet. At least for now I have something to look at.
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Old 01-17-2008, 01:29 AM   #56
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Thanks Whiskey. It looks far along but I dont even know what lights to go with yet. At least for now I have something to look at.
Lol,. Cool deal,.. Mabye we are at about the same spot then,.. I'm still working on rounding up the equiptment to mount my light too.

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Old 01-17-2008, 08:32 AM   #57
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nice idea on the spray bar

looking good so far
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:39 AM   #58
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nice idea on the spray bar

looking good so far
Thanks KIA, still wish it had more power, but what can i say to complain about free via aqua powerheads?
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Old 01-17-2008, 12:44 PM   #60
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Nice!
Thanks Soundwave, why aren't you in this build off yet?
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