mirror on the back of a 210 gallon

[leveldrummer]

fill the popcorn machine with fish and your in buisness.

[Hendersonracing]

I bought the sump but the LFS didn't tell me It didn't come with the pump???? What pump is recommended?

[Hendersonracing]

Originally Posted by leveldrummer

aw man, you need that on a reef tank. i bet that would really help double your light.


i dont know about acrylic, but if put on properly, the tint would pull off of the glass tank, it doesnt on cars right? (unless put on wrong)

so you think mabe tint instead of a mirror I never thought of that? how would It look? maby mirror tint on the tank? and yes Its going to be a reef tank!

[Hendersonracing]

I bought this sump from a LFS and Was under the understanding that it came with a pump and a skimmer also....I paid $287.00 for the piece.. Is that a good deal or should I return It for something else...they told me it was the right one for my 210 gallon tank...?

[Hendersonracing]

Oh yeah it also only has the 2 lines shown not even enough for the tank? the tank has 4 holes in the bottom of It

[leveldrummer]

the tank has 4 holes... 2 drain and 2 return. once you get a pump or pumps, you can run 2 more lines up. and i said mirror tint. dont know how it would look though, and take the bio-balls out of the sump, the just trap nitrates.

[Hendersonracing]

tint is a good idea? ive never thought about that! mabe even dark tint

[Twitterbait]

how big is the sump, that will tell us if it is a good deal. i say about $100 per 15gal for a new one is ok.

[Kevin1000]

Originally Posted by leveldrummer

aw man, you need that on a reef tank. i bet that would really help double your light.

Thats a common perception but not all that true .. most mirrors are actually kinda lousy at refracting light which is one of the reasons they avoid them in lighting setups.

[Hendersonracing]

Originally Posted by Kevin1000

Thats a common perception but not all that true .. most mirrors are actually kinda lousy at refracting light which is one of the reasons they avoid them in lighting setups.

exactly what I was thinking, Im going to get a black acrilic made for it that would match good and have a good reflection for the light!

[staticjack]

How long until the back glass is filled with growth. Was a problem with my 36 gallon reef Eel tank.

[Geoff]

just spray paint the back of the tank whatever colour you want. i prefer black for reef systems and blue for FO systems.

you have some great threads in here, you might want to post them in the GRD forum for more responses.

G~

[PelagicMagic]

Blue is nice

For your sump, Remove that blue sponge it will become a time bomb. You are going to need a large pump for the 210. I use a mag 36 for my return but it also feeds other items. You should get a mag 18 or 24 ( im not sure if mag 24 is the right number but there is a mag 20 something) Mag drive pumps are loud so if noise is an issue you might want to look into a dart pump which is very quiet and efficient. Also those drain hoses can be replaced with PVC.

*If you go with a dart pump it cannot be placed in water

[chrismhaase]

I think I remember someone saying that a mirror actually doesnt bounce back the most light, so this might be a bad idea for reefs, if in fact you a trying to get more light from the mirror.

[Hendersonracing]

we ordered some acrilic for the back and sides....that should help....I dont think im going to have a light issue...lol its 72 iches long x 24 and has all 3 lights in it...I just paid 865.00 for it..