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fidojoe · 10-04-2004, 06:57 PM

The 5 gallon is no more... I wanted more space for fish and corals, so I bought a used 10g tank and stand from a local who is moving for $10! I just had to repaint the iron stand that was fading. I will also replace the tank soon, cause its an older one and the glass was made cheaply on it, so it always looks cloudy. I also went out and bought a new Current USA Orbit light for it. Its 2 x 40w, and makes the whole tank glow brightly, plus it has cool moonlights

In the 5g I had about 9.5 #'s of LR (it was just ichin' to be upgraded

) so I just grabbed another peice from the over 60#'s in the 50g.

Here's the specs:
10g AGA
Orbit 2x40w light w/ moonlights
Aquaclear 150
Small ~70 gph powerhead blowing across the back
~12.5 #'s of LR
Bare Bottom
200W heater (the 100w had trouble keeping up, the room is always cold to keep temps down in the 50.)

Enough typing here's the pic...

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fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Upgraded... The 5 gallon is no more... I wanted more space for fish and corals, so I bought a used 10g tank and stand from a local who is moving for $10! I just had to repaint the iron stand that was fading. I will also replace the tank soon, cause its an older one and the glass was made cheaply on it, so it always looks cloudy. I also went out and bought a new Current USA Orbit light for it. Its 2 x 40w, and makes the whole tank glow brightly, plus it has cool moonlights In the 5g I had about 9.5 #'s of LR (it was just ichin' to be upgraded) so I just grabbed another peice from the over 60#'s in the 50g. Here's the specs: 10g AGA Orbit 2x40w light w/ moonlights Aquaclear 150 Small ~70 gph powerhead blowing across the back ~12.5 #'s of LR Bare Bottom 200W heater (the 100w had trouble keeping up, the room is always cold to keep temps down in the 50.) Enough typing here's the pic... __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).