New 46 Gallon Bowfront Reef Tank

[BriSape23]

Hello all hobbyists...I am hoping someone will have the time to reply
to my message..

After several visits to my LFS and thorough internet research...it
seems everyone has an opinion of set up for a reef tank. I am going to
be setting up a FLOWR tank in a 46 gallon bowfront. Here is what I
think I am going to do for a set up...Yeas and Nays will be appreciated

Lighting: Aligns 10,000k Daylight and 460nm Actinic together with
Lunar Lights=99 to create an energy-efficient, 24-hour lighting system
that's packed with value. Configured with our state-of-the-art, SunPaq
Lamps, it produces 3-times the light output of standard fluorescents
with double the life (12 months). The 36" Satellite features 1-96w Dual
actinic, 1-96w dual daylight, 1-Lunar Lights with separate power supply
and a sleek, low-profile powder coated aluminum hood. What timer should
I get?

Filtration: 40lbs of Live Rock. 20lbs of Aragalive Reef Sand 20)Carib
Sea). 25lbs of live sand. Instead of a wet/dry - no pre-drilled
holes, I am going to use a Fluval 4 and Emperor 280. I also am going
to get a Protein Skimmer. However suggestions on brand or make are
needed. I was going to get a Seaclone but the reviews seem to be
fairly negative. I would prefer to have a moderately priced one and
nothing that is going to require a great deal of space.

I am content with Polyp Coral and Mushroom Coral and hope to have just
about 4-5 fish (Clown, Flame Angel, Royal Grammas and maybe a Tang)

So, any suggestions you can give me or recommendations will surely help
in a big way.=20

Thanks,
Brian

[Marc Levenson]

Any grounded timer would be good for your lights, and you can buy them
at Home Depot or Walmart. I buy the kind with three prongs. $20 or
less per timer. Digital ones with a battery backup are really nice to
keep your timer on schedule and remember the settings if you have brief
power outage.

An Aqua C Remora with a Maxijet 1200 would do just fine on that sized
tank.

Bump your LR up to 60 lbs if you can stand it.

Marc


BriSape23 wrote:
> Hello all hobbyists...I am hoping someone will have the time to reply
> to my message..
>
> After several visits to my LFS and thorough internet research...it
> seems everyone has an opinion of set up for a reef tank. I am going to
> be setting up a FLOWR tank in a 46 gallon bowfront. Here is what I
> think I am going to do for a set up...Yeas and Nays will be appreciated
>
> Lighting: Aligns 10,000k Daylight and 460nm Actinic together with
> Lunar Lights™ to create an energy-efficient, 24-hour lighting system
> that's packed with value. Configured with our state-of-the-art, SunPaq
> Lamps, it produces 3-times the light output of standard fluorescents
> with double the life (12 months). The 36" Satellite features 1-96w Dual
> actinic, 1-96w dual daylight, 1-Lunar Lights with separate power supply
> and a sleek, low-profile powder coated aluminum hood. What timer should
> I get?
>
> Filtration: 40lbs of Live Rock. 20lbs of Aragalive Reef Sand 20)Carib
> Sea). 25lbs of live sand. Instead of a wet/dry - no pre-drilled
> holes, I am going to use a Fluval 4 and Emperor 280. I also am going
> to get a Protein Skimmer. However suggestions on brand or make are
> needed. I was going to get a Seaclone but the reviews seem to be
> fairly negative. I would prefer to have a moderately priced one and
> nothing that is going to require a great deal of space.
>
> I am content with Polyp Coral and Mushroom Coral and hope to have just
> about 4-5 fish (Clown, Flame Angel, Royal Grammas and maybe a Tang)
>
> So, any suggestions you can give me or recommendations will surely help
> in a big way.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>

--
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Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
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[BigMike]

Hi
This is my 2 cents worth on bow front tanks.
I had one for a while until I traded for a reg 55 gal. The bow turns the
tank into a big magnify glass when it is filled with water. It would make my
eyes go blurry after sitting close and watching everybody for a few minutes.
I don't wear glasses and have good vision. My friends had the same problem
when looking into the tank. Now maybe I had a screwed up front glass or
something. I didn't know anyone with a bowfront to compare it to.
Then again maybe I am a little obsessed with watching the little fellows and
shouldn't watch so much.

Mike


"BriSape23" > wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello all hobbyists...I am hoping someone will have the time to reply
to my message..

After several visits to my LFS and thorough internet research...it
seems everyone has an opinion of set up for a reef tank. I am going to
be setting up a FLOWR tank in a 46 gallon bowfront. Here is what I
think I am going to do for a set up...Yeas and Nays will be appreciated

Lighting: Aligns 10,000k Daylight and 460nm Actinic together with
Lunar LightsT to create an energy-efficient, 24-hour lighting system
that's packed with value. Configured with our state-of-the-art, SunPaq
Lamps, it produces 3-times the light output of standard fluorescents
with double the life (12 months). The 36" Satellite features 1-96w Dual
actinic, 1-96w dual daylight, 1-Lunar Lights with separate power supply
and a sleek, low-profile powder coated aluminum hood. What timer should
I get?

Filtration: 40lbs of Live Rock. 20lbs of Aragalive Reef Sand 20)Carib
Sea). 25lbs of live sand. Instead of a wet/dry - no pre-drilled
holes, I am going to use a Fluval 4 and Emperor 280. I also am going
to get a Protein Skimmer. However suggestions on brand or make are
needed. I was going to get a Seaclone but the reviews seem to be
fairly negative. I would prefer to have a moderately priced one and
nothing that is going to require a great deal of space.

I am content with Polyp Coral and Mushroom Coral and hope to have just
about 4-5 fish (Clown, Flame Angel, Royal Grammas and maybe a Tang)

So, any suggestions you can give me or recommendations will surely help
in a big way.

Thanks,
Brian

[Billy]

"BriSape23" > wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello all hobbyists...I am hoping someone will have the time to reply
to my message..

Good luck on finding a decent Flame. The quality of these fish has
plummeted in recent times, IME. I eventually gave up finding a nice
one and got a coral beauty. If you get a nice one from an online
seller, let me know. :)

billy

[Marc Levenson]

Another cool dwarf angel is the Potters Angel. I love the look of that
fish, but don't have the option of getting one with a Flame Angel and a
Coral Beauty already in my system.

Marc


Billy wrote:

>
> Good luck on finding a decent Flame. The quality of these fish has
> plummeted in recent times, IME. I eventually gave up finding a nice
> one and got a coral beauty. If you get a nice one from an online
> seller, let me know. :)
>
> billy
>
>

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Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

[Ray Martini]

Sounds great! I think the Fluval (or Magnum) may be a waste of resources.
Add more live rock as per Marc's suggestion and let the rock and the skimmer
take care of your tank. Live rock is the best bio filter anyway. If you have
bio balls in your sump that helps also. I had a Fluval 404 on my 72g reef
system and it did do a good job but was a pain to rip apart and maintain.
The hoses clog easily with uneaten food and every time I'd turn it back on
after cleaning the filter all this pollution would shoot back into the tank.
The Fluval is now retired in the garage.

Since removing the Fluval, my skimmer (Remora Pro) is really kicking in and
doing a fantastic job. I found through trial and error that a canister
filter is definitely not needed in a reef system. YMMV


"BriSape23" > wrote in message
oups.com...
Hello all hobbyists...I am hoping someone will have the time to reply
to my message..

After several visits to my LFS and thorough internet research...it
seems everyone has an opinion of set up for a reef tank. I am going to
be setting up a FLOWR tank in a 46 gallon bowfront. Here is what I
think I am going to do for a set up...Yeas and Nays will be appreciated

Lighting: Aligns 10,000k Daylight and 460nm Actinic together with
Lunar LightsT to create an energy-efficient, 24-hour lighting system
that's packed with value. Configured with our state-of-the-art, SunPaq
Lamps, it produces 3-times the light output of standard fluorescents
with double the life (12 months). The 36" Satellite features 1-96w Dual
actinic, 1-96w dual daylight, 1-Lunar Lights with separate power supply
and a sleek, low-profile powder coated aluminum hood. What timer should
I get?

Filtration: 40lbs of Live Rock. 20lbs of Aragalive Reef Sand 20)Carib
Sea). 25lbs of live sand. Instead of a wet/dry - no pre-drilled
holes, I am going to use a Fluval 4 and Emperor 280. I also am going
to get a Protein Skimmer. However suggestions on brand or make are
needed. I was going to get a Seaclone but the reviews seem to be
fairly negative. I would prefer to have a moderately priced one and
nothing that is going to require a great deal of space.

I am content with Polyp Coral and Mushroom Coral and hope to have just
about 4-5 fish (Clown, Flame Angel, Royal Grammas and maybe a Tang)

So, any suggestions you can give me or recommendations will surely help
in a big way.

Thanks,
Brian

[Ray Martini]

My 72 is a bow front. Can't say I've had that problem ...


"BigMike" <iyam@whatiyam> wrote in message
...
> Hi
> This is my 2 cents worth on bow front tanks.
> I had one for a while until I traded for a reg 55 gal. The bow turns the
> tank into a big magnify glass when it is filled with water. It would make
> my eyes go blurry after sitting close and watching everybody for a few
> minutes. I don't wear glasses and have good vision. My friends had the
> same problem when looking into the tank. Now maybe I had a screwed up
> front glass or something. I didn't know anyone with a bowfront to compare
> it to.
> Then again maybe I am a little obsessed with watching the little fellows
> and shouldn't watch so much.
>
> Mike
>
>
> "BriSape23" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> Hello all hobbyists...I am hoping someone will have the time to reply
> to my message..
>
> After several visits to my LFS and thorough internet research...it
> seems everyone has an opinion of set up for a reef tank. I am going to
> be setting up a FLOWR tank in a 46 gallon bowfront. Here is what I
> think I am going to do for a set up...Yeas and Nays will be appreciated
>
> Lighting: Aligns 10,000k Daylight and 460nm Actinic together with
> Lunar LightsT to create an energy-efficient, 24-hour lighting system
> that's packed with value. Configured with our state-of-the-art, SunPaq
> Lamps, it produces 3-times the light output of standard fluorescents
> with double the life (12 months). The 36" Satellite features 1-96w Dual
> actinic, 1-96w dual daylight, 1-Lunar Lights with separate power supply
> and a sleek, low-profile powder coated aluminum hood. What timer should
> I get?
>
> Filtration: 40lbs of Live Rock. 20lbs of Aragalive Reef Sand 20)Carib
> Sea). 25lbs of live sand. Instead of a wet/dry - no pre-drilled
> holes, I am going to use a Fluval 4 and Emperor 280. I also am going
> to get a Protein Skimmer. However suggestions on brand or make are
> needed. I was going to get a Seaclone but the reviews seem to be
> fairly negative. I would prefer to have a moderately priced one and
> nothing that is going to require a great deal of space.
>
> I am content with Polyp Coral and Mushroom Coral and hope to have just
> about 4-5 fish (Clown, Flame Angel, Royal Grammas and maybe a Tang)
>
> So, any suggestions you can give me or recommendations will surely help
> in a big way.
>
> Thanks,
> Brian
>
>

[Billy]

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
m...
> Another cool dwarf angel is the Potters Angel. I love the look of
> that fish, but don't have the option of getting one with a Flame
> Angel and a Coral Beauty already in my system.
>


A Coral Beauty is what I eventually settled on. This guy is almost
totally purple, too, I was astounded. Had to have him.:)

billy