I was going to do a 20L, but decided I wanted something bigger. Did some research on the different tank sizes and what would work for me. I decided on the 36"x18"x18" 50gal. Great selection of lights, good depth for aquascaping and still small enough to fit it where I need it. Plus, the 18" cabinet gives me lots of room to keep the equipment out of site.
-Its going in a bedroom, so filtration will come from an Eheim canister. I've never used them, but I may try a Rena canister, but since using several Eheims, everything else I've tried in a canister (Fluval and Magnum) has been a disappointment noise-wise.
-After trying the Carbo Plus unit a few years ago, I'm definately going with a pressurized system. I'm in Portland, so I'll probably give Rex a ring and get a set-up from him.
-I've never used them, but the AH Supply 2x96watt kit seems a perfect fit for this size of tank. 192watts may be a bit much for my experience level with planted tanks though. Some more research is needed here.
-Substrate will be a bag of Flourite on the bottom (only because I have an extra bag in storage) and the rest Eco-Complete.
Thats it for now. Pretty much blew my extra cash today on the tank today, so the rest will come in the next month or so. Heres a shot of the tank.
-Its going in a bedroom, so filtration will come from an Eheim canister. I've never used them, but I may try a Rena canister, but since using several Eheims, everything else I've tried in a canister (Fluval and Magnum) has been a disappointment noise-wise.
-After trying the Carbo Plus unit a few years ago, I'm definately going with a pressurized system. I'm in Portland, so I'll probably give Rex a ring and get a set-up from him.
-I've never used them, but the AH Supply 2x96watt kit seems a perfect fit for this size of tank. 192watts may be a bit much for my experience level with planted tanks though. Some more research is needed here.
-Substrate will be a bag of Flourite on the bottom (only because I have an extra bag in storage) and the rest Eco-Complete.
Thats it for now. Pretty much blew my extra cash today on the tank today, so the rest will come in the next month or so. Heres a shot of the tank.
The AH reflectors work very, very well and the kit was fun to install. 192 watts on a 50 is quite a bit, but I'll run them both on separate timers. Now, just gotta save up for the co2 set-up. On a side note, I also decided to use the hood I made instead of the canopy - it ended up being too bulky and heavy to move frequently.