Awesome Information. I am pretty convinced toward the 2217s at this point. I appreciate all of your info and interest!
A lot of folks really like the Rena XPs. I appreciate your information. I got my HC from 2 sources... Aquabotanic (http://www.aquabotanic.com) and the greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society Auction by way of Sweet Aquatics (http://www.sweetaquatics.com/).Where did you get your HC? Its Looking good. I love the rena xp filter series, inexpensive and extremely reliable. Also very easy to setup and maintain. Two xp3's would be great.
Buy an Eheim and you won't have a failureit seems to me best to have two filters on a tank, both in case of failure
Post pics of your light housings (top and underside) so we can take a look at how best to hang 'em. My first thought was to drill holes for small eye bolts to go through the housing and slip a wing nut on the end inside of the housing, then just use hooks at the end of light chain to hang them on. Might not work though, not knowing what the inside of your light fixture looks like.
I sure like that fixture you used to show us the look you want though. What is that and where can I get one?![]()