80g deep blue

nissanrs · May 6, 2012

sold my 72bow and 150. never had the chance to switch over from 72 to 150. i ended up moving.
my wife didnt want a tank in the new apartment. so..... she kinda said if i sold the 72 and 150 i could get the new tank. lucky me i sold them quick.
took me over a month to get this deep blue 80edge. they kept selling out. jay's aquarium in salem nh hooked me up on the tank and stand. i told him my budget. yall know wife said sell tanks and get a new one right. yeah so he workd with me on my budget and i got this beautiful tank.

i had a huge aptasia issue last time, i ended up baking the rocks outside. aptasia just sux. i pulled out 2 baby aptasia already, they were transparent in color. i hope i dont have another outbreak, cause me to break down the 72 in the first place. if i do i think ill use 2 adult berghias this time. joe's juice and aptasia x didnt work for me.

BarbH · May 6, 2012

Nice looking tank :bigsmile: I have read for aptasia that people have used expoxy to seal them into their hole to keep them from spreading.

nissanrs · May 6, 2012

thank you

Reef Breeders · May 6, 2012

Love the look of that tank, what will you be lighting it with? I hope the aptaisa don't come back, a little kalk has always worked for me

nissanrs · May 6, 2012

lighting is way too expensive. the one i want is the maxspect mazzara p series. i guess i need 3 modules, so ima wait until i have some money. for the time being its gona be BeamsWork
48-51" Aquarium Double Power LED 3300 Light
Dimension approx: 46" X 4.9" X 1"

54x HQ 1W LED (46x 10000K daylight, 8x 460nm Actinic)
3300 Lumen
Super slim housing in black finish.
Replaceable LED lens
2 mode ON / OFF power switch: "I" Actinic LEDs light up only, "II" All Daylight and actinic LEDs light up.
Extend-able bracket . Adjust to fit 51" max lenght.
AC110-240V AC adapter.

nissanrs · May 6, 2012

the thing is i think i can get away with this light just because the tank isnt too deep. i hope i didnt take an axe to my foot.

Rob.D · May 6, 2012

I love rimless tanks. Good luck with the LED's.

nissanrs · May 6, 2012

thank you. i was gona get the reg tank til i went on deep blue's site and found out they had the rimless and fell in love

Reef Breeders · May 6, 2012

nissanrs said:
lighting is way too expensive. the one i want is the maxspect mazzara p series. i guess i need 3 modules, so ima wait until i have some money. for the time being its gona be BeamsWork
48-51" Aquarium Double Power LED 3300 Light
Dimension approx: 46" X 4.9" X 1"

54x HQ 1W LED (46x 10000K daylight, 8x 460nm Actinic)

3300 Lumen

Super slim housing in black finish.

Replaceable LED lens

2 mode ON / OFF power switch: "I" Actinic LEDs light up only, "II" All Daylight and actinic LEDs light up.

Extend-able bracket . Adjust to fit 51" max lenght.

AC110-240V AC adapter.

You might get away with softies, but these fixtures are really weak. You need at least 48 3 watt LEDs, so 54 1 watts won't cut it. There are plenty of no names out there that use 3 watt LEDs

nissanrs · May 6, 2012

anemonekeeper i saw ure posting for the light diff. thread

These look good, cheap too. 2 should do your tank, I have no experience with these, but 55 3 watt LEDs looks pretty good. 120 Watt DIMMABLE coral reef LED fixture 120w white blue grow light | eBay

kinda got this info a little too late. after i seen the post i seen 3 watt led diy kits on the net. could have bought 2 fixtures for 150.
maybe i might try to put beamswork on craigs