40G Breeder Twin Verts

[JaredJ]

Ok, so my journey begins. I put these twins on the stand I had my original 40 breeder reef on and the hood fit right on. Currently the lights are 2 39w T5 ATI Aquablue bulbs (11K) but I'm going to add two more bulbs with 6500K T5 daylights in them. This will be a slow build for me due to summer winding down and work as well but I will post whenever I can.

The plan is to use the sliding door kits from Junglebox when he gets them ready, and one tank is going to have a focal butress type trunk with lots of plants and horizontal branches. The other I'd like to do as a rocky cliff wall with lots of broms. I'd like to do pums in one and vents in the other but I'll worry about that later. Feel free to add suggestions.

Tanks:


Lighting (will change of coures)

[johnachilli]

That should be pretty sweet when finished. Are those t-5 currently on there?

[Vermfly]

Very cool. Did you build the hood and stand yourself?

[raimeiken]

I suggest you take off the glass separating the two in the middle and turn it into a big Viv LOL jk

You should get a 150w MH light and install it right in the middle of the hood. That should be more than enough light for both Vivs plus your Fluorescents on the sides. I think you have enough room to put fans up in there as well to cool things down.

Im subscribing to this! I can't wait to see the results

[Julio]

that should be4 a pretty sweet setup, wish i coudl do that at home

[Julio]

Originally Posted by raimeiken

I suggest you take off the glass separating the two in the middle and turn it into a big Viv LOL jk

You should get a 150w MH light and install it right in the middle of the hood. That should be more than enough light for both Vivs plus your Fluorescents on the sides. I think you have enough room to put fans up in there as well to cool things down.

Im subscribing to this! I can't wait to see the results

the T5s will give you a better light spread then a 150w Halide would and woudl not produce as much heat.

[raimeiken]

Yeah I was suggesting to have both in there. The MH light is more intense as well. I have one in my viv and I get so much more growth and coloring with it than when I only had fluorescents installed in the past.

[Julio]

Originally Posted by raimeiken

Yeah I was suggesting to have both in there. The MH light is more intense as well. I have one in my viv and I get so much more growth and coloring with it than when I only had fluorescents installed in the past.

yeah both woudl be best, but the heat woudl be a killer, no doubt MH are the best bulbs out there when it comes to replicating the sun right now. Though some LEDs can challenge that, they are way too expensive right now.

[JaredJ]

That should be pretty sweet when finished. Are those t-5 currently on there?

yes, they were on the reef tank but I will change them to 6500k bulbs and maybe add 2 more.

Very cool. Did you build the hood and stand yourself?

Yeah, I built it for the reef tank. I used a 2x4 frame and covered it in 1/4 oak plywood then put the trim around it and stained it. Turned out nice for my first one. Kinda cool that both tanks will sit side-by-side on it.

I have 2 MH fixtures but I really didn't want the electric bill anymore and loosing the heat is a big plus IMO. I think T5's are awesome bulbs and if they can penetrate deep into water they shoud be good in a viv which is why I may add two more for 4 39w bulbs total. I may also use the 2 6500k with the Aquablues. I think it will give some nice color, I'll have to play around with it.

John, did you get any frogs in yours yet?

[raimeiken]

not yet. I'm gonna start culturing FFs first then when it cools down over here I'll order the frogs