Valentines Day comes early!

Discussion in 'Show Off Your Fish Tanks!' started by mithelmit, Feb 13, 2011.

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  1. mithelmit

    mithelmit Astrea Snail

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    I just found out that my girlfriend got us,meaning I have to set up and maintain but she gets to pick out what goes in there ::), a new 48 gallon bow front tank!

    I'm pretty excited to get this thing up and running!

    I will post pics along the way.
     
    mithelmit, Feb 13, 2011
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  2. Sadie

    Sadie Coral Banded Shrimp

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    That's so cool!! I like the bow fronts. Congrats!
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Congrats, I hope you follow directions well;)
     
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  4. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    thats a cool gift for Valentines day

    congrats

    Steve
     
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  5. mithelmit

    mithelmit Astrea Snail

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    Yeah... So the first direction was that she wants a dwarf fuzzy lionfish. I guess I will be working on that in a few months when the tank is ready for fish!

    In the meantime - I have discovered that the tank doesn't have an overflow built-in so I will need to get an overflow box and plumb that to my sump, which I get to build ;D

    We were discussing lighting last night, since I won't be able to have any corals what would be a good affordable lighting option for a Lionfish and some other scorps?

    I was thinking LED. Any thoughts?
     
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  6. Fishluvr

    Fishluvr Bristle Worm

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    Congrats :) happy seting up
     
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  7. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    if no corals I would just go with a T5 light.....led are expensive and relatively new at this point. I like the aqualife fixtures.

    that is awesome present! enjoy
     
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  8. mithelmit

    mithelmit Astrea Snail

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    OK T5 sounds like a good idea to me too. :)
     
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