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Old 10-07-2007, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveK View Post
The top off or water change water can really be done just about any place in the system. I happen to use the return sump area.
Thats what I thought but just wanted to make sure. I want to do this one right from the start(not like my 75g that I had to buy virtually everything different from listening to not so knowledgeable people....Pet Supermarket and my LFS)

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Originally Posted by mseepman
Keep in mind with that 96" tank that any lighting you do will have to be DIY rather than pre-manufactured as there are no "complete light hoods" that I know of that are longer than 72". That's not a bad thing, just something to remember. It also depends on how you plan to build the tank in. If you plan on completely enclosing the hood, then you don't care. If the light will show to your guests...then a finished fixture is kinda nice.

Yeah, I was thinking of using a total of 4 - 250w MH with 8 x 65w PC actinics. Of course DIY. Instead of canopy or tank mount I am thinking of suspending them with some sort of manual hoist/chainfall to raise them for maintenance. Is that too much light, remember this tank that I am looking at is just over 30" tall
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