Well back in september I thought I was only 2 to 3 weeks away from having from tank built in the basement. Well was I wrong, 7 months later and now its starting to look like something. I have a couple of questions if anybody can help out:
I can't decide what I should do for background. I know there are tons of things to choose from but I would like to keep it close to the wall. So what would be the maintenance free way to go? I painted my 230 gallon and had water get behind the paint and bubble so I am kind of worried about painting it. If I go with backing then I would have to use vaseline or something so I don't get water stains. Maybe I should just leave it out from the wall so I can get behind it and maintain and change the backing up over the years.
What kind of lights should a person use for a freshwater tank this size. I went with two Hagen Glo T5 High Output 48" double fluorescent. I was told to maybe go with T5 Tek light 48" with 4 bulbs but they where going to run me $450 a piece including bulbs. So instead of $900 for the Tek it only cost me $335 with bulbs for the Hagen. Does anybody know of a site with good reviews on lighting as I couldn't find too much on the topic?
Here are some pics of the different stages it was at while being built and a couple pics of the 120 gallon sump.
I can't decide what I should do for background. I know there are tons of things to choose from but I would like to keep it close to the wall. So what would be the maintenance free way to go? I painted my 230 gallon and had water get behind the paint and bubble so I am kind of worried about painting it. If I go with backing then I would have to use vaseline or something so I don't get water stains. Maybe I should just leave it out from the wall so I can get behind it and maintain and change the backing up over the years.
What kind of lights should a person use for a freshwater tank this size. I went with two Hagen Glo T5 High Output 48" double fluorescent. I was told to maybe go with T5 Tek light 48" with 4 bulbs but they where going to run me $450 a piece including bulbs. So instead of $900 for the Tek it only cost me $335 with bulbs for the Hagen. Does anybody know of a site with good reviews on lighting as I couldn't find too much on the topic?
Here are some pics of the different stages it was at while being built and a couple pics of the 120 gallon sump.
