Is this considered a monster tank?

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Oh wow, sorry I missed some of the replies. It is 139g based on tank calculator. 6ft wide, 18 deep, 24 tall.

I want to have many small fish actually. I like clowns a lot but I'm wide open for what I'm looking for. Very excited to see what I can do. I know for sure I will try my hand at breeding (hell I'm 3 months in and already breeding FW livebearers and egg layers and I absolutely love raising fry).

It will be a reef one day when I can afford the light fixture ($600+ for one fixture with no bulbs!!!) but I'm very excited for the planning phase. Converting a 55g to a sump/fuge and figuring out how to save as much money as possible =)
 
F1 VET said:
Hahahaaha lmao that 1st pic made my day lol. Looks like a 180? Yes imo anything over 75 is monsterous! I remember my first 55 I told my gf ill NEVER need to upgrade lmao. Good find bro

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Lol I said the same thing I even put my 29g in front of my 55g and took a picture. Lol thought I had myself a monster tank.


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lcujol said:
Lol I said the same thing I even put my 29g in front of my 55g and took a picture. Lol thought I had myself a monster tank.


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Yeah when we got our 55 I thought I was set then I decided a 75 was better because it went farther back. 'nah I'm good at 75' I said. Pssh not even close. I will say though that the investment required for some of the stuff to set this up and the price alone on a bigger tank than this 139g will probably keep me from ever going bigger than that..... Ya never know though XD
 
You said 600 for a light with no bulbs. Have you considered LED's? I'd look into them if you haven't. I went through the debate and came out with LED's for my 55 and I really like it.


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Yeah I definitely have considered them. Some people told me they might not work well for high light corals but I could probably live with that if it was cheaper especially because I would love to have all the adjustable options you get with LED. I think the LED fixture I looked at was a couple hundred more than the regular bulb unit though.

I'm hoping to find a possible DIY solution to this. The fixtures for smaller tanks weren't too bad in price but once you get to 6ft length (which is my tanks size) it gets unreal. It's like they think people with the biggest tanks automatically have more money.

Maybe I can get two 3ft fixtures for cheaper? I would be ok with that. Hopefully I can find some people willing to sell or know DIY enough to help me out. Hell even if I DIY a regular bulb fixture I still wouldn't mind throwing an LED on there that is adjustable to use for day/night cycle

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It depends on the light. Someone posted somewhere on this forum a really good article on that but I can't find it for the life of me! I told someone else about it and am trying to dig it up for them. It basically broke down the three lighting options (T5, MH, and LED) and went way in depth with it It was a really neat read. If you feel like a treasure hunt...lol.

Anyway, if you're careful about what you buy, there are reef LED's out there. Just food for thought....


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Yeah someone told me there was a company on their second generation of reef LED's but it might not work for high light. At this point I can probably be ok with that because I am very concerned about the look if I'm going to put this much money into a tank. I want a really nice looking day/night cycle and full light control of I can manage it but beyond just being told 'get T5, halide, or LED' I honestly don't know anything about lighting at all. I hardly even know what the base terms mean. I'll definitely try and look around for that thread because it's important to me to learn all I can. If you find it feel free to post it in here =)

One thing I'm trying to figure out is why the fixtures are so expensive. Couldn't I just get a ballast, starter, bulb, and bend some reflective metal and basically have the fixture? Lol probably not that easy but you know what I mean
 
A Monster tank all depends on your personal space availability and also what your use to. Congrats on the tank
 
The only accurate way to rate lighting systems effcientcey is to use a PAR meter (photosyntheically active radiation). Most manufactuers have already done this for you by rating their systems fo "X" amount of gallons. However the PAR drops with use/age of either the bulbs or ballist. Your basically lookin' at 4 types of lighting systems that are SPS/Clam rated so to speak. The SPS corals and ornimental clams are probably the most photosynthetic dependant of all inverts. The 4 types are VHO (Very high output flourecents) - which are going the way of the dinosaur for cost and efficentcy, T5HO - cheapest intial out of pocket but PAR lasts 1 year of less and is 2nd most expensive on the electric bill (VHO is 1st) Your lookin at an 8 bulb system, Metal Halide - great PAR effecintcey a year or more out of less bulbs needed for T5HO maybe get away with 4 but you'll probably need a chiller as MH bulbs can cook the water, also cost twice the price of T5HO+ a couple hundred for the chiller. LEDS - you'd need a boat load of 3watt bulbs to get to around 250-300 watts needed for SPS. LEDs are hands down the most expensive but also the best at longevity, PAR efficentcey, and cheapest on the electric bill.

With all that being said my 210 reef uses a 12 bulb T5HO and grows SPS coals and clams.
 
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