The 5050 led chipset will not give you the correct light penetration for a tank that is as deep as yours is. A cheaper/better alternative might have been a few single 50 watt chipset floodlights. They make floodlights with 4 x 50 watt chips.
Tank resealing w/no silicon at all- 1700 Gallons
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The 5050 led chipset will not give you the correct light penetration for a tank that is as deep as yours is. A cheaper/better alternative might have been a few single 50 watt chipset floodlights. They make floodlights with 4 x 50 watt chips.
They worked okay... I have these now.. power supplies were biggest issue
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...htbar-with-40-E26-swivelable-rotating-sockets
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...htbar-with-40-E26-swivelable-rotating-sockets
Its doing ok. I haven't done anything with it for probably a year. Unfortunately that includes cleaning the windows. Its actually not that bad which is why I haven't bothered. Throw food in once or twice a day and clean one of the two canisters once a month, which is also the water change.
So monthly maintenance is less than 30 minutes. Except I really should clean the windows more than I do.
No new fish, but lost some. One of my two big Pearsei's died and I lost a chocolate cichlid. That's about it.
Here are a couple pictures with all the lights on.. you still can't really see the algae on the windows.. this is with 40 LED bulbs on..usually there are only 4 on during the day unless I'm actively fish watching. And it needs a top off, water level is down several inches.
Not sure why these aren't displaying..
So monthly maintenance is less than 30 minutes. Except I really should clean the windows more than I do.
No new fish, but lost some. One of my two big Pearsei's died and I lost a chocolate cichlid. That's about it.
Here are a couple pictures with all the lights on.. you still can't really see the algae on the windows.. this is with 40 LED bulbs on..usually there are only 4 on during the day unless I'm actively fish watching. And it needs a top off, water level is down several inches.
Not sure why these aren't displaying..
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Lookin good! glad to see shes still holdin strong. Sounds like u need a new specimen to reignite ur fish spirits...i wager a red tail giant gourami 
u wont be disapointed.
u wont be disapointed.Thanks man. I'll try to get some better picts tomorrow morning. That's the routine, a morning feeding. Thats when the loaches will all come out of the rock along with most of the smaller fish too. Some of my clowns are finally getting pretty big. There are a few yoyo loaches that are huge for their size, like maybe around 7 inches. They outgrew most my slow growing clown loaches. There is still a small school of green corys that seem bullet proof... I don't think any have ever died, the original school all present and at least 6 years old now. Its hit or miss whether or not you'll ever see them though. Sometimes it can be months before seeing a fish or a whole school before they come out again. The same for a couple weather loaches that are pretty big too.. maybe about 8 inches and as fat as a nickel. I might see them a couple times a month which I kinda think is neat. They just do their thing...
There are still old schools of really small fish like gold barbs and tetras that just won't die either. Much smaller schools now though.
There are still old schools of really small fish like gold barbs and tetras that just won't die either. Much smaller schools now though.
Lookin good! glad to see shes still holdin strong. Sounds like u need a new specimen to reignite ur fish spirits...i wager a red tail giant gourami
Thanks. Yeah, have to admit the interest waned a bit. Used to sit at least a couple hours every night before going to bed... not so much anymore. This is how I do... 110% into a new hobby... now I'm onto the next hobby. You don't want to know...
