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Hi guy's
some of you emay remember me swoping from glass to acrylic some time back, the tanks 72x42x30 hers some new pics including our new unicorn Tang bought today he is around 10 inches and very tame, enjoy the pics
regards
Harry
what lighting have you got ?????????
Long time I wondered how it was going...looks very well harry... :D :thumbsup:
You got the 703 underneath yea...?
Mark... :)
yeah got the 703
lighting is 3 x 400w halides
Harry
How are you finding the acrylic tank for cleaning ?
I'm looking to 8ft*3ft*2ft and I am considering the acrylic option due to transparency.
Does it pick up "hazing" scratches ?
you can see scratches when very close up but there very hard to see, you may notice some were the camare flash reflects, personaly i wouldnt have glass again, only trouble is when you get stubbon algea its a real pain, im gona shock a few people here but ive been using an old well worn mag cleaner, just using the acrylic sponge just wont cut it, even with the mag cleaner it will take some effort but ive found this the best option, you do get the odd fine scratch but you cant see it, do this at your own risk though lol
H
very nice tank you got there :thumbsup:
what is that eel thing 6th piccy down? how big is it?
Looking really good Harry - love the tangs. :thumbsup: A few questions...
Who made the tank, and how did the costs glass/acrylic compare? (Still dithering over glass v acrylic for my next upgrade).
What spectrum/make of 400w bulbs are you using - are you still using 14k?
And can I belatedly take up your invitation to pop round for a butchers? :D
Regards,
Keith
So I've read somewhere the cut edge of a pice of acrylic is good for stbborn algae and safe.
lovely pictures
:thumbsup:
Mark
jamie reefer
03-04-05, 01:55
Simply stunning tank,well done :thumbsup:
Cheers Jamie
Hi and thanks for the comments
the eel is a 3 foot blue Ribbon
i had the tank made buy Chris at neptune cost £1100 didnt get a quote for glass
i have 10000, 140000 and 20000k bulbs all running, im going to change to all 10,000 as these look the best in my opinion, i got them from marine lighting
thanks for the tip on the piece of acrylic as a scraper ill try that out
Keith ive pm,ed you my number
H :)
Valley Boy
03-04-05, 10:18
Looking good !!!----- :thumbsup:
Nice to see some more pics of your tank Harry :wub: I remember reading through your progress when you first set the tank up :) Looks stunning and i see youve painted the doors now :lol:
Chris
Originally posted by Esk@Apr 3 2005, 12:12
Nice to see some more pics of your tank Harry :wub: I remember reading through your progress when you first set the tank up :) Looks stunning and i see youve painted the doors now :lol:
Chris
thanks mate, yeah ive varnished the cabinet but its only temorary havent realy decided what to do with it yet, is that a baby Blate in your avitar?? ive got a B1.
H :cheers:
Yeah :lol: Thinking of getting an elite but dont get much use out of this one so unsure yet. I take it you race then owning a B1 :wub: Bit out of my price range and have never seen one in the flesh but look great :)
Originally posted by Esk@Apr 3 2005, 12:28
Yeah :lol: Thinking of getting an elite but dont get much use out of this one so unsure yet. I take it you race then owning a B1 :wub: Bit out of my price range and have never seen one in the flesh but look great :)
nah dont race, just for fun go to a few tracks, got a B1 as its quite big i found the elite to small for me check out www.minimotoclub.co.uk
H
Cheers Harry :thumbsup: will go for a look :)
Chris
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