Hi All,
New member on here!
I have kept tropicals for over 15 years, at one3 stage had 6 x 4' long aquariums! then moved onto Marines and now want to get back to tropicals albeit with a well planted aquarium.
I've been out of the tropical loop for some time so am a bit rusty but here's the plan.
I plan to use my ex marine aquarium, this has a great cabinet and trim and fits my lounge beautifully. Its open topped 4' x 2' x 2' with a true 24" water depth and a volume of around 100 gallons, it also has a sump of around 20 gallons.
Original lighting was a suspended Arcadia 4 with 2 x 150 watt metal halides and 2 x 39 watt TS tubes. I would like to change the bulbs to Arcadia 5,200 K tropical bulbs and the tubes to 'plant' tubes.
I'm still reading up on it but plan to use the correct media etc as a growing medium in the aquarium and also to use C02 (although I've no idea how much to use for a 100 gallon aquarium!). I plan to use the sump for biological media, heaters and UV along with a freshwater auto top up system.
As I said I'm open to sugesstions but would like any comments on the lighting..or would I be better selling the Arcadia 4 and going for just tubes ( in which case I would need a lid making for the aquarium).
Look forward to hearing from you.
Bazzer.
New member on here!
I have kept tropicals for over 15 years, at one3 stage had 6 x 4' long aquariums! then moved onto Marines and now want to get back to tropicals albeit with a well planted aquarium.
I've been out of the tropical loop for some time so am a bit rusty but here's the plan.
I plan to use my ex marine aquarium, this has a great cabinet and trim and fits my lounge beautifully. Its open topped 4' x 2' x 2' with a true 24" water depth and a volume of around 100 gallons, it also has a sump of around 20 gallons.
Original lighting was a suspended Arcadia 4 with 2 x 150 watt metal halides and 2 x 39 watt TS tubes. I would like to change the bulbs to Arcadia 5,200 K tropical bulbs and the tubes to 'plant' tubes.
I'm still reading up on it but plan to use the correct media etc as a growing medium in the aquarium and also to use C02 (although I've no idea how much to use for a 100 gallon aquarium!). I plan to use the sump for biological media, heaters and UV along with a freshwater auto top up system.
As I said I'm open to sugesstions but would like any comments on the lighting..or would I be better selling the Arcadia 4 and going for just tubes ( in which case I would need a lid making for the aquarium).
Look forward to hearing from you.
Bazzer.