Re: [APD] Aquatic-Plants Digest, Vol 102, Issue 9 - Favorite Size Tank

[jerry imbriale <tankdoc at gmail_com>]

I think 75 gallon tanks are just about perfect.

On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM, <aquatic-plants-request at actwin_com> wrote:

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> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:29:54 -0800
> From: "John F. Hess" <johnfhess at comcast_net>
> Subject: [APD] center brace
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> Folks,
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> Thanks for the comments about the center brace on tanks.  I'm pretty
> comfortable that the metal brace I made will keep the tank together for the
> near term.  I do have plans to do a complete redo of the tank this summer.
>  At that time, I'll buy a new tank.  I'm even thinking about a different
> size tank, something not as narrow as the 55 (front to back) and heck I
> might have to see about the guy who made my stand making another for me.
>  In the 50-100 gallon range, do folks think any one size is best?  I have
> some tetras, little cherry shrimp (my favorites) and of course loads of
> plants.  Currently using 4 HO T5s for illumination.
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> John F. Hess
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> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:30:15 +0000
> From: Stuart Halliday <stuart at mytriops_com>
> Subject: Re: [APD] LED lighting
> To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
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> On 18/01/2013 18:03, Jerry Baker wrote:
> > I was thinking of mounting LEDs to some copper pipe the length of the
> > tank and then running the filter output through the copper pipe. I've
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> I guess you know the problems Copper will cause to certain species  right?
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>  > just been too lazy to do the calculations to see whether this would
>  > add too much heat to the water or not.
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> Depends on how much LED wattage you plan to have. :)
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