Aquapod24's Aquapod 24

[glennr1978]

You would have to enlarge the hole(s) for the drain on the false wall. They sound like they are not big enough to keep up the with extra flow.

What he said^^^.


I would've gone with a MJ900. I think they run at like 8 or 9 watts so they wouldn't produce very much heat. Also, with the 6025 in there you shouldn't really even be all that concerned about getting alot of flow from the return pump. In fact, slower is better.

[Aquapod24]

Thanks guys. I pulled one of the baffles off the overflow and it immediately leveled it out.

In other news I am working on upgrading to T5 lighting. I am looking at the Current Sundial or Nova Extreme - both are 4 x 24 watt. This would mean I have remove the 70w MH. What do you guys think? I have mainly soft corals and a couple SPS (thanks Glenn).

[glennr1978]

Honestly, if you're looking to upgrade your lighting I would go with a 150w mh over the T-5's. You would have to go with 18w T5's to have them properly fit over your 20" wide tank. Not only would the wattage be quite a bit lower, but I'm pretty sure there isn't much of a selection of 18w T5 lamps yet.

If you did go ahead and go with the 24w'ers I would think about doing a 6 bulb combo. The tank is fairly deep top to bottom and I'm not sure that the 4 bulb combo would be enough light even if you replaced the stock bulbs from either fixture (which you would absolutely HAVE to do for your tank). 6 bulb fixtures can be pretty pricey. Once you start to get into that range you might as well go halide.

get yourself a 150w sunpod, stick a phoenix 14k in that sucker, and call it a day!!!

my 2 pennies.

[Aquapod24]

Here are few new ones.

[kenny01]

Nice tank. I have a AP 24 as well but yours looks nicer.

[Aquapod24]

Thanks. Have any pics up here on MAAST? Send a link.

[Aquapod24]

Some pics as of 1/2/09

AOG, Mean Green Zoas, Rainford's Goby, ORA Screamin Green Birdsnest

[Aquapod24]

Updated FTS

[sharkboy]

nice cardinal...i've never had any luck with them!

[Aquapod24]

Thanks. Mine likes only brine and pods.