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 40 gallon breeder

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Holey Rock of Texas
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PostSubject: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime7/13/2012, 6:52 pm

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I just got home with my 40 gallon breeder...Its gonna be an african cichlid tank unless I am told that it is not big enough. Any thoughts, ideas?
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/8/2012, 12:12 pm

it is super thin!!!!!
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/8/2012, 12:15 pm

Very cool, I hope it is as good as the T5.
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/8/2012, 12:46 pm

i did the math and the watts are the same some the cost of running is identical to my current t5 nova extreme 2 bulb fixture. i will place the next next to one another on my 125 and see if there is difference. the LED will last a lot onger without having to replace the bulbs to.
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/8/2012, 6:48 pm

I don't feel the blue is strong enough to really make your cichlids pop. They do work great for my new stand I made with 12 x 10 gallon tanks. I think I might order 2 or 3 more since these are not show tanks and the cichlid juvies do not and will not pop anyways.
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/8/2012, 9:17 pm

Do you think that light would be ok for a planted tank though?
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/10/2012, 4:14 pm

Bought 3 pictus today! :)
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/17/2012, 10:42 am

do not buy the LED's from the guy in the link. total trash!!! i purchased 3 lights in total on tuesday (1 T5 and 2 LED). then today i get an email saying they dont have the LED's and the order will be cancelled. total trash as it should have been done soon or something of that nature at least!!!! long story short do nto buy from tonsofgoodies
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/17/2012, 10:44 am

I had looked up diff buyers on there. That is ridiculous telling you so late. So much for customer service right?
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/17/2012, 11:00 am

yeah thats why i am mad about it lol
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/17/2012, 11:01 am

Well a negative feedback is in his future I believe. lol
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime8/17/2012, 11:33 am

yeah 100% so lol.
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime9/15/2012, 12:21 pm

Well I added 3 pictus yesterday after waiting many weeks to make sure the ICK was all gone. I also did not know that Pictus were from South America, and now I am considering a south american central american type set up... I havent decided either way yet so who knows.
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime9/15/2012, 12:35 pm

Do you have any updated pics of the 40B? usafishbox
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime9/15/2012, 2:56 pm

No, it really hasnt changed much...I am hopefully gonna get a light soon, and now debating on some plants and wood if I am going to make it a central south america setup.
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime9/15/2012, 3:11 pm

if I may make a suggestion on the lighting...

If I remember correctly the "breeder" tanks are not as high as a regular or tall tank therefore a good light would be the Coralife Twin tube T5 fixture (takes the T5 flourescent bulbs which are 5/8ths inch diameter.

Get either a twin tube or one with four tubes as you can put the actinic bulbs (accent the blues and red and also give a spectrum good for plants) and the 10000k bulbs which are a full spectrum light and give you the "white" light and also are good for plants.

I am thinking a twin tube would work for you as the twin tubes on my 20 regular tanks work great for growing plants that require moderate to high lighting (Madigascar Lace for example), and the Twin Tube 48 inch fixture on the 75 gallon (48 x 24 x 24) is good for low to moderate light plants (the difference being the water depth.

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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime9/15/2012, 7:11 pm

That sounds like a great light fixture but I am a wee bit low on dough so I will be probably get a deep blue pro t-5 fixture. it comes with 2 bulbs. one set up has a 10000k bulk and a 6400k bulb.
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PostSubject: Re: 40 gallon breeder   40 gallon breeder - Page 5 Icon_minitime9/16/2012, 12:37 am

strawman just buy you some generic SHOP lights that sell for around $15.00 They will work just fine until you cab efford better lights.
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