input on tank design

[vcruz17]

very nice tank

i had already seen that tank, and is where i got the idea to suppliment the MH with some type of actinic, VHO in my case. same placement but 4 instead of 2. why? don't know...why not? you are also right about the overflow box, i was playing around with a CAD programs and can clearly see that these to pipes won't fit. i guess i'll just put a single pipe to sump and have 2 returns.

 

[cali_reef]

i had already seen that tank, and is where i got the idea to suppliment the MH with some type of actinic, VHO in my case. same placement but 4 instead of 2. why? don't know...why not? you are also right about the overflow box, i was playing around with a CAD programs and can clearly see that these to pipes won't fit. i guess i'll just put a single pipe to sump and have 2 returns.

You mean you have seen that picture?

URI VHO super actinic makes coral color "pop" the best, but they suck as getting all of the light into the tank, T5 with reflectors are much better. 4 VHO actinic will be too much blue for a good true 10K bulb, they will be great for a 400W Iwasaki 65K bulbs.