ive had alot of different size tanks in the past.... had a 55gallon hexagon, standard 55gallon, standard 75gallon, 46bowfront, 60x18x24, 48x24x22, 24x12x12, and now my current 24x24x18.
i feel like the tank i have now is the perfect size for a reeftank. im a fan of t5ho lighting.... with the shallow dimension im getting away with running a cheap 4bulb current fixture and getting good color and even some growth out of sps with it. planning on getting another 2bulb fixture to help with growth and even then ill only be running 144watts...so... theyre cheap to light!
as for flow... 2 powerheads(streampumps)... one in each corner slightly angled to the middle will give a nice flow-rate throughout the tank (water bounces off the front wall and back up to the overflow) you can fine-tune it from there... so... flow is also cheap and easy to accomplish.
the 2x2 footprint also suprisingly gives alot of room for aquascape. not sure im happy with mine currently but i have a few ideas to improve its looks, and efficiency... you can definately pack alot of corals in there, or let a few get huge...whatever your goal is.
i really like it sofar, only thing i would do different is i would have bit the bullet and got a rimless star cube. still might in the future, i just didnt know how well i would end up liking it.
thats my view on it after owning one for a short while anyways. click the link on my signature for pics
Last edited by ReeferMike; 10-05-2009 at 02:34 PM.
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