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About Aquarius Marinus
Location:
Blacksburg, Virginia
Interests:
Aquariums (esp. marine), hi-fi audio (esp. with vaccum tubes), cars (esp. from '20s-'70s), photograp
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Student/Electrical Engineering

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Currently planning my 180 build!

Current Tank Info: 55gal mixed reef w/ 40 gal sump- Refugium with DSB and Cheato, Vertex IN-100 skimmer, Current Nova Extreme Pro 6x 54W T5, 2x Koralia 4, 1x Koralia 2, Mag 9.5 return w/ SCWD

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Lighting for my new tank

by Aquarius Marinus on 04-06-2010 at 08:47 PM
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I'm planning on using 3 250W Radiums...which apparently makes my choices of ballast very confusing.
As far as reflectors (pendants, in my case) I was initially looking at the LumenBrights, but I was told yesterday by Aquarium Specialty that these do not come with glass shields, and thats a must for me.
So I am now looking at the LumenMax 2s. Does anyone have recommendations here?

As for ballasts, I know that the 250W Radium is only "correctly" driven by an

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Wanted to finally say Hello!

by Aquarius Marinus on 04-06-2010 at 08:20 PM
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I've been a member here since January but haven't been around much yet. (Senior semester of engineering is kicking my BUTT!)
My name is Aaron, I'm 23 and have been keeping a reef aquarium for about a year, and fresh water aquariums for much longer. Like many, I was inspired by Marc's site a few years ago, and finally got around to setting up a tank last year.
This summer I will be relocating to Cleveland, OH (at least for a while...) and am going to set up a 180 gallon tank. Right

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