MH dilemma

[shoelevy]

4 x 2 x 2 looks good....that's the size of my next upgrade... blast it with 2 X 250W...

if u are thinking of upgrading...do at least a month of research...look around and see wat other reefers are doing and see if u can handle the equiptment upgrades

1) skimmer

2) lights

3) temperature problem

4) wave makers

5) sand (not a big issue)

6) amount of LRs (big big issue)

7) other future equipts like CR, FR, watever...

yup....all my equip actually oversized and can handle the extra size...haha

thanks

[shoelevy]

the so call galvanised.... i think is steel only..... please correct me if i am wrong.

for metal use only stainless steel coated with anti corrosion.

what u just described IS galvanised stands...haha.

[shoelevy]

just out of curiosity, if i were to wanna upgrade to a 5footer 2 ft tall, wat thickness should i be looking at if i wanna mount my MH on the tank itself?

[Chris]

Thickness of tank has not relation to what MH you want o use. Generally, 4 ft can use 10mm with bracing and 5 ft can use 12mm with bracing.

[shoelevy]

cause my MH is not hung...it will rest on the tank itself....i'm worried in the future if i do upgrade that the glass is not strong enough to support the weight ya see?

by the way, wat is bracing?.....i keep seeing it