TL-550 with some SWAGGER

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so i just purchased an awesum TL-550 (like new) for a givaway price:thumbup:.. its a complete system with all original accessories plus i gt from seller an upgraged skimmer aswell (wg428)....

to give it some SWAG... i will run it hoodless with a MH unit suspended from ceiling or bracketed to wall and add a REEF OCTOPUS BH-1000 skimmer and a chiller for those hot summer days(still @ come);)...then to combat evaporation,i will add a reef oct atu unit and may also run a dosing pump and control unit in near future:p

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these pics are at the sellers house just before i collected it,so gna clean her up and find a place for her then will post some more pics as i do the upgrades piece by piece:biggrin:
 
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Hello and Welcome.
 
Welcome. Why not look at an LED unit instead of MH and then you should be able to skip the chiller.
 
Welcome to MASA,
+1 on the leds this tank doesn't look good with an open top.
 
butcherman said:
Welcome to MASA
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thanks butcherman

Rory said:
Welcome. Why not look at an LED unit instead of MH and then you should be able to skip the chiller.
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not a bad idea,but are the leds sufficient for some sps as well?

butcherman said:
agreed!!! DIY some LED's! It's easy!
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it would be easy if i were into diying but im pretty useless in that regard lol

Mc said:
Welcome to MASA,
+1 on the leds this tank doesn't look good with an open top.
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ive seen an open top tl550, looks awesome,had an led pendant hanging from ceiling and filter compartment was covered with black perspex,pretty neat looking

mandarinman said:
welcome to masa and the 550 brotherhood
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thanks dude, ima steal some ideas from u guys tanks:p hope u guys wont mind
 
Ok I see if you going to cover the back it should look better.
Why not hang an led fixture from the ceiling then.;)
 
Rory said:
Yes LED's are very effective. You wouldn't even need the narrow angle lenses on a 550.
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awesum i will check it out,thanks.....

also,what are most suited pumps for a tl550 and best placements @Len @mandarinman @Mc

i dont have a really big budget so i was eyeing the boyu wavemakes(dual) with controller and set it up similar to mandarinmans in beginning of his posts (yay or nay)
 
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I ran the sun sun that put out about 5000Lph in my tank for quite a while without any problems, untill the suction cups stopped working. The boyus also quite cheap specially for controlable pumps, and don't look too bad but I have never really seen them in action.

Also look at seio, and hydor korilia they are reasonable and quite good quality.

I have a vortech mp10 now and I really love it, but that is going to cost you.
The tunzes are also great quality, but also not so cheap.
 
Check Rory's post has a link to the rapid site and they have pricing on there site.
 
Mc said:
I ran the sun sun that put out about 5000Lph in my tank for quite a while without any problems, untill the suction cups stopped working. The boyus also quite cheap specially for controlable pumps, and don't look too bad but I have never really seen them in action.

Also look at seio, and hydor korilia they are reasonable and quite good quality.

I have a vortech mp10 now and I really love it, but that is going to cost you.
The tunzes are also great quality, but also not so cheap.
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I want the sway effect , and also read that multiple flow patterns is healthy for coral and fish as it mimics there natural sea movements.... You can achieve that via one pump ,vortech, but at a high price, so I'm just looking to replicate same conditions with 2 cheaper controlable pumps ....
 
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