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  1. 03-31-2010, 12:24 PM #1
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    so what do you do when your tank is getting full? sell some corals? no........ add a frag tank to the system! so i was at AQSP and Justin showed me a small 7g or so frag tank. after thinking how easy this would be to hook up i had to get it.

    pic 1. tank
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    it is fed with a MJ900 for now and just drains into my sump. also i am still figuring out the lighting. going to be looking into some LEDs.....any ideas? dimensions are (15x10x10)
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    Looks like a great start Jeremy. Please keep us posted on progress.
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    Nice,
    You would not need many, I would recommend to 12kit from RapidLED.com
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    would that be everything i need? besides the stuff i need to hang it.
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    Heatsink and fan is also needed.
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    o it comes with thermal epoxy to glue them down, not sure if you want to do that or screw them down.
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    If anyone would like to donate one just PM me.









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    Quote Originally Posted by marinelife View Post
    Nice,
    You would not need many, I would recommend to 12kit from RapidLED.com
    you think i could get by with the 6 LED unit? the tank is a little smaller than a standard 10 gallon.
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    well maybe, it is hard to say for sure, you could try it and see.
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