Current Equipment

  • 135 Gallon: 72 inches long, 24 inches deep, and 18 inches wide.  Here is a picture of the aquarium on its cabinet.
  • Lighting: Two All Glass  110 watt compact florescent fixtures, each with two 55 watt compact florescent lamps within them.  These form the front row of lighting.  There is a rear row of three homemade 55 watt compact florescent lighting fixtures, made using lighting kits from AH Supply.  Each homemade lighting fixture contains a single 55 watt lamp.  Total wattage: 385.  I have all lighting placed on top of a glass top.
  • CO2 injection system: Ultralife regulator, needle valve, bubble counter, solenoid and diffuser, with a 5lb CO2 tank.  The injection is controlled by an American Marine CO2 controller with PinPoint CO2 probe.
  • Substrate: Red Flourite.
  • Filtration: Eheim Professional II 2028 canister filter.

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