Comments on: Can You Use A Corner Fish Tank As A Reef Tank? http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/ Information And Resources For Anyone Interested In Aquarium Fish, Saltwater Aquariums, Tropical Fish, Home Aquariums. Aquarium Care, Aquarium Equipment And Much More. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25151 John Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:47:07 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/#comment-25151 Hi Ted. Well, yes and no - very helpful eh! Algae relies on light as does any plant. However, for algae to flourish it also needs food. If you consider a marine reef aquarium, there is a great amount of light being used, particularly those with hard corals. Yet there are so many nowadays that are beautifuyl without any algae problems at all. This is mainly because the aquarist maintains high quality seawater without nutrients that encourage and feed algae, these nutrients mainly being nitrate and phosphate. There is more than one way of preventing/removing these nutrients. Hi Ted.

Well, yes and no – very helpful eh!

Algae relies on light as does any plant. However, for algae to flourish it also needs food.

If you consider a marine reef aquarium, there is a great amount of light being used, particularly those with hard corals. Yet there are so many nowadays that are beautifuyl without any algae problems at all. This is mainly because the aquarist maintains high quality seawater without nutrients that encourage and feed algae, these nutrients mainly being nitrate and phosphate. There is more than one way of preventing/removing these nutrients.

]]> By: Ted http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-25147 Ted Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:11:58 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/#comment-25147 I heard that you can't have to much light or you will get to much algae. Is that true? I heard that you can’t have to much light or you will get to much algae. Is that true?

]]> By: John http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-13995 John Fri, 02 May 2008 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/#comment-13995 Hi Lisa. Yes, you're correct, lighting is not quite so straightforward as with a rectangular tank. The rectangular tank needs fluorescents of x length each. Or metal halide. Easy. The corner tank isn't too bad though. As you probably know, the most used reef lighting at the moment is metal halide. There isn't any reason why a metal halide, of the correct power (W) for the depth of tank, cannot be used. Most triangular tanks use a single bulb in a smaller canopy. One problem with this is potential light spillage. As the tank is a triangle some light may shine over the edge. It is a fairly simply matter to construct blinds to prevent this. If this is done, make sure there is sufficient ventillation. If fluorescents are to be used (ie, T5's), then different length fluorescents can be purchased so that the end of the tubes form a general triangle. This isn't always so easy though, and to get the correct length of tube sometimes means opting for a (say) T8. This means that there are more ballasts and of course the T8 doesn't have the light output of a T5. For a reef the easier option is a metal halide. Hi Lisa.
Yes, you’re correct, lighting is not quite so straightforward as with a rectangular tank. The rectangular tank needs fluorescents of x length each. Or metal halide. Easy.
The corner tank isn’t too bad though. As you probably know, the most used reef lighting at the moment is metal halide. There isn’t any reason why a metal halide, of the correct power (W) for the depth of tank, cannot be used. Most triangular tanks use a single bulb in a smaller canopy. One problem with this is potential light spillage. As the tank is a triangle some light may shine over the edge. It is a fairly simply matter to construct blinds to prevent this. If this is done, make sure there is sufficient ventillation.
If fluorescents are to be used (ie, T5′s), then different length fluorescents can be purchased so that the end of the tubes form a general triangle. This isn’t always so easy though, and to get the correct length of tube sometimes means opting for a (say) T8. This means that there are more ballasts and of course the T8 doesn’t have the light output of a T5.
For a reef the easier option is a metal halide.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-13901 Lisa Thu, 01 May 2008 01:16:27 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-equipment/can-you-use-a-corner-fish-tank-as-a-reef-tank/#comment-13901 Your corner tank subject was good but any thoughts on what kind of lighting? Corner tanks are hard find the right lights that would fit for a reef tank. Your corner tank subject was good but any thoughts on what kind of lighting? Corner tanks are hard find the right lights that would fit for a reef tank.

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