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Now that's service. ;D

Is John still there? I heard he was looking to get out. Thanks Dan, I'll give that a shot.

Is that 12" from the bulb or the bottom edge of the reflector?

What's another 1500 or so?... ::) Oh wait, I think that's why I'm tankless right now.

Dosing 2 part on a 300 gallon system? Wouldn't it be cheaper and less time consuming in the long run to get a Calcium reactor and Kalk reactor?

It's probably fine. Glasscages uses 1/2" glass on their 30x30x24 rimless cube.

I need two holes drilled for 3/4" bulkheads on a 25g tank.

How about a Current Sunpod? http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=CU-USA01062&Category_Code=Current-H

I may take you up on that offer. Are you running 400's?

Thanks Mike, I need to see one in person. The wife is allowing me to go ahead with a new, smaller tank but keeping a tight leash on my wallet. Not gonna let me keep buying bulbs till I find one I like.

I'm looking for a bulb recomendation. I will be running a single 400w bulb in a full size lumenarc on an M59 ballast (I have 2 brand new M59's sitting around). What I want is a bulb similar in color to a Phoenix 14k 250w DE bulb. I don't want to supplement with T5's or VHO's. Any ideas?

That's most likely cyano, not corraline. :(

You should be able to find something here that works for you. I was using the R2 setup, worked pretty well. http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=moonlight...

It's not very clear. I also found this on another forum. It's a Java based calculator, seems much better. http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/diy/57295-rimless-aquarium-glass-thickness-calculator.html

Here is a table for glass thickness. It doesn't mention rimless but I called glasscages to see what they use. They use 3/8" but I think I'm going with 1/2" anyway since the price difference was only about 50 bucks. http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/aquariumdiy/l/blcustomtank.htm

Thanks. Finally a reason that actually makes sense. Although I plan to support the entire bottom anyway.

Got a price for the 1/2" glass today. It is a total of 360. Glasscages charges 420 for the same size tank and they use 3/8" glass, plus 100 to p/u in White Plains. So, it's 520 + gas and tolls vs. 360 + silicone and a little time. Looks like I'll be ordering some glass soon. The only question I...

I spoke to the glass supplier we use at work today. He laughed and said the glass pieces I want are going to cost quite a bit. They don't work with 1/2" themselves so they will get me a price pre-cut and polished from their distributor. Also said he won't charge me any more than they charge him...

So much for them becoming a sponsor. ::) Too bad. Would have been nice to have a "Quality" tank builder right in our own backyard.

Anyone ever try to build their own glass tank? I'm thinking of doing a 30x30x24. I see that Glasscages has this size rimless, there's also no bottom frame. Is this held together with just silicone? If so, it should be pretty easy. I can have 1/2" glass cut to size: 30x30 for the base, 24x30 for...