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Ok so I am going to try and get my DIY rock going in the next month. I really want to do a wall of sort and came up with this basic design.

It will be roughly 10" tall or roughly half the way up the back of the tank. and was thinking about 30-36 inches long so it will not be the entire width of my 48" tank.

The ovals will be shelf's to attach corals to, figuring about 2" out from the wall. The squares will ...

So I got the go ahead from the woman to sell the Fluval G6!
Was an awesome gift but just doesnt fit in with my design. So I listed it on ebay, will see how it goes!

On the list of things to buy with that cash.

t5 Lights, probably the oddyssea pro unit
pumps, probably a mag 9.5 or equivalent and something smaller for mixing saltwater and such.
power strips and timers
plumbing
test kit
more salt
and the stuff to build my ...

So my efforts to clean reflectors are futile, there is tons of pitting and it aint worth it.

So looking at buying new reflectors is gonna cost me about $60+

I would much rather just buy a new set. The one I want is $460 and I dont have that cash.

So I was looking at http://cgi.ebay.com/48-4-ft-T5-Light...item45f536dbb6

Is this going to be enough light? I was thinking ...

So if you read my tank post you know that I got a used set of power compact lights. The reflectors that came with it are nasty.



I soaked in CLR and nothing, soaked in vinegar and its still pretty hard. I was thinking of using the plastic brush attachment on my dremel to get the saltcreep off and then use the buffing wheel to bring it back to a shine.

Any input on a good way to clean these up?

any input on where ...