Low Iron Glass and fishing for 240 ideas

[mutley29]

I'm pricing up my dream tank and am debating on whether to get the low Iron Glass for the front panel, the problem is i don't know what the difference is between the look of low iron and regular tank glass, does anyone have any pics that show the difference you get.

i know it's only $125 extra for the LI glass but i could really do with saving as much cash to get better equipment to go with it, i have decided on the Euroreef CS12-1 although i keep hearing good things about the ASM's for roughly half the price, Icecap ballasts, extra return pumps.

Also what would you guys recommend for bulkhead sizes and how many in a 240, i thought 5 would be ok for closed loops, 2 as straight forward closed loops Drain/Return and the other 1 as feed for a couple of 3/4 seaswirls.

any help/ideas or links to pics greatly appreciated

Anton

Ps. i am following Louey's progress, my tank envy just got too much and i broke 8O

 

[das75]

Posted similiar query on low iron glass on another forum http://www.canreef.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=18348.

After reading the posts and seeing a couple different tanks in a LFS, I'm leaning towards the low iron. On regular glass, the green tint is quite noticable at least with side by side comparisons.

The only thing I can say for the bulkheads, as still sorting that out myself, is easier to have them now (even if you don't use them right away) than adding later.

 

[Joew]

mut, if you look at loueys tank, thats low iron...Much nicer to the eye
and alot clearer.


JoeW
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[Anonymous]

It's worth every dime of that $125. The thicker the glass, the greener regular glass looks too. Just spend the money. You can go back and change you mind of this later. You can always wait a little bit longer for money to come. I would. You're going to be looking at this tank for the next 10 - 20 years. $125 is nothing over the long haul.

Ps. i am following Louey's progress, my tank envy just got too much and i broke

:lol:

Louey