gimptastic matt Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 Ive been thru andrews thread its awesome its the reason why i did this tank it was gona be a fw cherry shrimp tank 1 of the reasons i havent done anything with the flow is that my corals seem happy obviously if they start looking sad ill have to do it as for the lighting im sure they will fade ive got sum gu10 3w blues and whites i can use are there any better pumps i can swap with the stock pump? Cheers Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Just upped my blue lighting added an extra 3w led The corals really openned up under it can corals live under a more blue light? Cheers Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Yes they can. Especially if it is led . You get good par from the three watt leds Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Cheers for your quick answer ill leave it there for now as my zoas look awesome under it doesnt really do it justice there a lot more blue and yellow Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Looks good. You are not planning to only use blue lights though right? Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 The two robot lights are still on there which add up 3.4w so its virtually equal i was makimg a gu10 fixture for this tank but its on hold for now as the light didnt look right and the two colors didnt mix looked a bit like a disco I had 2 3w cool whites, 2 3w blue and 1 3w rgb with remote I may finish it at sum point lol ive started stripping the bulbs down and taken the lenses out and ill attach the led boards to a heatsink wen i get time/money Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 YeAh lenses are not needed on a tank this size Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 2 toothbrushes 2 plastic clothes hangers And superglue = My new ghetto pico cleaning set lol Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Ive got a small colony of gsp aprox 2 inches square thats been looking sad for a couple of days and after seeing a lot of pods on it decided to give it a fw dip well 30 seconds later 6 white slugs 10 amphipods 2 bristleworms 2 small mantis shrimp wow bit gutted i spotted the tiny mantis shrimps late Would have saved them Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 2 more slugs and a bristle worm met there end The corals been back in the tank for a while now and the pests are still coming out good job for the xtra long tweezers Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 White slugs?Intrested in a photo. Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 They been disposed of sorry but im sure more will show up there white 3/8 of an inch long 1/8 wide at the front on top of the heaf theres 2 short stubby antenne with frills on the ends hope this rather rubbish discription helps Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 They might be stomella snails or Zoa eating numbibranch Id look into those names on google images Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Will do cheers Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Well they wernt zoa eating nudibranch the stomatella snails look close but the ones i had had no shells at all Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Week 13 update Nitrite 0ppm ammonia 0ppm nitrate 0ppm Ph 8.0 Calcium 450ppm phosphate 0.15ppm kh 10 Salinity 1.026 Temp 25 Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Im pondering about my diy led fixture im going to do after stripping down some gu10 fittings i have 6 1w cool white leds 9000k approx 6 1w royal blue leds im looking at getting some more spectrum in there any ideas ive seen some 19000k leds on fleabay cheers guys Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Had a look around would a 27w par38 be to much 4 3w royal blue 4 3w cool white 1 3w warm white £65 / $103 Is that expensive? Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Had a look around would a 27w par38 be to much4 3w royal blue 4 3w cool white 1 3w warm white £65 / $103 Is that expensive? That is about the going rate, but it might be a little too much for this tank. As for the 19k leds, I love them. Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thanks for the answer josh They do a 15w par 30 2 white 3 blue £40 / $ 63 Would that be better cheers Might have get some 19000ks then Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 A Par 30 would be a better choice for this size tank. I think you should get the 19k LEDs, it is a night and day difference between them and the standard cool white LEDs. Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Cheers ill have to be nice to the other half so i can spend some more of my own money lol Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Also on your advice ive purchased another pump its a tunze micro pump 150 to 300 litre per hour and with a bit of modifying it will fit nicely will have to lose the cheato and light in the first chamber tho unless i do the closed loop thing Link to comment
BGJ223 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Cheers ill have to be nice to the other half so i can spend some more of my own money lol Good Luck!!! lol Also on your advice ive purchased another pumpits a tunze micro pump 150 to 300 litre per hour and with a bit of modifying it will fit nicely will have to lose the cheato and light in the first chamber tho unless i do the closed loop thing You won't regret it. I finally replaced my original pump last night. I used a MiniJet 404 pump. It fits perfectly in small chamber, once you remove the covers to it. I used the original attachment, just put some 3/8 inch tubing around the pump and it fits like a glove. Link to comment
gimptastic matt Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Ill probably change the stock pump too wen i get a chance By the way ur 3 gallons coming on really well think ill go sps in my next tank as ive never kept sps just in the planning atm want it to be right the first time just got too many unfinished projects cos lack of proper planning Link to comment
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