crrichey Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 I picked this little beauty up at a Petco. I don't think I need to explain any of these pics as you will get an idea of what I am doing The 10g sump will house any equipment although I don't plan on using a skimmer. The only thing I am not sure on is how I am going to light this. As crazy as it sounds I would like to keep sps corals Link to comment
Argent Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 Impressive - but you'll want to ditch that LED lighting - it's not bright enough to keep even a blind cave lizard happy. I'd suggest the Coralife 18w Mini Aqualight. I had the same tank - before I upgraded it to my BioCube. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...f=3&t=95636 If I were to do this tank again - I was thinking of something along the lines of what you did -- only just with the Tom Aquatics nano canister filter instead. Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 You are deffinatly right about the LEDs however its seems that that fixture you recommended wouldn't be enough for what I wish to keep Link to comment
Argent Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 well yeah if you're going after SPS then you'll need like a 70w MH over that thing - and hopefully it won't melt I just kept softies in mine Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 15, 2007 Author Share Posted April 15, 2007 Well I just finished adding sand however the batteries on my camera died lol Link to comment
Argent Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 what pump are you using and how's the flow in there? Link to comment
Ebn Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Get a 70W MH over that sucker and you'll be set. Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 what pump are you using and how's the flow in there? A maxijet 1200 however I am using a ball valve to throttle it back a bit. Right now I would say I am getting 150gph thru the valve and 3' of tubing. Get a 70W MH over that sucker and you'll be set. That's what I was thinking im just worried about the tank melting. Link to comment
Haagenize Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 wont melt if u keep enough distance between the waterline and the light btw nice to see ya again =) remember this? =P don't worry im not a stalker, i just keep all my work saved in this massive folder Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 Yup, that tank crashed a little while after Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 Well I have added the rock and sand however I still need to get batteries for my camera. Got the classic diatom bloom so going to wait on photos until that dies down. Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 Still no pics however I am already starting to get sick of acrylic! Link to comment
Argent Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 uh oh what happened? scratch it? Link to comment
alexmurovec Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 100x flow rate, thats alot. anyways, i would love to see progress on this tank, it looks awesome. maybe you could build a custom hood and put 2 light sockets in there, and get screw in flouresants. yesterday when i was at home depot, i saw 27W screw in ones, so if you had two that makes 54 watts. just a thought. Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 22, 2007 Author Share Posted April 22, 2007 uh oh what happened? scratch it? Not yet however I am having a heck of a time not scratching it! Link to comment
Haagenize Posted April 22, 2007 Share Posted April 22, 2007 thats prob the only reason why i dont want to get acrylic, because of the fear of scratching it Link to comment
tinyreef Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 i've been running that tank on my desk since november. it's a cute tank imo. i actually got it for the updraft filter at first. i wanted a closer look at the design but then i decided to run it as a pico anyways, using with the updraft filter as the sole water-mover (sans media though). yeah, the leds are crap. i rubberbanded two 13w'ers onto the top instead of the led, which i kinda use as a clamp to keep the pc's in-place. so far the rubberband's degraded and already snapped once from the heat and age. yeah, i'm goin' ghetto for this one. i used black sand for the base, looks ok. it's a nice tank still for the money and size. the plastic is very scratchable though (not that i've scratched it, i've never cleaned it in 6-mos. so far). but i don't believe it's even acrylic. i think it's clear polystyrene (much cheaper material than acrylic). very fragile and very scratchable, so be careful with it. Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Well I just managed to put an awesome scratch in my pico Link to comment
alexmurovec Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Well I just managed to put an awesome scratch in my pico i never knew a scratch could be awesome Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Awesome doesn't always mean good.... awe- an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand, sublime, extremely powerful, or the like: in awe of God; in awe of great political figures. awesome- inspiring awe: an awesome sight. Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Some sort of Tetra tank. Here is a quick (and crappy) pic I took to give you an idea. BTW the chromis is not a permenant resident just staying for a couple weeks... Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 why not just unscrew the post and remove the original LED's? interested in seeing how this goes... i've been tempted to try one but after my experience with a 1.6 hex i HATE the particular material that these small tanks are constructed of (didn't scratch my tank, just a pain to clean!) Link to comment
crrichey Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Unscrew the post? That blue thing is the new lighting. Link to comment
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