Ando Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Latest FTS 5/28 CURRENT FTS NOw RIMLESS Alright well I started my 29g Bio Cube 11-3-08 I have about 34 - 35lbs of live rock from a local guy. got it for about $1.60 per lb Mods -1st chamber Took out false floor and put a 100 watt stealth heater in. -2nd chamber Took out the false floor and bioballs and made my refugium with a custom made media rack. Media rack from top to bottom. floss, black diamond carbon, floss. -3rd chamber Blue filter sponge and upgraded pump to rio 6HF (350 GPH) -Lighting upgraded to 250 Watt MH Reflector- 250 Watt Lumen Max Elite Bulb- 250 Watt 20K Radium SE Ballast 250 Watt Galaxy -Inverts 15 red leg hermit crabs 20 cerith snails 4 turbo snails 25 Nasaius snails 1 RBTA -Fish 2 Ocellaris Clownfish (doing good) 1 Yashi Goby 1Yellow watchman goby -Corals Softcoral Bahama Mama zoas pink palys fire and ice zoas purple deaths zoos rotten banana zoos Armor of God sooz Eagle eyes zoos blue tubs zoos 3 Florida ricordia Blue mushroom Yuma rainbow clove polyps **Need To update** LPS Trumpet Australian Acan 2x Brain coral Sun coral Plate coral **Need to update** SPS Green birdsnest red monti cap blue mili Acropora green Slimmer Acropora limeade Acro Greg Hillar Aqua Delight purple marshall island frag poker star monti acro red table **Need to update** SPS LPS Zoas Mushrooms I do 5 gallon weekly water changes Top off from evaporation daily with fresh distilled water Dose with B-Ionic Calcium and alkalinity daily Use mag-float daily to keep crap off the glass Feed fish once a day Spot feed LPS coral once to twice a week with zooplankton For macro shots of some of my corals click this link. [url=http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=199958]http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=199958 Link to comment
hmmhmm Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 looks nice to me...where'd you pick up the hydor light? Link to comment
Ando Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 i picked it up at marine dreams.. some people have said it wont work for a light in my fuge? lol Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 What is the "K" rating of your light, and what colour is it? In your pick of the light at the bottom of the box, it says " For illumination & Decoration" but nothing about plant growth! IMO maybe you shouldn't have put the peppermint shrimp in on the third day, but i don't know much about them. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 it does not have a kelvin (K) rating on it lol i figured i would see if this light worked. Im not to sure if it's going to. here there website for it http://www.hydor.it/en/products/show/5 i got the blue one Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm no expert, but i would guess it's not going to work. Again from what i know ( correct me if im wrong anyone) you should have a light with a kelvin rating, and it should be a full spec white light for growth, not blue, but again i'm no expert! Link to comment
Cali-girl Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 lookin' good nice set up with the rock, the little thing on it is probably a feather duster. Those are good to have. As far as the peppermint shrimp, you should have waited till the cycling process was over. It probably won't last very long. Better to wait till all your levels have settled and then combat the aptasia. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 new rock set up some hitchhikers.. these guys grow quick! tank is coming along good! you guys like? Link to comment
Ando Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 I'm taking back the Hydor light.. i dont think it will work. So I'm going to try to find something else. Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Good stuff, I like all the colour in your rocks. How much rock do you have in there ?? Link to comment
Ando Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 i think about 35lbs of LR and 20lbs of live sand. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 ya i got it pretty cheap... about $1.60 lb.. got it from a guy locally! Def a good deal.. how do i find a link to your 29g bc? what do u have in it for your filtration? Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 go to the search window on the top right of this page and either type in my name or "New 29G BIOCUBE (My first tank ever)" Link to comment
Ando Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 Alright well i finished my fuge light. here it is... Im going to make a type of rack for the fuge. more to come on that. the tank is starting to get the brown algae in it. what do you guys think about the light? i think the light should work its 19watts and has 5500k.Do u think it will make my tank a little warmer? Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Maybe a little low on the "K" rating, but better than you last light..lol...I see that you chipped the paint off the back in a square shape, but have a round light fixture, why not have the same shape cover? Does light seep out the back? Also you might want to remove the rock out of the back of your Fuge, the LR in your display should do the trick! Link to comment
Ando Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 good idea on the rock in my fuge... as for the paint... I wansn't really thinking i took it off a few days ago and didn't plan very well. I got the bulb and everything today from home depot and got the cake pan in my kitchen haha! not much light seeps out the back. I hope it will do the trick. I don't know what I was thinking on the last light i had.. hahaha Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 lol...It should do the trick, if there isn't much light seeping out the back, then who cares what shape it is. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 I could always put something over it right? maybe spray it with black paint.. I will wait and see. if it doesnt grow I will try putting paint on the back of the glass. but i think it will work. Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Do you have your Fuge light on a alternate time cycle from your main tank? If you do you shouldn’t see a heat issue. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 no i dont have a timer. yet. So your saying when i don't have my main light on have the fuge light off.. and when the main light is off have the fuge light on? whats a good time for all my light.. I have 2pc 1 actinic and the other is the reg one? Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Ya so my lights are on a 12hour run time, but that might have to change depending on how much algy growth you get. I get very little growth in my tank, even on a 12 hour cycle. I get some growth on my glass, which I can keep up with my Mag-Float. My lights on my main or display tank turn on around 8:00am, and at the same time my Fuge light turns off, then the same happens in the evening. My main lights turn off at 8:00pm, and my fuge light turns on. I have a sunpod light, so I don’t have actinic’s, but if you wanted to simulate sunset, and sunrise, then just subtract one hour from your main light cycle. I have kind of done the same with my set up, but it’s not as good as yours. I have blue, and white LED lights to go with my MH, and when my main MH light turns off, and my Fuge light turns on at night, I keep the white & Blue LED lights on, then after an hour my white LEDs turn off. It’s my may of having a sunset, and sunrise, not as good, but what can you do! Link to comment
Nosey Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 You should really get some timers, especially if your going to have coral in your tank. Link to comment
Ando Posted November 11, 2008 Author Share Posted November 11, 2008 thanks for the info. Some time this week I'm going to get some timers. Seems like it will help tons! Link to comment
hmmhmm Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 ando, did you swap the bulbs in the hood? put your attinc bulb on the switch that kicks the fans on...so that way it will help with the temp before the brighter bulb kicks on...(as long as you run two timers) Link to comment
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