NanoCube-boy Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Shoot, I can't get mines down... I'm starting to get whatever.. MAD... Link to comment
SoCal Reefer Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Any word on weather a nc 24g '06 plastic stuff peels off or will you end up just craking it? S-CR Link to comment
NanoCube-boy Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 i think you can peel off. Ask the manufacture. Link to comment
gilly76 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 SoCal Reefer I pulled the vinyl off the back of my 2005 24g cube. it comes right off. Now I gotta figure out a way to get my light setup to fit behind the tank, this thing is pretty heavy So i've been following this thread for a while now and setup my own refugium for my 6g nanocube. I got a redsea light from Petco. At first, i had it just sitting in the back of the tank,but the light that was bleeding off the side really annoyed my gf to the point I had to shut it down everynight, which on the nightime cycle, gave no light to my cheato! It never seemed to grow. I took some of the ideas people on here had and made an enclosure.. enjoy: Link to comment
NanoCube-boy Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 That palm light sucks for me, it doesn't wrk so I upgrade to a galaxy... I hope my galaxy work. Some of my chaets die from the palm lighting. Link to comment
gilly76 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 I guess with a smaller tank it works better? The top light I posted is 13W 6500K I havent been checking my parameters, I'll do it tomorrow before I do a water change, but from what i saw a few weeks back, the Nirtogens are at 0 across the board. do you have your light just sitting in the back like I used to? i'm thinking forcing the light into theback with little bleeding helps ALOT. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 If your tank is not in your bedroom, and you don't mind light spillover, this is the light that has driven my nitrates to zero and FILLED my entire back chamber with chaeto: I left the reflection in so you can see the type of bulb that is driving the growth of the chaeto: The light is the Executive Light....got it at Costco. SH Link to comment
NanoCube-boy Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Damn steel, that is nice... I wish my chaets grow that big... my freaking chaets aren't much helping right now. My nitrate is at 25 and damn.. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted April 8, 2006 Author Share Posted April 8, 2006 I know..it blows me away too. The entire middle chamber is filled with the chaeto and the surface is covered with small fanworms. SH Link to comment
steelhealr Posted April 11, 2006 Author Share Posted April 11, 2006 Light: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-EXECUTIVE-SUNLIGHT...1QQcmdZViewItem Replacement bulbs: http://www.energyfederation.org/loa/defaul...Path/25_173_725 SH Link to comment
YeahitsK Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/m...y_Code=Finnexpc What do you think of this fixture and bulb for a fuge light? 13W 2700K(EDIT: BULB IS 6700K, oops), 50% Wattage of the executive light but looks like a ready to go package. That executive light, or something comparable is hard to find or very expensive (I've been trying for a while now). Link to comment
NanoCube-boy Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant2/m...y_Code=Finnexpc What do you think of this fixture and bulb for a fuge light? 13W 2700K, 50% Wattage of the executive light but looks like a ready to go package. That executive light, or something comparable is hard to find or very expensive (I've been trying for a while now). I think that's perfect, what do you think steel? Link to comment
gilly76 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Steel(and those who are looking for his light) I hit the local Home Depot today for some yard stuff and found the Lights of America lamp. HD had 2 models sun light 1127 and 1137. I have a feeling they are a tad different from what Steel had, since these were not the "touch to turn on" types. Anyways, they were $19.99, and they aren't on the HD website AND they weren't at a different HD I went to yesterday so you might have a hard time finding them. I'd suggest you call your local HD and give them the name "Sun light" and the model number 1127 or 1137. Link to comment
anndi Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 what watts and are they a desk lamp??? i got the azoo palm light and tho my chaeto is nice and green, its not growing at all. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted April 12, 2006 Author Share Posted April 12, 2006 I had the Azoo and although the chaeto improved, there is NO comparison to the present light. The bulb is a four tube, 27watt (claims it is equivalent to 150Ws), 6700K. Again, I saw a good handful of them left at a local Costco last weekend. I think that light above looks OK (the Azoo I believe was only 5W's). It's $10 more expensive plus shipping if you can't find the other locally. SH Link to comment
gilly76 Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 anndi, it is a desklamp. and it is probally the same bulb as steel's, so 27W. I have it on a TV tray and it fits JUST behind the glass. Since it is in my living room, i dont care about light bleed. Link to comment
NanoCube-boy Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Anndi, I have the same [problem with my palm light before so I try change it to azoo galaxy. Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Has anybody tried to put an extra light in the hood over one of the back compartments? Link to comment
JHipkin Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I would like to contribute my version of a refugium light for a nano. This is a 20 watt under cabinet light from Home Depot installed in a DIY box. My tank is a Nano Cube 12DX. I am using it to light the back of chamber 2. I harvest a tennis ball size clump of cheato about every 4 weeks. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted April 16, 2006 Author Share Posted April 16, 2006 To Sparkling..yes..but..this is mostly abandoned with the advent of this lighting mod. To JHipkin....I had similar 'miniscule' changes in my chaeto that I thought were huge amounts of growth. That light you have is probably way below the Kelvin temp necessary to foster photosynthesis and active growth. The higher and faster the growth rate of chaeto, the more proteins are necessary for growth, the higher the need for fertilizer (nitrates), the greater the reduction in one's tank. Now, I grow an entire chamber of chaeto in the same amount of time. I think your wooden housing looks great....you should just change the light spectrum. SH Link to comment
gilly76 Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Steel: I just checked my cheato after 4 days of running the sunlight. WOW. I'm already ready to harvest some out of the back. Amazing what it does. I was running a 7W light back there for a while till i was about to hook my 13w on it. Now that I have the 27 on the back it just exploded the growth. the 13 I posted the other day is being used on my 6g tank, we'll see how well that grows. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 WTG Gilly...can I say "I told ya". It was just some playing around to find the right lighting. When bobalouy et al. discovered that the back of the 24 was just vinyl, that revolutionized the fuge. The constant growth will probably wipe your nitrates out. Post back and let us know how it goes. SH Link to comment
Sparkling_Surfer Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Why was the in-hood light abandoned? It seems like it would be easier to do and nicer looking. Link to comment
steelhealr Posted April 17, 2006 Author Share Posted April 17, 2006 Easy sparkling: 1) Requires wiring 2) Saltkreep 3) Fitting the light 4) Heat issues 5) More watts exteriorly Ugly? How? Who sees the back of the tank?? SH Link to comment
NanoCube-boy Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Yup... Agree with Steel there>>>> Link to comment
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