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 Topic: lighting on a 10g ???
Posted: February 17 2004 at 12:33am |
i ordered some glass that was the wrong size ... doh! So, i decided to 'do the right thing' and just build a little nano out of it 
the size of the tank will be 14H x 12W x 12D ... i'll add a little refuguim on to the back of it which will prob extend the back out by as much as 8".
does anyone know of any small nano lights that are cool (12" - 18")? just out of curiosity ... would a 150 MH pendant be super overkill and have really high evaporation?
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Posted: February 17 2004 at 5:59pm |
I'd go with a 70 watt DIY metal halide pendant or a 150 DE pendant.
The evaporation shouldn't be too bad if it is a pendant and the top is closed or no fan blowing over the tank's surface...
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Posted: February 17 2004 at 7:24pm |
sounds cool... a little MH pendant sounds pretty nice looking ... do you have any info or links on a DIY 70w MH pendant?
i also saw a little 18" 96 PC retro that looked like it would work. http://www.hellolights.com/185cfquadret.html
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Posted: February 17 2004 at 8:52pm |
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As far as lighting is concerned. What are you planning to keep? That will dictate how much light you need.
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Posted: February 18 2004 at 9:00am |
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i was thinking about making this a little frag tank ... so, prob most types of corals. maybe a pair of cleaner shrimp or something similar.
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Posted: February 18 2004 at 9:41am |
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If you are not going to do any sps I would stick with a power compact. I run a 55w 50/50 on my 10 gallon and I have been sucessful with lps softies and Anemones. I was able to keep montipori alive but it was not enough for any growth. If you are going to do sps frags for sure go with a Mh pendant.
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Posted: February 18 2004 at 3:52pm |
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&thre adid=317958
There is a little info there since Ice Cap started making a 70 watt ballast that you can later upgrade to run a 150 watt bulb...
There are lots of people who have done a 70 watt pendant here:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&foru mid=25
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Posted: February 18 2004 at 6:36pm |
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I have a 20K 175W MH over my 10g tank. I Love it!
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Posted: February 18 2004 at 6:57pm |
ya, i will have sps frags. so , it looks like the MH pendant is the way to go. thanks for the links and the opinions -- i'll read up on the 70w, but i'm thinking a 150 DE sounds nice.
jared ... i'd love to see a pic of your 10g. 
heck ... i'd love to see pics of everyones nanos. 
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Posted: February 18 2004 at 6:59pm |
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The lights just flipped off on my 10g so I'll snap some pictures tomorrow.
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Posted: February 18 2004 at 8:01pm |
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Jared, I am very interested to see your tank with the 175Mh . I may very well do this when I upgrade the lights on my 125.
Is that 20k the only bulb you are running?
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Posted: February 19 2004 at 6:05pm |
Here are two really bad pictures:
http://www.saltwaterspecialists.com/images/IMG_1768.JPG
http://www.saltwaterspecialists.com/images/IMG_1769.JPG
That's all I could grab before my camera's battery died, if you're still interested I can take some better pictures once it's charged. The pictures were taken with the lights off in the room and I didn't think the camera would die before I could take some with he lights on.
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Posted: February 21 2004 at 1:40pm |
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Just for info Aquatic Ecosystems has a 150w DE MH pendant for sale for $150.00 complete with bulb. Makes me want to set up a nano tank.
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Posted: February 21 2004 at 6:25pm |
thanks ryan ... couldn't find them ... do you have a link? here is the design for my nanao :) 
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Posted: February 21 2004 at 11:09pm |
Coryk, Is the auto-topoff chamber going to be saltwater? If so, and the area would be dark, I'd engineer a little water flow and make it a Benthic Zone (Sponge) Refugia! Then your main tank would rock. 
Also, if those two holes are at different heights, the flow in and out of the main tank could be by gravity. That flow would be sufficient for both refugia. Water could run from the main through a lower hole to the topoff/Benthic Refugium (eliminate the "return" section). A small pump with short tube would fill the RDP Refugium and then it would spill down again into the main aquarium. It would look like this:
RDP REFUGIUM
  MAIN AQUARIUM
BENTHIC REFUGIUM with a pump pushing water back up and through/over the wall into the RDP
I'd still place another small pump in the main tank for surface agitation. The heater would be best in the RDP Refugium, IMO, making the warmest water in the tide pool RDP leading to the main tank. Coolest water in the Benthic Zone. This setup would be completely flood-proof and always restart after a power outage.
If this is interesting to you, check out the WMAS Library book by Steve Tyree, Environmental Gradient, Sponges and Sea Squirts as Filtration.
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Posted: February 24 2004 at 12:20pm |
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Aquatic ecosystems is aquaticeco.com
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Posted: February 24 2004 at 8:54pm |
 DTaylor wrote:
Aquatic ecosystems is aquaticeco.com |
sorry i should have been more specific ... i couldnt find the lamp you are talking about. you dont have a direct link (to the lamp) do you?
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