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I'm not sure how it would affect the lighting, but yes... I keep it open to keep my temps more stable as well.

Originally Posted by Bonebrake All hermits that I know of are collected from the wild. The clowns, cleaner shrimp, and corals should be easy to find online. :joy: yep Originally Posted by Bonebrake All you need is live rock and water movement. yep

I've got a 12g aquapod as well. A couple of suggestions... replace the stock pump with a Maxi-Jet 900 - you'll get a bit more water flow and the MJ generates less heat than the stock pump, so your water temp won't fluctuate as much. Keep a close eye on your temp when your lights on on. I saw...

Originally Posted by team2jndd how long have you had that monti under those pcs? Im surprised it hasnt started to lose color. coming up on 2 weeks.

I think it's important as a prefilter simply to skim crap out of the water. I have mine cut way down, that way I can skim debris out of the water and limit any potential nitrate problem.

You're right - I wouldn't be running them while the other lights are on. I'd run them from 6am - 8am, when the "big" lights kick on, then from 8pm until 10pm, after the "big" lights go off.

I'm thinking about running my moonlights (2 LEDs) from 6am - 10pm, and my 10k/actinic bulbs (1 27w actinic, 1 27w 10k) from 8am - 8pm. This is over my 12g nano. Any reason why I shouldn't do this? Algae is not a problem for me. I just want to get more light to my corals.

Originally Posted by Bonebrake Take all of the rock out and put it in a bucket or Rubbermaid container that has a decent lid and fill it with enough tank water to cover the rocks. Put all of the corals in another bucket or Rubbermaid container and add tank water to cover all the corals. Place...

When you say one cable, do you mean one cord/plug? If that's the case, then setting them to come on at different times isn't such an easy proposition. If you have corals (which judging by your other thread I'm guessing you don't), then you'll want to leave the lights on a bit longer. If no...

64w - Was that a DIY upgrade kit (2x32 PCs) from an on-line vendor (I know the vendor, just can't say it here)? How do you like it? I was thinking about it, but it's a lot of coin for 10w. How is your temp with the new gear?

$160 + shipping - three 36w PCs in a DIY kit. Not sure why the e-mail thing didn't work, but... jackson at cycle-cny dot com

What do you want to keep? If you've got all the LR/LS added, my first thought would be fish/clean up crew. Add corals last.

The latest batch of them seems pretty good. I had heard about the early Aquapods cracking, but that doesn't seem to be a problem any more. The only real "issue" people have is with the heat, but there are ways to manage that. I think all the out-of-the-box, all-in-one nano systems have their...

Very nice.

Originally Posted by larryndana 108w pc upgrade? I'm looking to get an anemone, my wife likes sebae's, for my clowns. I should have stated that upfront. As far as halide, I don't mind getting a 150 or 70 watts....I just would rather not spend that much money. And I also live in the south, I...

You probably should have a few empties for them, but I've never bothered with it. I generally order my critters on-line as my LFS has obscenely high prices on livestock, and I figure not everyone will survive the trip, so the dead one will leave their shells for the hermits.

I have the aquapod 12, for whatever that's worth to you.

That's about right at the limit... but if you're careful I see no reason why it wouldn't work. And don't forget some hermits - a diverse clean-up crew is key.

I found that by leaving the feeding hatch open the temps stay much more level. I run about 78degrees with the lights off, 79-80 degress with the lights on. I was pushing 84 degrees with the lights on and the feeding lid closed.

Originally Posted by zoie2 How did you get 54 watt Pc"s? The highest I could find that would be short enough to fin in my hood was 32 watt. O.K. now for a stupid ?, does 54 watt give you better light for keeping corals? Would a 54 watt make the colors in the corals brighter or is it just...