1990JPYJ Nano 10g & 20g build
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rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2837025
so but wont the MH heat my tank up? i dont want to cook the fish.
i wane the light to work for both the 10 and the 20 would the MH's do that?
70 watt won't heat it up bad... just get a clamp on style that allows you to adjust height... the original k2 viper jbj lights were good at this.
Are you wanting to run a single light strip across two tanks??? You'd either have a 48inch light hanging over or a 36inch light not covering each tank completely....10gallon is 20inches long and a standard 20gallon is 24inches long.
http:///forum/post/2837025
so but wont the MH heat my tank up? i dont want to cook the fish.
i wane the light to work for both the 10 and the 20 would the MH's do that?
70 watt won't heat it up bad... just get a clamp on style that allows you to adjust height... the original k2 viper jbj lights were good at this.
Are you wanting to run a single light strip across two tanks??? You'd either have a 48inch light hanging over or a 36inch light not covering each tank completely....10gallon is 20inches long and a standard 20gallon is 24inches long.
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2837030
something like one of these:
20 inch Current USA SunPod 1x150W 14K HQI Fixture
That could work... I like the clamp on style better... looks cleaner IMO, but to each their own. I use a 150w MH over my 20long. Tank stays at 81F w/ use of 50w stealth heater, ambient temp is like 71F.
http:///forum/post/2837030
something like one of these:
20 inch Current USA SunPod 1x150W 14K HQI Fixture
That could work... I like the clamp on style better... looks cleaner IMO, but to each their own. I use a 150w MH over my 20long. Tank stays at 81F w/ use of 50w stealth heater, ambient temp is like 71F.
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2837038
the tanks are in 2 different areas. actually in 2 different houses. so 2 lights wouldnt work. i am looking for the clamp on style right now.
oh ok.
http:///forum/post/2837038
the tanks are in 2 different areas. actually in 2 different houses. so 2 lights wouldnt work. i am looking for the clamp on style right now.
oh ok.
1990jpyj
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ok i found them. not really liking them all that much just looks a bit weird to me. would a desent set of t5's support the corals fine or should i just tell the gf no anenom. and just some zoa's
that is the cheap sid eof me asking i would love to buy those but im saving for a much bigger item that is more important then an anenomie.
that is the cheap sid eof me asking i would love to buy those but im saving for a much bigger item that is more important then an anenomie.
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2837049
ok i found them. not really liking them all that much just looks a bit weird to me. would a desent set of t5's support the corals fine or should i just tell the gf no anenom. and just some zoa's
that is the cheap sid eof me asking i would love to buy those but im saving for a much bigger item that is more important then an anenomie.
A good T5HO fixture with individual reflectors will support an anemone just fine...
no GLO fixtures and no coralie T5s... those suck.
http:///forum/post/2837049
ok i found them. not really liking them all that much just looks a bit weird to me. would a desent set of t5's support the corals fine or should i just tell the gf no anenom. and just some zoa's
that is the cheap sid eof me asking i would love to buy those but im saving for a much bigger item that is more important then an anenomie.
A good T5HO fixture with individual reflectors will support an anemone just fine...
no GLO fixtures and no coralie T5s... those suck.
rotarymagic
Active Member
Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2837066
any suggestions on ones i should look at?
Rolls Royce of T5HO =ATI powermodule.
Relatively cheap, but still a good fixtures with individual reflectors= nova extreme pro (20inch) and sundial T5HO (24inch.)
I'm sad that the nova extreme pro doesn't come in a 24inch... because it puts out more light (6x18w) versus the 4x24w of the sundial.
http:///forum/post/2837066
any suggestions on ones i should look at?
Rolls Royce of T5HO =ATI powermodule.
Relatively cheap, but still a good fixtures with individual reflectors= nova extreme pro (20inch) and sundial T5HO (24inch.)
I'm sad that the nova extreme pro doesn't come in a 24inch... because it puts out more light (6x18w) versus the 4x24w of the sundial.
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2837090
ok those nova's were the ones i was looking at as one of my options.
thanks for all the help man. btw good to see that you are back
thanks and best of luck.
http:///forum/post/2837090
ok those nova's were the ones i was looking at as one of my options.
thanks for all the help man. btw good to see that you are back
thanks and best of luck.
rotarymagic
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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2837102
got a good place to buy them?
eeek... i'm on thin ice.. maybe someone else can risk mentioning competitors.
edit..haters.
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http:///forum/post/2837102
got a good place to buy them?
eeek... i'm on thin ice.. maybe someone else can risk mentioning competitors.
edit..haters.
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patrick8929
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lol well im getting some nova extreme pros and my friends fish store is getting them for me. ask your lfs if they can order them for you
1990jpyj
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Originally Posted by patrick8929
http:///forum/post/2837115
lol well im getting some nova extreme pros and my friends fish store is getting them for me. ask your lfs if they can order them for you
yea my lfs dosnt have much of a dry goods section so i dont really know. + they would probly charge more then what i have found for it.
http:///forum/post/2837115
lol well im getting some nova extreme pros and my friends fish store is getting them for me. ask your lfs if they can order them for you
yea my lfs dosnt have much of a dry goods section so i dont really know. + they would probly charge more then what i have found for it.
patrick8929
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well get in good with someone that works there and get them to order it for you and pay whole sale price. thats what im doing. my friend just told them he was ordering it and they said okay
1990jpyj
Member
yea thats to much work. i deal with the owner anyway. i meet him trough my dad. my dad worked on his house a few years ago and ever sence then my dad has always bought his stuff from them. today was the first time i ever bought something from him. i always buy online. never had a single problem with any fish that i have bought from SWF.com but you have to order alot to make it worth it most of the time(not that its a problem)
1990jpyj
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ok this is the 10g this morning. i did see a snail in there last night moving around. i couldnt find him this morning. i think he mgiht have went into the sand.
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i still havnt found any place desent that is selling the lights. do the lgihts normally run about $250 each. cuz that is the cheapest that i have found them so far.
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i still havnt found any place desent that is selling the lights. do the lgihts normally run about $250 each. cuz that is the cheapest that i have found them so far.
