New picture of my 29 biocube
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oceana
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2763917
Really Really beautiful keep it up. one question what lights you running?
150 watt nano custom retro and two 36 pc's i use a 14k bulb.and the pc's are 10 k. no heat problem what so ever in a fully stock hood i love it
http:///forum/post/2763917
Really Really beautiful keep it up. one question what lights you running?
150 watt nano custom retro and two 36 pc's i use a 14k bulb.and the pc's are 10 k. no heat problem what so ever in a fully stock hood i love it
oceana
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2763938
Nice. im thinking of improving my light. was it a DIY or did you buy it custom made?
it is a retro DYI but you can send them your hood and they install it and send it back for free. i choos to install it myself becasue i have done alot of retro work. it was rather easy IMO
http:///forum/post/2763938
Nice. im thinking of improving my light. was it a DIY or did you buy it custom made?
it is a retro DYI but you can send them your hood and they install it and send it back for free. i choos to install it myself becasue i have done alot of retro work. it was rather easy IMO
catfishcity
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IMO=In my opinion
oceana
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2763952
oh. i havnt done alot of DIY projects. maybe i will send it. i was thinking of getting the 4.36 upgrade. and hopefully thats good light for my tank. btw whats IMO? i feel like a loser asking
if yoru changing to just the 4ps'd you should really try it on your own. it is not very hard and takes less work then the halide. you can view the install instruction on the web site to decide if it is something you think you can do
http:///forum/post/2763952
oh. i havnt done alot of DIY projects. maybe i will send it. i was thinking of getting the 4.36 upgrade. and hopefully thats good light for my tank. btw whats IMO? i feel like a loser asking
if yoru changing to just the 4ps'd you should really try it on your own. it is not very hard and takes less work then the halide. you can view the install instruction on the web site to decide if it is something you think you can do
oceana
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2764928
yea i saw it at the site and it is a DIY. it looks simple but i feel like i might break it. i might take it to my lfs so they can do it for me. can you take a pic of your lights so i can see it?
sure. when i get home i will add a fdew
http:///forum/post/2764928
yea i saw it at the site and it is a DIY. it looks simple but i feel like i might break it. i might take it to my lfs so they can do it for me. can you take a pic of your lights so i can see it?
sure. when i get home i will add a fdew
oceana
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2764942
thank you very much. cause i was thinking of adding mh. how high is your light from your tank?
It is all in the factory hood so I don’t know I would say 5 inches or so. I altered the retro kit a bit and added my own high volume fans. I have ZERO heating issues. The tank never gets more then 80. Good surface agitation to promote cooling is key IMO. I evap about a half gallon every few days. i love having the MH on the tank. it looks ALOT better then the factory lighting and i have the added benefit of being abel to put in any coral i want
http:///forum/post/2764942
thank you very much. cause i was thinking of adding mh. how high is your light from your tank?
It is all in the factory hood so I don’t know I would say 5 inches or so. I altered the retro kit a bit and added my own high volume fans. I have ZERO heating issues. The tank never gets more then 80. Good surface agitation to promote cooling is key IMO. I evap about a half gallon every few days. i love having the MH on the tank. it looks ALOT better then the factory lighting and i have the added benefit of being abel to put in any coral i want
oceana
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2764955
yea thats why i want them. how much did you pay for them? may i ask?
well it cost me a bit more then it needed to. i bought the 70 watt retro kit and they purchased the parted for the 150 kits. in the end i paid around 600 but i could have bought the 150 kit from the start for in the 400's.
now that i have seen the kits in person i would build my own next time around. it is very basic. they only thing the kits does it makes it very easy to get all in one place and everything fits just right. you could build your own for around 200 bucks and have the same results without the fancy factor.
my main thing was i wanted it ALL in the factory hood. I hate the topless nano tank look.
http:///forum/post/2764955
yea thats why i want them. how much did you pay for them? may i ask?
well it cost me a bit more then it needed to. i bought the 70 watt retro kit and they purchased the parted for the 150 kits. in the end i paid around 600 but i could have bought the 150 kit from the start for in the 400's.
now that i have seen the kits in person i would build my own next time around. it is very basic. they only thing the kits does it makes it very easy to get all in one place and everything fits just right. you could build your own for around 200 bucks and have the same results without the fancy factor.
my main thing was i wanted it ALL in the factory hood. I hate the topless nano tank look.
alexknight
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very nice!! whats that huge red mush called?
nissan577
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Originally Posted by Alexknight
http:///forum/post/2765060
very nice!! whats that huge red mush called?
Red Mush
http:///forum/post/2765060
very nice!! whats that huge red mush called?
Red Mush
oceana
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Originally Posted by nissan577
http:///forum/post/2765069
Red Mush
thats about right. it is just a really big red shroom. i went through alot to get that big boy. that shroom is so bright in person. i bought HUGE 50 pound rock filled with ugly green shrooms that had this one red giant shroom in the middle. i chipped it off the rock when i got home and then sold the rock back to the store lol. i REALLY wanted it. it is a good 4 inches across. i'm not a big soft coral fan but that one really cought my eye
http:///forum/post/2765069
Red Mush
thats about right. it is just a really big red shroom. i went through alot to get that big boy. that shroom is so bright in person. i bought HUGE 50 pound rock filled with ugly green shrooms that had this one red giant shroom in the middle. i chipped it off the rock when i got home and then sold the rock back to the store lol. i REALLY wanted it. it is a good 4 inches across. i'm not a big soft coral fan but that one really cought my eye