Patrick's 10 gal. nano diary :)

rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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leave the sand in the tank with just enough water to keep it wet.
put the rock in one or two buckets and keep it submerged.... when you get home let the tank sit for like 20 minutes then put a dinner plate on the sand and slowly pour water on top of the dinner plate to prevent too much sand from stirring up. after you go the water up to like halfway... pull the plate, add the rock back... and add the rest of the water slowly.. hook up the powerheads and light.. good to go.
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by Rotarymagic
http:///forum/post/2873532
leave the sand in the tank with just enough water to keep it wet.
put the rock in one or two buckets and keep it submerged.... when you get home let the tank sit for like 20 minutes then put a dinner plate on the sand and slowly pour water on top of the dinner plate to prevent too much sand from stirring up. after you go the water up to like halfway... pull the plate, add the rock back... and add the rest of the water slowly.. hook up the powerheads and light.. good to go.

well i did it! no losses.
i did it just like you sai but no plate. it didnt stir up to much and its almost clear already!!
 
patrick8929

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okay so i need some suggestions. over the break i will hopefully get some extra cash from christmas. i want to get a skimmer and a new filter. what should i get? i need a filter with a big back chamber or 2 for my chaeto to go in. also remeber my main suplier is pets smart so i have a limited choice. mom wants to know what to get me for christmas so let me know soon!
 
1990jpyj

1990jpyj

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AC70 i think its $50.00 at my local PC. then get yourself like 1 nice sized peice of acyrlic and mod it then you should be fine. mine works awsome. if i can get a camara i will take a few pics of it. then if you get a few more $$$ the go to the DRS and but a small fuge light. i think its like $25.00 so its not to bad.
you could skip the skimmer its not really needed for the smaller nanos. unless you arnt really into doing a who lot of water changes.
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2874645
AC70 i think its $50.00 at my local PC. then get yourself like 1 nice sized peice of acyrlic and mod it then you should be fine. mine works awsome. if i can get a camara i will take a few pics of it. then if you get a few more $$$ the go to the DRS and but a small fuge light. i think its like $25.00 so its not to bad.
you could skip the skimmer its not really needed for the smaller nanos. unless you arnt really into doing a who lot of water changes.
okay cool ill look that up. i hat doing water changes so a skimmer would be nice i know i dont need onebut it helps
 
1990jpyj

1990jpyj

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aqua clear. you could probly even go with the next size up if you wanted. its got a little bit more room and some more flow. i didnt like the idea of more flow cuz in the fuge water shouldnt be moving fast anyway. i run mine with carbon and cheto right now. im waiting for my mud and then she should be perfect.
 
[ronnie]

[ronnie]

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hey pat, or any1 in this thread that can answer this... i am also planningo n upgrading my lights (for a 24gal nano cube)
which would be the better choice to go with
the nova extreeme or the sunpod?... im assuming the one i would need is the 150watt sunpod and the 20inch nova extreme pro 6x18 what u have..
changing out 6 bulbs could get pricey no?.. as oposed to 1 MH sunpod.. ?.. all info would be greatly apreciated. thanks in advance... and glad to hear your tank made it back home..
 
1990jpyj

1990jpyj

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[RONNIE] i would personally go with the MH's/sunpod. i have a 20g that i am building a retroing a MH light into it with 2 T5's. the only reason i am doing this is because i know that MH's are the best and that you will probly want to upgrade them eventaully anyway. so if you can get the sunpod i would go that route.
as far as cost for bulbs: there are 6 bulbs in the nova and at $10.00 ea. thats $60.00 and i think a desent MH bulb is around $50-75.00 so its not really a big difference imo.
hope that helps
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2874745
aqua clear. you could probly even go with the next size up if you wanted. its got a little bit more room and some more flow. i didnt like the idea of more flow cuz in the fuge water shouldnt be moving fast anyway. i run mine with carbon and cheto right now. im waiting for my mud and then she should be perfect.
cool thanks! can i get that at petsmart? also what about a skimmer?
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by [Ronnie]
http:///forum/post/2874754
hey pat, or any1 in this thread that can answer this... i am also planningo n upgrading my lights (for a 24gal nano cube)
which would be the better choice to go with
the nova extreeme or the sunpod?... im assuming the one i would need is the 150watt sunpod and the 20inch nova extreme pro 6x18 what u have..
changing out 6 bulbs could get pricey no?.. as oposed to 1 MH sunpod.. ?.. all info would be greatly apreciated. thanks in advance... and glad to hear your tank made it back home..

i would go with the nova fixture. personaly i love the look that it puts out and you have six bulbs to play around with. there are ifferent colors tht yo can put in it to get some great colors out of your corals!!! but i think the sunpod with 2 T5 HO lights moded with it would look really good. i dont thnk the mh bulb by itself is very good look
 
1990jpyj

1990jpyj

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dang it i just ordered the stuff last night. i gues si will have to use it on a bigger fuge, in the future. im glad i got it on the bay for $15.00 insteed of $30.00. o well
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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Originally Posted by 1990jpyj
http:///forum/post/2874866
dang it i just ordered the stuff last night. i gues si will have to use it on a bigger fuge, in the future. im glad i got it on the bay for $15.00 insteed of $30.00. o well
put it on a tray so that it's easy to remove.
 
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