Post pics of 5 gal or under nano tanks
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reeffer
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uhhh...my girlfriends beta fish says hi
chipmaker
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There are quite a few folks that have used the 2 and 5 gal minbows for saltwater fish. There are two drawbacks however, the light is insufficient for much more than freshwater stuff and the tank seems to deteriorate pretty fast when a higher powered light is installed in the hood. A lot have installed the coralife 20watt screw in type PC 50/50 bulbs which is not too bad in a 5 gal but it makes a heap0 of heat in a 2 gal. The upper exposed edges of the clear plastic seems to dry out from the higher temps encountered with the bulbs as does the hood. The included filter is unsuitable...Have you considered a 5 gal AGA with a PC light and a hob type filter...... or even their 7 gal model minbow which is all glass?
stang5_o
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Originally Posted by chipmaker
There are quite a few folks that have used the 2 and 5 gal minbows for saltwater fish. There are two drawbacks however, the light is insufficient for much more than freshwater stuff and the tank seems to deteriorate pretty fast when a higher powered light is installed in the hood. A lot have installed the coralife 20watt screw in type PC 50/50 bulbs which is not too bad in a 5 gal but it makes a heap0 of heat in a 2 gal. The upper exposed edges of the clear plastic seems to dry out from the higher temps encountered with the bulbs as does the hood. The included filter is unsuitable...Have you considered a 5 gal AGA with a PC light and a hob type filter...... or even their 7 gal model minbow which is all glass?
Actually yes, but im still weighing my options. Thanks for the tips!
and Crimzy... Nice pics. Thank you
There are quite a few folks that have used the 2 and 5 gal minbows for saltwater fish. There are two drawbacks however, the light is insufficient for much more than freshwater stuff and the tank seems to deteriorate pretty fast when a higher powered light is installed in the hood. A lot have installed the coralife 20watt screw in type PC 50/50 bulbs which is not too bad in a 5 gal but it makes a heap0 of heat in a 2 gal. The upper exposed edges of the clear plastic seems to dry out from the higher temps encountered with the bulbs as does the hood. The included filter is unsuitable...Have you considered a 5 gal AGA with a PC light and a hob type filter...... or even their 7 gal model minbow which is all glass?
Actually yes, but im still weighing my options. Thanks for the tips!
and Crimzy... Nice pics. Thank you
stang5_o
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Well, I did it. I figured I'd go with the cheapo tank to start with just to see if I could keep up. If it starts to deteriorate, I'll just transfer everything to a different tank.
Here's my 2.5 minibow. Its got a HOB filter rated at 70 gph, and a 25 watt heater. Only a 10 watt flouresent for now, but the 5050 is only days away.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...2/000_0185.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...2/000_0186.jpg
Here's my 2.5 minibow. Its got a HOB filter rated at 70 gph, and a 25 watt heater. Only a 10 watt flouresent for now, but the 5050 is only days away.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...2/000_0185.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1...2/000_0186.jpg
nanocuber7
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crimzy how often do you do topoff's because i have an eclipse 2.5 and i want to make a pico tank.