Some Nano Questions

[mike22cha]

Originally Posted by paintballer768
Hey mike, I made a thread of about the acclimation question. Turns out that we should only have the lights on at first for like 4 hrs a day. Then weekly increase the photoperiod by 1 hr. So for instance, week 1 = 4 hrs, week 2 = 5 hrs, etc.. until the amount of time its usually on is reached.
The other alternative is to get a piece of screen and put it over the tank for a few weeks. Im going to with option 1.
As for bangaiis, Im pretty sure that they can change gender, but not 100% sure.
P.S. Friday the beast arrives.
Hey, so would a glass top allow me to just stick the lights on? I'm sooo anxious to get some corals!!!!!!
BTW I got my AIM fixed!

 

[mike22cha]

Ok well I got my MH's today!

But I'm going to have to wait a week-month before I can set them up or do anything.
Long story so be prepared:

Well my dad owns his own business here in OK, he goes around to different doctor's offices and preforms cardio and vascular ultrasounds (heart and other blood type related ultrasounds looking for things such as clots, if you didn't know what I just said

) for their patients so they can get treated if they have a clot or something. Well business hasn't been doing to good for him here, not much business here period. So he got offered a job in Amarillo, TX, a 4 hour drive away. It'd pay well and he needs the money, so if he does get the job, it looks like I'll be moving my 20g back to my mom's house. I'd also have to maybe(we're still unsure) sell my 125g and all the extra stuff with that (that'd provide some needed money though because I'm looking to buy a car

).
Anyways we're not real sure on what's going on, so it's going to be a little while before I can create a tank diary and have any progress at all.

 

[mike22cha]

Hey guys I got a question and want your opinons.
Well I don't want to setup my 20g too much until I know for sure what's going on. In the meantime, I was think, hey I got a 10g sitting around and some MH's. So what do you guys think about me hooking on a filter, make a frag rack, and moving some old water from my 20g or new water from my salt mix into the 10g?
Would it need to cycle? I don't plan on adding any fish, just corals.

 

[mike22cha]

Ok well that question is solved and thank you everyone who helped me on that.
Well got another question,

My MH's are too small to fit around my 20g glass, so I'd either have to hang them, set them on top of a glass top(the legs of thel lights would be ON the glass so idk about that), or build like a wooden frame to go around top so I can place the legs around the frame.
-The Hanging idea sounds cool, but I'm afraid the lights would too far off the top to get the corals the light they need
-The glass idea, well I'm afraid of having to remove the lights on/off a lot to clean the glass so the lights can keep the penetration
-Wooden Top idea sounds awesome, but I'm worried, would it start a fire?

Should I just setup my 10g as a reef for now? Is there enough room for sps and stuff in a 10g?