Sump/fuge finished..suggestions???

rostato

rostato

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Got my sump/fuge finished up today.
I took the old light from my Eclipse 12 and cut it up and modded it to work as my fuge light. It's a 16 watt 50/50 marineland light.
I am debating wether or not to put in a DSB while I am cycling. I just dont think I will have enough room with the skimmer in there.
Maybe I would have to build a stand in there for the skimmer to elevate it up more.
I have cheato in my nano ready to go in after the cycle and am gonna do a reverse light cycle so the cheato will have light at night.
What do you think? DSB or not?
 
rostato

rostato

Member
Got this from Garf
Tank Height = 10.5 inches
Tank Width = 9.5 inches
Tank Length = 10.5 inches
Tank Size = 4.53 Gallon
 
mr_x

mr_x

Active Member
i would use a bulb suitable for plants(6500k or so). plants don't use the blue spectrum.
i don't think you need a dsb. if you want one, you'll have to raise the skimmer like you said. you could make a little stand out of eggcrate and zip-ties fairly easily if you wanted to do this.
 
pettyhoe

pettyhoe

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I say the benefits of the DSB is not worth the effort and difficulty with the tank to do so. Plus, you wont have a lot of space to do much of one. I say skip it and save the room, you'll love it later when maintaining.
 
rostato

rostato

Member
Yeah I was thinking I should just leave it alone.
Anyone know if they make 6500k bulbs for the marineland eclpise 12 hood???
 
rostato

rostato

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Originally Posted by rostato
http:///forum/post/2688886
Yeah I was thinking I should just leave it alone.
Anyone know if they make 6500k bulbs for the marineland eclpise 12 hood???
they make a 5500K bulb is that good enough for plant growth?
 
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