15 gal flex new tank

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naothan

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15 gal flex 20lb Hawaiian sand 13 lb macro rock .jpv110 power head 150w heater

added pice of shrimp jan 24th

Feb 1st ph 7.5/ nitrite 1ppm/ nitrate-/ ammonia 1.5 / temp 77.9

/ sel 1.026

Feb 5th added power head ph 7.5/ nitrite 10ppm /nitrate 80ppm
ammonia - temp 79 / sel 1.026

have heater cranked way down. to big for tank ? also about flow its curved glass in front. is that a good spot for the power head? as it makes the water swoop down a crossed substrate ..any ideas, concerns, or tips, suggestions, welcome. thanks nathan
 

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How do you like this tank was thinking of getting one since its only 90 dollars

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love the tank to be honest just wish it had a better light knowing what i have learned there are 2 versions of it a 9 gal and 15 and then a 30 i think i like the curved glass and how the back is chamberd off
 
Petco sale 30 off 100 w free shipping. had them match the Amazon price of 90 and picked up the stand for 80. something like 150 after tax. might be a couple hours left on that sale. gl

I'm looking for a light now.
 
yep. on the phone, in live chat and at the store.

they will also match chewy so i always get great in store deals there on food, chemicals and sometimes equipment. ive started to notice that they are carrying less and less of the stuff chewy carries but theres items they just cant get away from.

also they have a promotion, every 100 you spend you get 5 in store credit but you have to go online and register for it and then its a use it or lose it type deal. i lost like 50 bucks cause i didnt understand how it worked.

ive been to like 8 petcos in my life and they all sucked for fish, but i am lucky one guy not too far from here really knows what hes doing and has great fish - tanks are not connected etc etc. corals not so much
 
yeah if it is real deal, i will buy a couple more for my big tank and maybe get the 50 watt for the nano. we will see!!!!
 
just watched a video on youtube called "Is measuring PAR more accurate in AIR or WATER"

pretty good watch, but yeah i definitely want to test the light before i buy 3 more. maybe i'll rent a meter. i'll let you know if i can come up with something
 
i have the light. i believe it does have the advertised par. its super bright and i can feel heat on my hand when i put it under the light. i dont have a meter though.

i dont think you can get anything like this for the price. it does lack wifi control but you can get 3 of these for less than the cost of 1 hydra 26hd so this is probably how im gonna set up my 150g tank. i dont know if i'll use the 100 or 50 watt on the nano and my refugium yet. my fluval flex is scheduled to get here on thursday.
 
OK so these are just on highest settings, 1st 3 are mixed, next is blue and finally white

this is my 75 gallon and it is mounted as high as it can go

so as i mentioned, there are 3 channels, white and blue. and last one is you can mix the two

white and blue have 6 levels of intensity so you can customize a bit.

unit overall is very sleek, heavy well made. my son is holding it up on all the pictures because i have serious flow on my 75 through the sump which raises the water level above the trim. next series of photos will be on my 60 gallon sump which is only half full, you'll see that it sits right where the trim ends.

buttons to control the light are heat sensitive i guess, you just put your finger on the button and it changes the setting.

to turn off the light, you hold your finger on the M button for a few seconds. if you unplug the light or run it on a timer, it will turn on exactly where you left it when you plug it back in

there is no instant night mode, i mean you can just do blue lights at their lowest but you'd have to manually change it everyday

 
that last post is over my chaeto, which btw i dont think this light has good spectrum for chaeto. i normally use a 38 par "daylight" floodlight from home depot

so you see here that the hardware extends into the tank just where the trim is, so if your water is too high there could be an issue.

my fix in this situation would be to wrap any hardware that can potentially be submerged in plastic like those thick bags you buy fish in.

also this light is probably way too big for the fluval flex, likely i will buy the smaller 50 watt, and 2 more of these for my 150 gallon for 3 total.

however the fluval flex will be here tomorrow and i will mount this one on it to just verify.

i planned on using the fluval flex for my clownfish and as a frag tank, but one of my new yellow tangs isnt doing well with the other fish so he will be in there by himself until i find a better solution.
 
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