A new money pit that I started...
- Thread starter DarkDevil
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this new pit is for the nano contest on nano-reef.com, you can see my full write up 
Mr Sh0tgun
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:eek2: wow! i can't wait to see it stocked. nice work.
slowECUdiver
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that is spectacular. good luck on the rest of the project!
KING OF THE REEF
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i like the hydor flow in the middle of the tank. should look very nice when you are finished
rockindacheeks
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how far is that light from the top of the tank?
Thanks for all the comments.
the light is 30" to the bottom of the tank, so that's 21" to the surface, it's a 250W MH so it should be sufficient to this little tank.
for the bottom, I am going to cover it with 2 nicely painted panels same as the color of the wall, so all you will see is the tank hanging in the middle. that's one of the next thing on the to-do list, along with painting the huge black cable white and putting a skimmer in.
the light is 30" to the bottom of the tank, so that's 21" to the surface, it's a 250W MH so it should be sufficient to this little tank.
for the bottom, I am going to cover it with 2 nicely painted panels same as the color of the wall, so all you will see is the tank hanging in the middle. that's one of the next thing on the to-do list, along with painting the huge black cable white and putting a skimmer in.
nanoreefboy
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I cant remember where or who i heard it from but I was told it is bad to throttle down the intake of a pump like you have done. I was told to always do it on the return line. You might want to look into it because I might be totally wrong, but aside from that very nice looking tank
Thanks for the replies.
and yes, I shouldn't have throttle down from the intake side. but that valve is there temporarily for testing purposes. I want to see how everything is gonna react with the difference of the flow. I turn it full all the way for now, will take it off soon. thanks for reminding
and yes, I shouldn't have throttle down from the intake side. but that valve is there temporarily for testing purposes. I want to see how everything is gonna react with the difference of the flow. I turn it full all the way for now, will take it off soon. thanks for reminding
florida_newbi
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u gunna have to popcorn the pannals as well cus strait white will stand out agist that wall
Thanks all.
the light unfortunately isn't adjustable. I know a lot of concerns are that the light is way higher then it should be. I think it should be enough, first of all the tank is only 9" tall, and second 250W MH puts out decent amount of light, I may not able to keep some of the hardcore SPS, but that's ok, that wan't my goal anyways. but we'll see, worse come to worse, drill another 4 holes on the wall
u know what, I was really thinking about popcorning the panels too, but I don't know if I can match it with the wall, maybe I can try.
the light unfortunately isn't adjustable. I know a lot of concerns are that the light is way higher then it should be. I think it should be enough, first of all the tank is only 9" tall, and second 250W MH puts out decent amount of light, I may not able to keep some of the hardcore SPS, but that's ok, that wan't my goal anyways. but we'll see, worse come to worse, drill another 4 holes on the wall
u know what, I was really thinking about popcorning the panels too, but I don't know if I can match it with the wall, maybe I can try.
Chaotic Reefer4u
♥Acropora Aficionado♥
sweet...
