Coralife bicube 14 light upgrade
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I've been scouring RC and some other sites for the last few weeks, trying to figure out what kit to get as well. Based on price and performance, I think I'm going to go with the RapidLED setup as well. Mine will be mostly for growing acros, but I have the 29g biocube. I just have to figure out whether a retro will actually be better than these Ecoxotic panorama pros that came with my tank or not.
14g acros are doable, but I imagine it'll be tough unless you're planning on lots of frequent water changes
14g acros are doable, but I imagine it'll be tough unless you're planning on lots of frequent water changes
rovster
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I had acros in my 14 gal. Weekly waterchages and 2 part is all I needed. I started with the 12 LED kit but by the end I had 21 LEDs over it including colors. Worked great! As long as you stay on top of things, its very doable. Yes stability is a little harder to get a hold on, but once you develop a good routine and stick to it, the stability will come.
If I were to do it again, I'd go with a custom set-up right out of the gates, and I would have done an ATO and possibly a doser set-up. I had what I would consider decent growth in there, and colors were also decent. But then again, most of the SPS I started with in that tank were not very flashy like the ones I like to collect now
If I were to do it again, I'd go with a custom set-up right out of the gates, and I would have done an ATO and possibly a doser set-up. I had what I would consider decent growth in there, and colors were also decent. But then again, most of the SPS I started with in that tank were not very flashy like the ones I like to collect now
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rovster
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I hate posting this pic, and yes the tang was rehomed, but all this was grown with the stock lighting. Everything started as small frags.....
I used to have to keep fragging the cap because it would shade everything. Also that pocci colony grew out of control and I would have to frag those back regularly....
Sorry about the blue pic, but notice the cap growing up the back wall, LOL! Also notice more stix....
Acro I got from Marvin (first acro ever)...
Grew to this before I shut it down....
Hope this at least gives you some hope and inspiration. Knowing what I know now, I would do things differently but I'm more experienced, and this was my first tank ever!
Here is my LED layout if interested....
I used to have to keep fragging the cap because it would shade everything. Also that pocci colony grew out of control and I would have to frag those back regularly....
Sorry about the blue pic, but notice the cap growing up the back wall, LOL! Also notice more stix....
Acro I got from Marvin (first acro ever)...
Grew to this before I shut it down....
Hope this at least gives you some hope and inspiration. Knowing what I know now, I would do things differently but I'm more experienced, and this was my first tank ever!
Here is my LED layout if interested....
