Hi all,
After taking a few years off from this awesome hobby I decided to jump back in with a 3g pico tank. One thing i wanted to do different this time was go with much better lighting then the stock T5 that came with the Picotope tank.
Would using AI Nano LED 35w on such a small tank "cook" my corals? Should I run the light at a much lower percentage with the controller?
The light is mounted 7 inches away from the water level and about 15 inches from the sand bed. I rigged up a pretty cool DIY adjustable mounting bar so the height can be changed on the fly.
Any advice will be much appreciated.
BTW...below is the setup so far:
- 3g JBJ Picotope tank
- AI Nano LED 35 Watts
- 8 lb of very porous live rock from the Caribbean
- 5 pound of fine substrate + 1 pound of substrate from a well established system
- Rio 50 pump
- AC50 filter
- Tiny self-regulating heater
- Still deciding on my ATO options: Tunze ATO or AutoAqua Smart ATO
After taking a few years off from this awesome hobby I decided to jump back in with a 3g pico tank. One thing i wanted to do different this time was go with much better lighting then the stock T5 that came with the Picotope tank.
Would using AI Nano LED 35w on such a small tank "cook" my corals? Should I run the light at a much lower percentage with the controller?
The light is mounted 7 inches away from the water level and about 15 inches from the sand bed. I rigged up a pretty cool DIY adjustable mounting bar so the height can be changed on the fly.
Any advice will be much appreciated.
BTW...below is the setup so far:
- 3g JBJ Picotope tank
- AI Nano LED 35 Watts
- 8 lb of very porous live rock from the Caribbean
- 5 pound of fine substrate + 1 pound of substrate from a well established system
- Rio 50 pump
- AC50 filter
- Tiny self-regulating heater
- Still deciding on my ATO options: Tunze ATO or AutoAqua Smart ATO