setting up my (DIY) 2.5

[Steven0000]

i am setting up my new 2.5 i have spent about $5 so far
i made the canopy from left over wood, and i took apart a lamp for the lights
i was done in about 20 minutes

here is my tank with some stuff in it
<img src="http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL617/3951265/10941748/157949026.jpg">

side of the canopy

<img src="http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL617/3951265/10941748/157948991.jpg">

inside the canopy (all i have right now is some aluminum foil but i will get some reflectors and a fan soon)

<img src="http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL617/3951265/10941748/157948977.jpg">

<img src="http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL617/3951265/10941748/157948958.jpg">

soon i will have the bulbs, a piece of plexi glass, and the return pump to make a filter out of

i will post new pics when i get the plexi in

 

[Steven0000]

i rememberd that wood caught fire

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[amazonlover]

hey man very nice well im doing a first just going to see weather it works im doing a DIY 0.5gal nano its going to be very nice i hope right now im thinkign on useing just the live rock/LS to filter it but i migth use a very small filter to keep the water moveing what do you think?

 

[Steven0000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7590340#post7590340 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by amazonlover
hey man very nice well im doing a first just going to see weather it works im doing a DIY 0.5gal nano its going to be very nice i hope right now im thinkign on useing just the live rock/LS to filter it but i migth use a very small filter to keep the water moveing what do you think?

thank you
thank you very much
it really depends of what you have in there
if you have just live rock then thats enough
if you have a few corals i think it should be fine
but if you have a shrimp or some crabs then you might need a small filter

 

[Steven0000]

self made light fixture

new installed (and working) fan

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I plan on putting 2 50/50's
in there
should i do that or go with 1 10k and a 50/50
or 1 50/50 and an actinic blue
or what?

heres a pic

<img src="http://a1272.g.akamai.net/7/1272/1121/20051014193735/www.drsfostersmith.com/images/Categoryimages/normal/p_rd_13992_21171D.jpg">

 

[Steven0000]

i will soon get the plexi glass in place and the return pump working
as well as the lights and fan

 

[Steven0000]

i am almost finished

all i have to do is buy :

bulbs-$7.99 each
sealant-$6.99
return pump-$5.59

$21.47
around $30.00 shipped

here are some updated pics with 2 60 watt test bulbs


<img src="http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL617/3951265/10941748/158641250.jpg">
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[theop]

That seems like a pretty large percentage of your tank dedicated to the filter. What are you planning on putting in there? (pump, fuge, etc).

Also, do you know if 50/50 bulbs or actinics are available in those screw-in bulbs? I have only seen the 9000 or 10000K ones like you show in your picture.

 

[Steven0000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7601206#post7601206 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by theop
That seems like a pretty large percentage of your tank dedicated to the filter. What are you planning on putting in there? (pump, fuge, etc).

Also, do you know if 50/50 bulbs or actinics are available in those screw-in bulbs? I have only seen the 9000 or 10000K ones like you show in your picture.

i know i wont be putting in any fish
but that is just were it out the piece of plexi for now it will be moved back

a return pump will be put on one side and on the other i will put some sponge and other stuff and that will overflow into the part where the return pump is

it will probably just become a quarentine tank and it will house some frags and when they get bigger i will put them in a larger tank

and i know about the bulbs you are talking about the are as bright as a 50 watt bulb
and 2 50/50 50 watt bulbs= 100 watts

 

[theop]

The bulb you picture is only 10W. Two would be 20W, but should be plenty of light for your purposes. The "as bright as" on the package is meaningless. The one you show is actually 6500K (I can read it from the pic) which will be very yellow.

 

[Steven0000]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7601363#post7601363 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by theop
The bulb you picture is only 10W. Two would be 20W, but should be plenty of light for your purposes. The "as bright as" on the package is meaningless. The one you show is actually 6500K (I can read it from the pic) which will be very yellow.

yeah i figured that
thats just a picture of what the bulb looks like
im going to get 2 50/50's

is that bright enough to have some sofites?

 

[theop]

Should be plenty of light.

Where are you going to get the 50/50 version of those bulbs?

 

[Steven0000]

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they have great service and it comes fast