8 Gallon Nano Journal

[Helena21]

Finally got my lights in. They are 2x 24w T5 compacts (the same as PC i think) anyway....one of the units doesnt work, so im trying to get my money back. So at the moment i have 1x 24w blue running along with my orginal 18w T5 compact white light. I will get another 24w unit so i can have all 3 lights running together.

Now, i didnt really know what to do with the 24w light because i dont have a hood so atm im just resting them on the top with a gap inbetween the light and glass cover. Looks abit weird but its fine.
Here some pics. The first 3 pics are to show you how i have set up the blue light...but i had to turn off the light because the pics came out blurry otherwise....

with the 18w WHITE light ONLY:

now with the BLUE 24w and the original 18w white light:

Tell me what ya think

 

[DclownD]

wow very very nice once i finish setting up my beta tank and then my guppie tank maybe ill set up a sw nano cuz yours is amazing and i love the little green guy... also when i had my sw tank before my trip.... my firefish never jumped out

 

[Helena21]

Thanks what little green guy? i only have a clown in there and a green ric but you cant really see it in the pic....are you talking about that green thing on the sand? if so thats a shell with some green algae growing on it lol.

im gonna get some more corals soon, and make it a nano reef

 

[TheFighterFish]

Looks great. Tank is getting super bright. Like the LR placement.

Is it me or does the sand bed look a little low. Maybe 1/2 inch more would be better. I don't know, I wouldn't want to mess the tank up now.

 

[Helena21]

Thanks. Yeah it is low but i dont really wanna get anymore unless i can find it "live" otherwise it could cause a mini cycle and i really dont want that

 

[ram man]

Ive added new sand to my tanks multiple times and it has never caused a mini cycle, its just another substrate that has been washed and cleaned so there is nothing dead in it. I would be more worried about live sand starting a cycle.

 

[Helena21]

oh right ok.
But do i really need any more sand? i dont really wanna buy any more.

 

[Katie217]

helena shoulda got sand instead of crushed coral though...that is crushed coral right?

 

[Helena21]

i think so. thats what came with the tank and it was already live so im not complaining...it think its ok tho

 

[Lotus]

As far as I know, with a sandbed, you either want to have less than an inch or more than three inches.

 

[Helena21]

oh really? well mines less than an inch so thats all good then

 

[Limi310]

Nice looking tank you got there I have the same kind of ric.
I also agree with Lotus about the substrate. I think it's fine.

 

[Helena21]

Cool thanks limi

 

[jessey]

looking beautiful helena. i'm living my SW dreams vicariously through you and katie, hehe!!

 

[Cichlid-Man]

Seen any changes in the ric since adding lights? Like it opening up some?

Good looking tank though.

 

[Helena21]

not really matt...but with the blue it looks alot more "flouresent"
and thanks

 

[Helena21]

Wow! i havent updated this thread in a long time. Nothing much has changed really, i got some zoas but im pretty sure they've got zoa pox .
Anyway....i got my MH today its a 150w with a 20,000K bulb, although it doesnt look very blue, just a more normal sun colour. So now ive got 18.75wpg
PICS

The tank looks SOO dark in that pic above, but in real life its VERY bright
oh also, heres a pic of my nice green zoas......but they havent opened up yet in the MH lighting, probably because of the zoa pox and i have no idea what to do about it.

 

[Helena21]

okokkkk.....heres your topped up tank pic ram and katie......

 

[Katie217]

Finally

 

[ram man]

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