Specs on my 10 gallon nano

[nvillacci]

howdy folks, from Texas! (I never say stuff like that in real life).

Got the nano bug before even reading this site :P. I have a 55 freshwater but live in an apartment and dont want to tear down a 55 saltwater. So what do I do, get a 10 gallon salt:)

I have had it running for about a moth now. So far so good!
Heres the layout.
10 gallon All glass tank 9.99
2x32 watt AH supply PC 105.99
home made wooden hood 25.99
zoomed powersweep 212 13.95
maxi mini-pump 24.95 (retail-doh)
maxi powerhead 19.99
ebojagger heater 100w(never used-doh!) 15.99
Penguin mini-biowheel(retail again "") 24.95
Pirzm skimmer(not using yet, will in 2 months)69.99

about 280.00 for equipment

about 17 lbs of live rock from themarinecenter.com(great stuff& free door delivery)
2-3 inch DSB

So far I have:
1 yellowtail damsel(curious little guy)
1 neon dottyback(funny the damsel runs from him)
1 Kenyi Tree coral frag
4 monti digitales SPS frags - pink and purple
1 green slimer acro frag
1 hairy mushroom anemone - splitting as we speak
1 frag of greenstar polyps
1 frag or red sand polyps
1 frag of orange sand polyps
1 UnIDed soft coral
encrusting blue coral
5 hermits
8 snails astraes margaritas
1 pepermint shrimp

So far so good, its amazing to me that the acro grows sso well in the 2x36 watt PC light. Only complaint I have is that the temp can get into the 88-89 area without a room fan blowing on it, then its at 78-79. I dont use the glass cover, it tones down the lights a bunch.

My girlfriend hates my obseesion shes getting jealouse of the tank and my staring at it. Hey she gets me at nite, I dont think she should be so jealouse
:rolleyes:

Anyone else have success with SPS? As soon as the algae dies sown(hair) Im gonna try a small Clam, think I could do a maximus?

laters:rollface: Nick

[lakerfan]

hey nick
thanks for sharing, How about some pics for the rest of us.
you can check my tank specs at my site below

[nvillacci]

hehe, yeah pics would be a good idea. When I get home Ill take out the old'digi cam and snap some. Hopefully I wont have to clean the glass:P. Now I have to find out if Verizon DSl provides webspace or not.

l8rZ,
Nick

[TommyBoy]

Hey Nick, how do you like your 2X36watters from ahsupply? They are 36watters correct? I am debating on these lights or CSL 2x32 setup which also has dawn/dusk control. How does the tank look uder the ahsuppies wht/blue bulb combo? I am wondering if csl's bulbs might have a better antinic color than the ah bulbs. I also was considering ordering the ahsupply kit without bulbs and ordering a 10k and true 03 bulb from lampsnow as a setup.
Opinions?

[nvillacci]

I would avoid the AHsupply bulbs, espeacially the med.blue. Actually thats not totally true. I like the 6400K. But when I have to get replacement bulbs I will go with either
1. a 5600K true daylight and a 03 actinic
2. a 5600K and a 10000K
3 a 5600K and a 50/50 03 actinic

Im more in this for the animals. I dont really care what they look like under blue lite. Lets face it, corals dont like blue, its harder for them to use then the 5600 daylight spectrum. We like blue because it lets us see all the pretty colors :smile:

So I wouldnt get the AHsupply bulbs even though they are cheaper. Also while youre getting your AHsupply kit get a fan, Kim sells the whole kit with screws and filter for 24.00. Ask him to make sure it works quietly. Mine got real noisy after 3 minutes of working...

Goodluck!

[Liu14]

nvillacci from which company are u talking about for the bulbs. the
1. a 5600K true daylight and a 03 actinic
2. a 5600K and a 10000K
3 a 5600K and a 50/50 03 actinic
and which lighting setup did u purchase?

[TommyBoy]

how big are the fans ah sells?

[nvillacci]

I believe the fans AH sells are about 2.5x2.5. And they are 120 volt fans so you can wire into the lighting wires.

On the Lights here ya go:

lampsnow.com has the following 4 pin straight 36 watt PC's(compatible with AHSupplys 2x36 watt PC kit)
36W 10,000K/Actinic 03 German Style Base
36 Watt 10,000K, 16 7/8" German Style Base
36 Watt 6700K, 16 7/8" German Style Base
36 Watt Actinic 03, 16 7/8" German Style Base

website: http://www.lampsnow.com/ind.html

5300K and 6400K and med.blue(stay away from these)
at AHsupply.com

Thats all I could find right now. Im sure theres more out there but Im not familiar with all the online stores.. Can anyone else find a site with a 5600K lite for 36 watt PC?

Nick