Updating.... - Page 2

BigAl07 · 01-18-2009, 03:26 PM

I wish I got commission! I'm just very much PRO LED and Steve has an awesome product with a very attractive "price point".

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 03:31 PM

lol alrigght kos, thanks for the words of encouragement.And Al, he definately does have a great product at a great price. I am reading up on LED's right now.Very interesting stuff, amazing how far we have come from VHO's huh.

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 03:43 PM

Al if I turn the back into a fuge what am I supposed to use as my other form of filtration? I don't want it to just be filtered by a fuge

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 03:49 PM

make sure you check out the growth tab on his site

and this article i got from someone else here on RS about Led vs MH
LED vs MH

Your LR, and LS is filtration also

All i have on my 14 gallon is LR, LS, Fuge, and skimmer

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 03:51 PM

oh I know the LR and LS will do filtration as well, I just want to be safe and have a form of mechanical filtration as well

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 03:53 PM

well like all said earlier, lose the bio-balls, and if the sponge must be change very regularly...

i steer away from any kind of pad or anything like that just because i don't want to risk any negative effects.

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 03:57 PM

the only thing that makes me nervous about leaving a sponge is nitrates and ammonia, but I guess if it is changed and cleaned regularly there wont be a problem

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 04:02 PM

Also the third chamber is pretty small, I am not sure how I would get LR, chaeto and a light all back there to make it a fuge

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 04:06 PM

hmm... use a mogul connection and a 15 watt PC bulb that connects by mogul connection...

bulbs can be bought at petco and petsmart

fixture can be purchased at lowes and home depot

a small amount of chaeto shouldn't be a problem as the stuff is very easy to compact =D!!

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 04:07 PM

great idea kos,yeah chaeto is pretty simple, but lr might be a problem. I dont want rubble back there but with such a small space i have no choice

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 04:11 PM

nah... does the bio cube have a flow control on how fast it circulates water through there?

if it does... you could turn it down... buy some of "Sea chems De*Nitrate" and let that be your rubble

its basically the same thing but it is much smaller peices and very dense... GREAT for anerobic bacteria

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 05:12 PM

no flow control that I could see, I'll have to check it out again. Thanks for the idea kos!

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 05:29 PM

well, i have a 14 gal my self... that is my main tank. SO alot of the things you do / can do are very similar to my limits and abilities. =D

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 08:00 PM

lol right on kos, it's cool because that way we can share with eachother on what works,what doesnt etc.

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 08:08 PM

exactly! I gotta tell ya... i have been using a Rena filter
identical to the one here Rena HOB filter

and although it was great for picking up any over feeding and things like that.... you had to stay constant with the filter changes....

I changed an old HOB filter into a HOB fuge with parts i had laying around... it cost me $0 and (here is the kicker) My fish, my coral, my crabs and my snails have never been healthier.... since this i have kinda sworn of mechanical filters

01-18-2009, 03:31 PM	#17 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... lol alrigght kos, thanks for the words of encouragement.And Al, he definately does have a great product at a great price. I am reading up on LED's right now.Very interesting stuff, amazing how far we have come from VHO's huh.

01-18-2009, 03:43 PM	#18 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... Al if I turn the back into a fuge what am I supposed to use as my other form of filtration? I don't want it to just be filtered by a fuge

01-18-2009, 03:49 PM	#19 (permalink)
kospaintball Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 992 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... make sure you check out the growth tab on his site and this article i got from someone else here on RS about Led vs MH LED vs MH Your LR, and LS is filtration also All i have on my 14 gallon is LR, LS, Fuge, and skimmer

01-18-2009, 03:51 PM	#20 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... oh I know the LR and LS will do filtration as well, I just want to be safe and have a form of mechanical filtration as well

01-18-2009, 03:53 PM	#21 (permalink)
kospaintball Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 992 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... well like all said earlier, lose the bio-balls, and if the sponge must be change very regularly... i steer away from any kind of pad or anything like that just because i don't want to risk any negative effects.

01-18-2009, 03:57 PM	#22 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... the only thing that makes me nervous about leaving a sponge is nitrates and ammonia, but I guess if it is changed and cleaned regularly there wont be a problem

01-18-2009, 04:02 PM	#23 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... Also the third chamber is pretty small, I am not sure how I would get LR, chaeto and a light all back there to make it a fuge

01-18-2009, 04:06 PM	#24 (permalink)
kospaintball Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 992 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... hmm... use a mogul connection and a 15 watt PC bulb that connects by mogul connection... bulbs can be bought at petco and petsmart fixture can be purchased at lowes and home depot a small amount of chaeto shouldn't be a problem as the stuff is very easy to compact =D!!

01-18-2009, 04:07 PM	#25 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... great idea kos,yeah chaeto is pretty simple, but lr might be a problem. I dont want rubble back there but with such a small space i have no choice

01-18-2009, 04:11 PM	#26 (permalink)
kospaintball Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 992 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... nah... does the bio cube have a flow control on how fast it circulates water through there? if it does... you could turn it down... buy some of "Sea chems De*Nitrate" and let that be your rubble its basically the same thing but it is much smaller peices and very dense... GREAT for anerobic bacteria

01-18-2009, 05:12 PM	#27 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... no flow control that I could see, I'll have to check it out again. Thanks for the idea kos!

01-18-2009, 05:29 PM	#28 (permalink)
kospaintball Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 992 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... well, i have a 14 gal my self... that is my main tank. SO alot of the things you do / can do are very similar to my limits and abilities. =D

01-18-2009, 08:00 PM	#29 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... lol right on kos, it's cool because that way we can share with eachother on what works,what doesnt etc.

01-18-2009, 08:08 PM	#30 (permalink)
kospaintball Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 992 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... exactly! I gotta tell ya... i have been using a Rena filter identical to the one here Rena HOB filter and although it was great for picking up any over feeding and things like that.... you had to stay constant with the filter changes.... I changed an old HOB filter into a HOB fuge with parts i had laying around... it cost me $0 and (here is the kicker) My fish, my coral, my crabs and my snails have never been healthier.... since this i have kinda sworn of mechanical filters

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