Updating.... - Page 3

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 09:10 PM

Nice, see I was considering turning a HOB into a fuge too since the inside compartment was so small.Also can I take out the actinics and replace them with the regular 10,000k CF's? so instead of 48w 10,000k CF's and 48w actinics I could have 96w 10,000k CF's

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 09:31 PM

i just use a 50/50 65 watt over mine... i only keep softies and a few LPS

I use a 18 watt Fluorescence bulb over my fuge.

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 09:33 PM

well it comes stock with 48w 10,000k CF's. and 48w actinics. so where did you get the 65w?

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 09:37 PM

i bought the fixture at petco... wish i hadn't now =( I hate PC lights some days

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 09:40 PM

lol same here, wish it came with t5's, and I cant find any to fit into the top it comes with

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 09:41 PM

how much space do you have to work with if you took the lights out that the tank comes with?

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 09:45 PM

well if I took the bulbs out and the fixture it has the entire top of the hood is open.I don't know in exact inches, i haven't purchased it yet. yours is an oceanic bio cube 14 right?

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 09:48 PM

well the bulbs are 13" long,and there is about an inch left on each side,so I would say 15" wide and about 13" deep?

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 10:53 PM

nah, lol go to the first page of this forum =D i told ya i never worked with them =( sorry

Phreek · 01-18-2009, 10:58 PM

oh my bad, lol well still your 14g is probably about the same dimensions and specs as mine

kospaintball · 01-18-2009, 11:00 PM

it is 20 W, 12 D 18H

Phreek · 01-19-2009, 08:24 PM

sounds about right, well I asked about switching out the actinics and replacing them with more CF's and the guy said he sees no problem with that as they run on the same internal ballast.But I am skeptical.I want to see them put in and running before I believe it.

Phreek · 01-20-2009, 03:19 PM

Kos know anywhere to get a good nano skimmer?

kospaintball · 01-20-2009, 04:10 PM

I would actually recommend going with a normal skimmer... most nano's i have seen go IN the tank and have no option for being external. SOOO in a tank the size of 14 gallons that is alot of space.... BIO CUBE does make a skimmer for their tanks, how ever i have looked at them several times and the way they work is they use a wooden bubble stone...

don't use the fission nano tho... they flood your tank with bubbles and the water level in them fluctuate WILDLY

Phreek · 01-20-2009, 05:38 PM

alrighty then lol stayin away from those. thanks for the advice buddy

01-18-2009, 09:10 PM	#31 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... Nice, see I was considering turning a HOB into a fuge too since the inside compartment was so small.Also can I take out the actinics and replace them with the regular 10,000k CF's? so instead of 48w 10,000k CF's and 48w actinics I could have 96w 10,000k CF's

01-18-2009, 09:31 PM	#32 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... i just use a 50/50 65 watt over mine... i only keep softies and a few LPS I use a 18 watt Fluorescence bulb over my fuge. __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

01-18-2009, 09:33 PM	#33 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... well it comes stock with 48w 10,000k CF's. and 48w actinics. so where did you get the 65w?

01-18-2009, 09:37 PM	#34 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... i bought the fixture at petco... wish i hadn't now =( I hate PC lights some days __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

01-18-2009, 09:40 PM	#35 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... lol same here, wish it came with t5's, and I cant find any to fit into the top it comes with

01-18-2009, 09:41 PM	#36 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... how much space do you have to work with if you took the lights out that the tank comes with? __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

01-18-2009, 09:45 PM	#37 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... well if I took the bulbs out and the fixture it has the entire top of the hood is open.I don't know in exact inches, i haven't purchased it yet. yours is an oceanic bio cube 14 right?

01-18-2009, 09:48 PM	#38 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... well the bulbs are 13" long,and there is about an inch left on each side,so I would say 15" wide and about 13" deep?

01-18-2009, 10:53 PM	#39 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... nah, lol go to the first page of this forum =D i told ya i never worked with them =( sorry __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

01-18-2009, 10:58 PM	#40 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... oh my bad, lol well still your 14g is probably about the same dimensions and specs as mine

01-18-2009, 11:00 PM	#41 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... it is 20 W, 12 D 18H __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

01-19-2009, 08:24 PM	#42 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... sounds about right, well I asked about switching out the actinics and replacing them with more CF's and the guy said he sees no problem with that as they run on the same internal ballast.But I am skeptical.I want to see them put in and running before I believe it.

01-20-2009, 03:19 PM	#43 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... Kos know anywhere to get a good nano skimmer?

01-20-2009, 04:10 PM	#44 (permalink)
kospaintball Scopas Tang Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 453 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... I would actually recommend going with a normal skimmer... most nano's i have seen go IN the tank and have no option for being external. SOOO in a tank the size of 14 gallons that is alot of space.... BIO CUBE does make a skimmer for their tanks, how ever i have looked at them several times and the way they work is they use a wooden bubble stone... don't use the fission nano tho... they flood your tank with bubbles and the water level in them fluctuate WILDLY __________________ 14 gal nano 1 maroon, 1 clown goby, metalic green hairy mushroom, trumpets, Devil's hand leather, Frog spawn, kenya tree short tentacled plate, cinularis tree, zoas, clove coral

01-20-2009, 05:38 PM	#45 (permalink)
Phreek Neon dottyback Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 664 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Updating.... alrighty then lol stayin away from those. thanks for the advice buddy

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