nano hood pics

tommyp · 11-22-2003, 11:54 AM

Woo hoo brand spanking new forum/site!!!! Great job Teri et al.

Well here are some pics of my 5.5 diy hood with 19w daylight curlies. These diy hoods work great for nanos! need to add some actinic soon.

tommyp · 11-22-2003, 11:56 AM

tommyp · 11-22-2003, 11:57 AM

one more of the tank!

Craig Manoukian · 11-22-2003, 11:57 AM

Welcome!

Those are a great idea for nanos! Great space savers and they will run cooler than regular PC lights! Are they the same spectrum as other aquarium lighting?

Craig Manoukian · 11-22-2003, 11:58 AM

Oh very nice aquascaping! How long have you had your set-up and is your tank fully cycled?

fidojoe · 11-22-2003, 12:04 PM

Looks great! Do you have any drawings/suggestions for making a hood like that?

BTW, what did you use for the light sockets? Coralife makes 50/50 20w PC screw-in bulbs now, if you need actinics.
You can get them here http://www.franksaquarium.com/corali...cent_lamps.htm there are also other places that sell the 10w ones.

tommyp · 11-22-2003, 01:22 PM

CM- It has been set up for a month now. I used fully cured rock and LS from my 65. Never saw a cycle with salifert tests. I added more live rock than what is in the picture. I am using it as a semi quarantine tank/nano. It has a green clown goby a lone ric and a tiny cleaner shrimp. Kinda moved a bit fast on this tank and am sort of regretting it as goby is showing some signs of ick. He might have been stressed at the newness of the tank or just had it at the LFS. I had them hold him for a two weeks but never saw any signs of ick there but he developed it two weeks into being in the 5.5. Glad I didn't drop him in the 65 right off. Thinking about using the ruby reef ick meds but not sure.

The lights are 6500k I believe you can get them at Depot for 7.50. The fixtures are $2 or so at depot as well they are not water proof but pretty well protected.

fid,

For the hood it is pretty easy. It is just 4" crown moulding from depot. You have to cut to fit the dimensions your tank. I did 45degree miters on the corners and then put a regular 1x piece of poplar for the back. I put glue blocks inside the coners which also serve as a lip to hold the hood over the tank.

The back piece is lowered so that when i put the lid on it it would sit flush. The lid is 1/4" luaun cut to fit.

I'll check the 20watt coral life was going to use the 13watt actinc from hello lights

I'll post a more in depth hood making post when I make another I didn't take in progress shots of this one. I have to do up a new hood for the 65.

Thanks

Tom

ReefLady · 12-02-2003, 01:14 PM

Nice tank & great info. -- thanks, Tom! Wow, those lights are *bright*!

wooddood · 12-02-2003, 02:53 PM

looks great,keep us posted and more pics when you stock it.thanks dave.

Curtswearing · 12-02-2003, 04:17 PM

Looking great!!!

Dennis7 · 12-06-2003, 03:33 AM

Nice start!

11-22-2003, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,708 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Welcome! Those are a great idea for nanos! Great space savers and they will run cooler than regular PC lights! Are they the same spectrum as other aquarium lighting? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

11-22-2003, 11:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,708 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Oh very nice aquascaping! How long have you had your set-up and is your tank fully cycled? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

11-22-2003, 12:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looks great! Do you have any drawings/suggestions for making a hood like that? BTW, what did you use for the light sockets? Coralife makes 50/50 20w PC screw-in bulbs now, if you need actinics. You can get them here http://www.franksaquarium.com/corali...cent_lamps.htm there are also other places that sell the 10w ones. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

11-22-2003, 01:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
tommyp Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: VT Posts: 659 View Gallery Karma Komment	thanks all CM- It has been set up for a month now. I used fully cured rock and LS from my 65. Never saw a cycle with salifert tests. I added more live rock than what is in the picture. I am using it as a semi quarantine tank/nano. It has a green clown goby a lone ric and a tiny cleaner shrimp. Kinda moved a bit fast on this tank and am sort of regretting it as goby is showing some signs of ick. He might have been stressed at the newness of the tank or just had it at the LFS. I had them hold him for a two weeks but never saw any signs of ick there but he developed it two weeks into being in the 5.5. Glad I didn't drop him in the 65 right off. Thinking about using the ruby reef ick meds but not sure. The lights are 6500k I believe you can get them at Depot for 7.50. The fixtures are $2 or so at depot as well they are not water proof but pretty well protected. fid, For the hood it is pretty easy. It is just 4" crown moulding from depot. You have to cut to fit the dimensions your tank. I did 45degree miters on the corners and then put a regular 1x piece of poplar for the back. I put glue blocks inside the coners which also serve as a lip to hold the hood over the tank. The back piece is lowered so that when i put the lid on it it would sit flush. The lid is 1/4" luaun cut to fit. I'll check the 20watt coral life was going to use the 13watt actinc from hello lights I'll post a more in depth hood making post when I make another I didn't take in progress shots of this one. I have to do up a new hood for the 65. Thanks Tom

12-02-2003, 01:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
ReefLady Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 2,025 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice tank & great info. -- thanks, Tom! Wow, those lights are bright! __________________ ~ Teri -------- "You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice."

12-02-2003, 02:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	looks great,keep us posted and more pics when you stock it.thanks dave. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

12-02-2003, 04:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
Curtswearing Golden Moray Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,596 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looking great!!! __________________ In memory of Fluffy, please pause before hitting enter---being nice is free. Click for ReefKeeping FAQ'S Click for Product Reviews Click for Photo ID Gallery http://curtcpapfs.com/downloads/1Curt.jpg

12-06-2003, 03:33 AM	#11 (permalink)
Dennis7 Ricordea Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 190 View Gallery Karma Komment	Nice start! __________________ Dennis 120 gal/tank, custom overflow in center, closed-loop on a Squid, custom sump,Reef Concepts skimmer, CA reactor, Refugium gravity feed into tank, Lighting: 2 - 250 watt MH's, 4- 55 watt PC's, and 110 watt VHO. 12 gal NanoCube, with 2-32 watt PC's and a 13 watt PC, in a custom hood.

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