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mrhasan 09-26-2012 08:00 PM
I have always wondered how can people run metal halides over pico/small nanos. Do you use chiller to keep the water from boiling? Just curiosity :mrgreen:

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy! (Post 749963)
Yeah constant levels of calcium are very important with healthy coraline growth, as well as intensity of light, not the photo period.

I would get some better lights on there. I have a 7g Fluval Edge Nano with a 150W Metal Halide and LED suppliments... and I have pure purple rocks, with coraline growing over coraline. I also dose calcium into my ATO resevoir.

Do you have any corals in there yet? And have you done a water change since the setup?

FishyFishy! 09-26-2012 08:15 PM
No chiller, and I have never had a heat issue or swing. Things that may contribute to this:

I have A/C in my house
It has a 15g sump underneath
Fluval Edge has almost a totally enclosed top
The light is 6" above the tank

All of those things put together make for a stable temp.

mrhasan 09-26-2012 08:17 PM
Still 150w sounds like a lot for like 20 gallon of water :| I use 62w T5HO lighting over my 20 gallon long and I feel like like it is responsible for the rapid evaporation.

BTW sorry for hijacking the thread :P

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy! (Post 749971)
No chiller, and I have never had a heat issue or swing. Things that may contribute to this:

I have A/C in my house
It has a 15g sump underneath
Fluval Edge has almost a totally enclosed top
The light is 6" above the tank

All of those things put together make for a stable temp.

FishyFishy! 09-26-2012 08:24 PM
light over tank
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...aga/photo9.jpg

And you can see how purple the rock is...
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../FTS-April.jpg

Sorry to hijack the thread too! haha.

But I have definitly found that keeping calcium up with strong light is the key to coraline growth.

mrhasan 09-26-2012 08:27 PM
You painted those rocks :mrgreen: HAHA :P

You will have hard time taking people's eye off those rock and more towards the corals :P

Quote:
Originally Posted by FishyFishy! (Post 749980)
light over tank
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...aga/photo9.jpg

And you can see how purple the rock is...
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3.../FTS-April.jpg

Sorry to hijack the thread too! haha.

But I have definitly found that keeping calcium up with strong light is the key to coraline growth.

miuYH 09-26-2012 09:14 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by FishyFishy! (Post 749963)
Yeah constant levels of calcium are very important with healthy coraline growth, as well as intensity of light, not the photo period.

I would get some better lights on there. I have a 7g Fluval Edge Nano with a 150W Metal Halide and LED suppliments... and I have pure purple rocks, with coraline growing over coraline. I also dose calcium into my ATO resevoir.

Do you have any corals in there yet? And have you done a water change since the setup?
I have several softies that are doing well. Some finger leather, xenia, mushroom, and zoas and palys.

I have also done 10% water change every two weeks since day 1.

Perhaps my last batch of water was bad, as I only noticed the bleaching after the last water change. All corals are opened and happy thou.


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