Well my light should arrive this week. Im pumped to get it over the tank. Still waiting on the tank to cycle completely before I add anything.

Heres a few shots i took tonight of corals that will be making it to the nano after it cycles.....

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond032.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond034.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond035.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond036.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond039.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond033.jpg

:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Tank cycled yet??

Nope..... hopefully next week the latest.

Im going to test tonight ..... maybe. Or not until Thursday...:lol:

So you test yet?? I gave all my test kits away so I'm assuming my tank will be cycled once yours is ahahah

I dont know how good that theory is, but...no I didnt test the nano yet. I was testing my other tank last night and ran out of time. I was alos busy trying to get a pesky mushroom to attach to a rock.

Ill test it most likely Thursday. Try to get results of the basics for then.

Yeah probably not the best logic ahah

Maybe I'll bring a sample for Colby or Steve to test when I'm back his weekend

Maybe a better idea. :lol:

It might be possible your LFS will replace a fish if you kill it and your tank isnt properly cycled. But, I wouldnt bank on it.:razz:

ahah yeah I doubt it... who said anything about fish??... oh now he's got you guessing... oh wait.... it's a fish

Its either that or a coral. Im sure I know what your stocking. Or maybe youll put a bit of a CUC. Oh my the options are endless.

I also thought of a great idea for another nano, maybe we can get another contest going after this....:biggrin:

ahha deal... so I'm assuming that you don't care to share??

I could share, but then I might have to kill you.......

Picked up my new lights from the post office today. Set them up above the tank and wow what a difference from PC's(obviously). Heres a couple pics with the diff lights on the tank. Same camera setting for both. Its hard to get a good pic of the difference...

PC's (2 x 28w)
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond042.jpg

MH (1 x 175w with a 14k bulb)
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond041.jpg

I was thinking of using a 20k bulb and have it on the way, but the 14k is really blue also. Ill have to test them both out.

Have to build the canopy and equip with fans to keep the heat down now.

That is a really nice tank Ryan.......

So are you going BB??

yup, no sand for this one

A little more progress today. Tank is almost cycled so I will be adding a CUC in the coming week or so. Well on with the pictures...

Got the canopy finished. Needs some filling, sanding and paint then its done.
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond043.jpg

Heres the 3 fans mounted in the back. 1 intake and 2 blowing out.
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond044.jpg

Heres the MH mounted in the hood. (hopefully heat wont be too bad.
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond045.jpg

Heres the tank shot with canopy and MH on. (Tank is a little low on water :lol:. I need to add about 1 inch.)
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond047.jpg

Heres the fans and ac adapter. Im very happy with them as they are super quiet and cheap.
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond048.jpg
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(Yah thats my dogs head...she is very nosy :lol::lol::lol:)

could you explain where you got the fans from and how you built it?

Fans and adapter are from Princess Auto. Cut the ends of the fans for positive and negative. Cut the end of the adapter. Stripped all the wires. Twisted them all together and heat shrunk them. Heres pictures of what the adapter and fans have written on them.....
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond049.jpg
http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...diamond050.jpg

Not the clearest pics but hopefully you can get the jist of the info.

yeah thats great, i need to put fans into my canopy but wasnt sure how to diy. helps out alot, i like your tank very creative. cant wait to see it loaded with corals,

Canopy looks great Ryan!

Canopy all finished! Filled, sanded, and painted. Now to run the new light full time. Getting the first corals in tomorrow. Still deciding on the stock as in fish and inverts.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...amond051-1.jpg

i love where it is located , and the shape doesnt take up much room. looks great. lets some more please.

Yeah it's cool how you can see it when your walking to the kitchen or when your sitting on the couch... at least from what I can tell. How do you feed and such??? Is the hood hinged or do you have to take it right off or is there a some kinda mini door??

Yah I have to lift the hood up a bit. The only time Ill have to take the hood off is to aquascape tho. I have a funnel and a tube that I put in the back opening for adding water for top ups and for feeding.

ic... decide on a theme yet??

I didnt think we needed a theme? Thats more or less a part of the contest?, but I may just ..... well Im not sure yet. Ill have to see if its too much light for what Im thinking.

I think I made a decision

I think I know which way your going...

I think Im going full out shroom land. Nothing but shrooms, as many different types and colors I can find. Anything considered or even called a shroom. Im hoping the 175w with the 14k will work. But I have a 20k bulb that may come in handy if its not working out for me. Most of them will have to start off fairly small considering the price layout, but I think given a few months I should be able to get some decent growth.

Oh and the tank has been running for about 3 hours with the light on now. Temp has been at 23C constant. Hopefully I can maintain that. The fans seem to be doing the job thus far.

When it comes to fish tanks I have no idea what 23C means??

23 celcius or 73.4 Fahrenheit for all those people....... lol

ahah I know but I need to know F

Ok I edited it,,.......I just use Celsius since my digital thermometers use it.

cool...so I guess you're good.

Weird... it doesn't say you edited it???

True, maybe its because I did it so quick right after? How you think the lighting is going to be?

I also only have the bulb about 3 - 4 inches from the water. Anybody know if I should have a piece of glass between the bulb and the water? Im just worried about the bulb getting wet and breaking? Im not sure.

yeah not sure how easy the bulbs break but if you ask me the light is too much to only use on shrooms. Could have kept the pcs

True, but....I have zoas in the nano right now that werent opening at all with the pcs. Now with the mh only on for 3+ hours they are opening. I had another idea for a theme. But it was too unrealistic for price. From what Ive read, if anything the shrooms will grow quicker? If I can think of something else I may do it....

You could always try your mad scientist blender theory you were telling me about when I was stealing your RO water...

I mean. You could always make this more interesting >:D

I say.. bad idea