5.5G AGA AC200 Fuge Pico Journal

[Naked Wookie]

well here is the start of my 5.5g AGA aquaclear 200 fuge nano..

plans for this tank are.
get 70w MH/LED lighting

I plan on keeping zoas primarily going to try and get my hands on some rarer zoos and get them going so that I can frag for my local reef club.
also once I get the MH/LED keep 1-2 sps small frags.
but for now till lighting changes just basic zoos,gsp,shrooms
this is in a dorm room and is placed on my nightstand thats the reason for it being turned as it will be viewed from the bed as well as from the end from my desk so hopefully I can come up with rockwork that does both views.
I will be modding the AC200 tomorrow hopefully once I get the correct silicone.

still working on figuring out a canopy that will hold the lights I am going to be using currently along with a reflector till such time as I can afford either LED or I make a DIY 70w mh.
I ended up painting the ACs intake tubes as well so they blend quite well with the back wall. Also needing to decide on if the 200 is enough flow or if my maxi jet 900 is needed not sure if the 900 will be to powerful although.

Krylon fusion.


finished product.


my lighting setup for now 4x 23w 6500k CFLs.






more to come shortly when I get sand and rock.
the rock is fully cured so I will be pretty much skipping any cycle if all goes well.

*note this happened yesterday*

[Naked Wookie]

well I had only thought I was going to get sand today and rock the next day or so buttt we all know how that ends.
kelly at The Reef Shoppe was incredibly helpful, amazing stuff he has at his place very crisp and clean tanks. and that display tank simply wow just beautiful. ( I will def be back in a few days for corals and such once this things ready )
also good thing and yet bad thing is his tanks are only 4-5 blocks from my dorms uh oh

here is sand and rock + ghetto reflector till I can buy wood to build a legit canopy tomorrow.












I will get better photos tomorrow once the water is crystal clear again. that and mod the AC200 into the fuge.

(thinking of looking at sexy shrimp, porcelain crab, been told I could do a yellow tailed damsel or damsel similar sized or a small goby, not sure may just keep it inverts and coral only)

[karazy]

lookin good nate

glad to see you on these forums

[mseepman]

One thing I would suggest until you get the opportunity to do your DIY hood with 70W MH, is that you look at aquarium bulbs for your current setup.

Here's a link to what I mean. http://www.bigalsonline.ca/BigAlsCA/...5050lamp10watt

Most stores carry these in either 10W or 20W and they will make your corals much happier and "pop" better. 6700k will mostly just help the algae take over.

[Naked Wookie]

issue with those is once I get 4 of them I probably covered the cost of buying and shipping the MH ballast(let alone the 20w), I will look and see what I can find locally if anything maybe somehow snag a deal..

but looks like I might be running security for a few hockey games so then I will get some cash hopefully enough for the ballasts.

also params this morning where .4 ammonia and .1nitrites .1 nitrates enough colour to not be clear but nothing more for them, so now the waiting game begins

[rocketlily]

I agree with the 50/50 bulbs. I have been using the 20W on my 10 gal nano for the contest and I have had amazing growth and color with them. Nice thing also is there is very little heat, which will be a big bonus for the summer.