well as you guys know i sold my 6 ft tank months back, as i went overseas and was contemplating moving.
well the wife and i decided to buy some land overseas and build there and keep our appartment here in the mean time...........so guess what...i began missing my tank.
well thanks to an awesome thread on reefcentral where a nano tank was voted tank of the month, i was inspired by the thought of mastering a nano.......
i spent many evenings on nanoreefs.com, and began researching requirements etc.
i then ordered my nano aquarium from adriaan (idol marine) and began purchasing equipment that i feel was best suitable for this tank.
as you will see i am a big tunze fan and enjoy saving hard to purchase the tunze items i required. i also have reefoctopus equipment which i rate as this countrys top value for money products (besides my r.o.units of course
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unfortunatly i could not find a lighting hood suitable for this application (size of the casing ) so i decided to purchase a aquamedic sunlight hood which is great but unfortunatley i was dissapointed with a few lac-luster features and really dissapointed at the T5 globes that came with it.(sylvania) one would think that at least AM globes would be supplied (which makes me wonder if the globes aren't in fact the same.....will look into this and do some PAR tests)..........in the meantime i have purchased geiseman globes.
i have since contacted reefinmates and am in the process of saving for a unit he has designed for me.
for those who wondering what feature i was dissapointed about.....its that the unit comes with a plug for the t5's and one for the halide.......this does not suit my lighting run time as i would typically like the actinic light on first....later the white then later on in the day the halide and reversed at sunset, which cannot be done with this unit.
i have contracted an electrician to do all the wiring neat in a db box with a digital timer and U.P.S system.
im also in the process of ordering a chiller,
and northlands pets will be manufacturing my "Calfo" style pull out Sump and stand from early next week.
the rest of the equipment a basically have purchased and is shown below.
i think im short a heater (which anthony says he may have a spare 300watt jager for me)
and my co2 equipment will arrive in the weak
2 way digital timer with back up battery to be installed in the db box
18 way db box with circuit breakers
close up of circuit breaker
circuit breaker an copper buzz bar to link the breakers together
well the wife and i decided to buy some land overseas and build there and keep our appartment here in the mean time...........so guess what...i began missing my tank.
well thanks to an awesome thread on reefcentral where a nano tank was voted tank of the month, i was inspired by the thought of mastering a nano.......
i spent many evenings on nanoreefs.com, and began researching requirements etc.
i then ordered my nano aquarium from adriaan (idol marine) and began purchasing equipment that i feel was best suitable for this tank.
as you will see i am a big tunze fan and enjoy saving hard to purchase the tunze items i required. i also have reefoctopus equipment which i rate as this countrys top value for money products (besides my r.o.units of course
)unfortunatly i could not find a lighting hood suitable for this application (size of the casing ) so i decided to purchase a aquamedic sunlight hood which is great but unfortunatley i was dissapointed with a few lac-luster features and really dissapointed at the T5 globes that came with it.(sylvania) one would think that at least AM globes would be supplied (which makes me wonder if the globes aren't in fact the same.....will look into this and do some PAR tests)..........in the meantime i have purchased geiseman globes.
i have since contacted reefinmates and am in the process of saving for a unit he has designed for me.
for those who wondering what feature i was dissapointed about.....its that the unit comes with a plug for the t5's and one for the halide.......this does not suit my lighting run time as i would typically like the actinic light on first....later the white then later on in the day the halide and reversed at sunset, which cannot be done with this unit.
i have contracted an electrician to do all the wiring neat in a db box with a digital timer and U.P.S system.
im also in the process of ordering a chiller,
and northlands pets will be manufacturing my "Calfo" style pull out Sump and stand from early next week.
the rest of the equipment a basically have purchased and is shown below.
i think im short a heater (which anthony says he may have a spare 300watt jager for me)
and my co2 equipment will arrive in the weak
2 way digital timer with back up battery to be installed in the db box
18 way db box with circuit breakers
close up of circuit breaker
circuit breaker an copper buzz bar to link the breakers together
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