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hey everyone, ok i was wondering if this sounds good to anyone else. i have a ten gallon at work that i want to turn into a reef.
would a 96 watt power quad be too much light? it would be housed in a custom canopy, with to 3" fans. also for water circulation i would use a aquaclear 200 w/ no sponges, could i place a 25 watt submersible heater inside the aquaclear? would the heater be alright if it stuck out of the water a little (heater exposed a little to the air)? 10 pounds live sand w/plenum, 20 pounds live rock.
inhabitants: (1) shrimp undecided yet, (1) green chromis
mushrooms, maybe xenia.
if the powerquad is to much light then what about using (2) 18" flourescent bulbs (1) 10000k (1) actinic 03 i thinkk each one put out 15 watts, or maybe i could go (2) actinic, and (1) lights of america 36 watt light fixture.
also i have a spare 55 pc outdoor fixture, now the bulb is too long could i use say a 36 watt bulb in the 55 watt fixture? please help as it seems there is an infinite amount of options for lighting.
also for protien skimmer will i need one? if so is air driven good enough?
i was told that with mushrooms they don't require a lot of light, what do you think? should i use calupera to control nitrate and do with out a ps? i know a ps removes organics, but what if i just let my tank cycle it w/ the help of calupera and weekly water changes f 2 gallons?
would a 96 watt power quad be too much light? it would be housed in a custom canopy, with to 3" fans. also for water circulation i would use a aquaclear 200 w/ no sponges, could i place a 25 watt submersible heater inside the aquaclear? would the heater be alright if it stuck out of the water a little (heater exposed a little to the air)? 10 pounds live sand w/plenum, 20 pounds live rock.
inhabitants: (1) shrimp undecided yet, (1) green chromis
mushrooms, maybe xenia.
if the powerquad is to much light then what about using (2) 18" flourescent bulbs (1) 10000k (1) actinic 03 i thinkk each one put out 15 watts, or maybe i could go (2) actinic, and (1) lights of america 36 watt light fixture.
also i have a spare 55 pc outdoor fixture, now the bulb is too long could i use say a 36 watt bulb in the 55 watt fixture? please help as it seems there is an infinite amount of options for lighting.
also for protien skimmer will i need one? if so is air driven good enough?
i was told that with mushrooms they don't require a lot of light, what do you think? should i use calupera to control nitrate and do with out a ps? i know a ps removes organics, but what if i just let my tank cycle it w/ the help of calupera and weekly water changes f 2 gallons?