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09-17-2008, 08:00 PM
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Yeah, I added a little food a few days ago, ammo has not come back. As for the nitrates I just assumed they became nitrogen gas and went in to the atmosphere, or is that not how this works?
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09-18-2008, 12:44 AM
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Not positive on this but i believe in deep sand beds/deep in LR in a very established tank bacteria builds up that converts nitrates to nitrogen gas. This takes a very long time though at least in the range of months of being past the initial cycle and all that good stuff. In your case i think it would be highly unlikely that you have that going on in your tank already. So the other alternative is being removed by water changes or algae (macro or other) growing in your tank.
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09-18-2008, 09:08 AM
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I found some bubble algae last night and quickly removed it. Hope there was no more :s
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09-18-2008, 11:11 PM
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09-21-2008, 03:08 PM
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Firefish

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09-21-2008, 04:37 PM
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LOOKS GREAT SO FAR! That Firefish is beautiful. What is the WPG for the tank. I could be wrong but I don't think their is sufficient enough lighting for corals. But that will be a gorgeous FOWLR tank.
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09-21-2008, 07:59 PM
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I believe it's an 18w lamp, it's the stock lamp that comes with this eclipse tank. I'd like to add something bighter but I'm not sure how easy that would be as there really isn't a lot of room to work with under the hood.
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09-21-2008, 08:07 PM
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I added my frist frag.
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Here's some cool shots of my firefish eating:

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09-21-2008, 08:58 PM
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Looking great. I would surely get a brighter light. whats the width of the tank, maybe I can help show some links?
Everyone I talk to says you need to push at least 4 WPG, but it also depends on what lighting you go with. Metal Halides have better depth penetration, but on a Nano, it's kind of an over expense. I would go with Power Compact and save the money, but still getting enough light. If it was a 55g or bigger, it would be a different story.
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09-21-2008, 09:28 PM
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https://www.marineland.com/store/Rep...em-P211C0.aspx This is whats in it right now. You have about 16" by 4" to work with because of the filter. It's 19" in the front wide, 16" in the back (bow front). Not much room to work with inside. It's CF but seems to get a little hot after running for 12 hours. Bigger lights and i would need to add a fan for cooling I think.
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