Caleb getting salty!?! No way..

[ImACoolguy]

Getting one of these and the bag of Reef Crystals at my feet. Will I need the reef test kit?


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[ImACoolguy]

Went to Amazon much cheaper. They are on the way.


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[ImACoolguy]

Great experience with these. Run them on 3 tanks right now. Guess I'll use one for this tank as well.


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[CCXGT]

Originally Posted by ImACoolguy

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Getting one of these and the bag of Reef Crystals at my feet. Will I need the reef test kit?


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Sure, pick up your basic 3 tests for Alk, Calcium and Magnesium and you'll be good to go.

Softies aren't too fussed about it either way, just let the salt do the work and try not to worry.


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[ImACoolguy]

Thanks CCXGT.

Any suggestions on lighting? I have a 10g LED by Marineland with whites and blues. It's on my Betta tank but I can easily do a DIY for that. The LED is rated at 6500k I believe. Is this strong enough for the basic corals? I know lighting is where the big $$$ comes in...


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[CCXGT]

Originally Posted by ImACoolguy

Thanks CCXGT.

Any suggestions on lighting? I have a 10g LED by Marineland with whites and blues. It's on my Betta tank but I can easily do a DIY for that. The LED is rated at 6500k I believe. Is this strong enough for the basic corals? I know lighting is where the big $$$ comes in...


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Well the PAR38 bulbs mentioned would be able to grow pretty much anything you put them over.

I know someone who uses the Current USA Orbit Marine thing... That seems to work perfectly fine for him.

It'll take some rooting around until you find the one for you.

As far as that white and blue light is concerned, more info on it would be needed to judge.


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[Sniperhank]

Don't use API for alk,calc,mag. You want a good test kit like salferit, red sea, or hanna checker.

[ImACoolguy]

Originally Posted by Sniperhank

Don't use API for alk,calc,mag. You want a good test kit like salferit, red sea, or hanna checker.

Will do 👍🏼

It seems people like Taotronics a bunch... Will this light do?



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[ImACoolguy]

My only concern is I cannot do hanging lights. I can do clip on though. This one says to keep at least 10 inches from the tank. Any DIY ideas to hold it up?


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[Sniperhank]

One of those things you hang plants up with will do. There are lots of ideas, just need to be creative.

[CCXGT]

Originally Posted by ImACoolguy

My only concern is I cannot do hanging lights. I can do clip on though. This one says to keep at least 10 inches from the tank. Any DIY ideas to hold it up?


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I had a similar unit before I replaced it with a tank mounted fixture.

I found no elegant way of hanging a big black brick above such a small tank.


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[ImACoolguy]

Originally Posted by CCXGT

I had a similar unit before I replaced it with a tank mounted fixture.

I found no elegant way of hanging a big black brick above such a small tank.


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Maybe I should look for a clip on then...


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[Sniperhank]

There are ways. The Radions are nothing but a black brick and they look great above my tank.

[CCXGT]

Originally Posted by Sniperhank

There are ways. The Radions are nothing but a black brick and they look great above my tank.

Yeah, but a 55 is no Nano.
And Radions are hardly 'bricky'.


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[ImACoolguy]

Reviews say it can support soft corals. Yay or nay? I'm still looking. I really don't want to go above the $150 mark.


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[ImACoolguy]

Just found this I could pair with the Taatronics. Very cool.



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[PassengerTN]

You could easily fab something up to hold the light. Especially if its not too heavy. A pair of tall "L" bracket mounted to the stand or to a board sitting between the tank and stand. Use small chain to hold the light below the bracket. Lots of DIY things you can do in almost everything. Just boils down to how big your wallet is versus how crafty you can be.

[ImACoolguy]

Originally Posted by hensleyjk

You could easily fab something up to hold the light. Especially if its not too heavy. A pair of tall "L" bracket mounted to the stand or to a board sitting between the tank and stand. Use small chain to hold the light below the bracket. Lots of DIY things you can do in almost everything. Just boils down to how big your wallet is versus how crafty you can be.

Very true. I'm not very crafty but what the heck lets go for it.


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[CCXGT]

Originally Posted by ImACoolguy

Just found this I could pair with the Taatronics. Very cool.
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I used a BrightSky hanging kit.

Similar thing to this but in full black.

This is what it looked like on my 10G:

I mean... I hated it, but it's upto you.


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[ImACoolguy]

Originally Posted by CCXGT

I used a BrightSky hanging kit.

Similar thing to this but in full black.

This is what it looked like on my 10G:

I mean... I hated it, but it's upto you.


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Doesn't look that bad to me. Like I said I'm not very crafty to begin with.


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