My 8 G nano reef - with pics

[Jose Messina]

Hello there

I'm new here, I'm from Brazil and like to show you my growing nano reef.

40x22x32(h) (centimeters)
Internal skimmer with maxijet 1200
Back sump
Chiller 1/3 HP
Light: was going to use 1x 70 W MH but changed my mind to 150 W 10.000 K MH
Substrate: Caribsea Araglive SS Sugar Size OOLITIC SAND - 9 kg
Live rocks

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_10.jpg
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_11.jpg

Some tests with 70 w MH 10.000K
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_17.jpg
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_18.jpg

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_19.jpg
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_20.jpg
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_21.jpg
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_22.jpg

Any sugestions is wellcome

[Im SpSing]

WOW thats an awesome looking tank. Cant wait to see it with some corals. ;)

[SugarFox03]

Looks like you're off to a great start! What do you plan to keep?

Good luck!! :)

[crabbejoe]

http://reefcentral.com/images/welcome.gif

Tank looks great!

[Jose Messina]

Im SpSing: thank you :)

SugarFox03: thanks! I'll keep only SPSs corals and a couple of fishes (maybe ocellaris) :)
I'd like to know your opinion about 70 W MH or 150 W MH?


crabbejoe: thank you very much ;)

[matter1331]

I've got a 70W over my 7 gallon, and I was keeping sps and small clams and I got some pretty good growth. Evaporation is going to be an issue whether it's a 70 or 150, so you might want to think about a top off system. Sweet looking tank by the way, looks very promising.

[Mojo Jojo]

That is one sweet looking tank ... did you make it?

[BigBlue187]

Looking Good.

[Jose Messina]

matter1331
I'd like to see some pics of your 7 gallon sps/clam tank
please :)
The tank has a top off system, the last pic, at back right, a small box.
I was thinking this night before sleeping if 150 W wouldn't be too much for my nano...

joeyjoeq
Thank you very much. No, I bought this one ready (glass) :)

BigBlue187
Thanks :)

[matter1331]

Here's my photobucket page. Except for the cowry, everything is from the 7 gallon. I'm not doing sps/clams anymore, but this is how the tank looked about two months ago.

sps nano tank (http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d139/matter1331/)

[murfman]

Nice looking tank. Clams should do very well in it.

[Jose Messina]

matter1331: thanks :)

murfman: Thank you. Do you think clams would do well with 70 W MH 10.000 K?

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Some pics of the "hood" ALMOST finished:
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_23.jpg

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_24.jpg

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_25.jpg

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_26.jpg

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_27.jpg

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_28.jpg

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_29.jpg

I will install 2 exausting coolers to prevent overheating.
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_30.jpg

Hope you like it ;)

[SugarFox03]

I think 150W would be too much in that tank. I have 150W MH over my 24 gal and its more than enough. I have a clam in my tank and hes doing great.

[Jose Messina]

SugarFox03

I agree with you now. :)

New pics:

http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_31.jpg
The beautiful Blue Devil:
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_32.jpg
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_33.jpg
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_34.jpg

[fareforce]

What kind of MH is that? It looks like it came off of something. WHat did it come off of?

[DJChesnutRabbit]

Looks kinda like one of those shop light mods.

Very nice tank BTW !!!

[Jose Messina]

fareforce
Sorry, I didn't understand what you mean

DJChesnutRabbit
Thank you :)

[fareforce]

That MH light doesn't look like it was a store bought light (unmodified). What was it when you started? Where did you buy it at? If it is a modified light, where did you find the plans? I am interested in one! =)

[Jose Messina]

fareforce
I've used a normal MH spot, removed some parts and instaled on the hood :)

[wea747]

Where did you buy that "MH spot"

[oddiseus]

Now Im curious too!

[fareforce]

I have started a revolution! LOL... Now we all want to know more about the light! =)

[Jose Messina]

I bought this MH Spot at a store in São Paulo - SP . Brazil

It's aluminnum.

Here the pic:
http://www.megagaleria.com/pictures/Pic_10097_14.jpg

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Today's Parammeters: (All done with Tropic Marin Expert TestSet)
Ammonia: < 0,01 mg/l (ppm)

Phosphate: < 0,01 mg/l (ppm)

pH: 8.5

KH: 9 °dKH