Flame Angel
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For those of you who are also on nano-reef.com, you may know my tank...a 6g Eclipse. Well, if you know of the tank, you also know it's in the middle of a major custom job, and I'm going to chronicle that here.
Here are the specs so far:
Tank: 6g Eclipse
Lighting: 2 13W PCs (one Actinic 03 one 6400K), CSL 32W Retrofit, custom LED moonlight
Filtration: Rear bulkhead down to 10g sump with live rock, then rear bulkhead return. Removed stock filter. Red Sea Berlin-style protein skimmer on sump. Auto-topoff system.
Heating: Visitherm 150W heater in sump
Live Stuff: 10# live sand, mixed with 5# Tideline Coral Sand for texture. Plans include approx. 15# LR for the sump, and some decorative pieces for the main tank, around 6# or so.
I took out the stock filter, drilled two holes in the back panel near the top, and installed custom DIY PVC bulkheads that lead to 1/2" PVC tubing, down to a 10g AGA sump underneath. The sump is filled with LR, and macroalgae in the future, as well as housing my protein skimmer and heater.
The lighting, as you've read, consists of the CSL 32W PC retrofit kit in the front of the hood, and two 13W PCs on the feeding door. The plan is for the 6400K bulb to come on in the morning for an hour, then switch to the 32W CSL. At the end of the day, the Actinic 03 will come on for an hour or so, then the CSL will go off. 30 minutes after that, the Actinic 03 will go off, and the moonlight will come on and stay on throughout the night. I figure it will simulate a natural light cycle to a certain extent.
The overflow system is all DIY...cost me about $20 total for all the piping and fittings. It works well, with a minimal of noise, and surface skims at the same time.
I'll try and get some pics of the complete setup. My camera's batteries are dead, so I have to get some new ones before any pics are put up. Keep checking back!
-Flame
Here are the specs so far:
Tank: 6g Eclipse
Lighting: 2 13W PCs (one Actinic 03 one 6400K), CSL 32W Retrofit, custom LED moonlight
Filtration: Rear bulkhead down to 10g sump with live rock, then rear bulkhead return. Removed stock filter. Red Sea Berlin-style protein skimmer on sump. Auto-topoff system.
Heating: Visitherm 150W heater in sump
Live Stuff: 10# live sand, mixed with 5# Tideline Coral Sand for texture. Plans include approx. 15# LR for the sump, and some decorative pieces for the main tank, around 6# or so.
I took out the stock filter, drilled two holes in the back panel near the top, and installed custom DIY PVC bulkheads that lead to 1/2" PVC tubing, down to a 10g AGA sump underneath. The sump is filled with LR, and macroalgae in the future, as well as housing my protein skimmer and heater.
The lighting, as you've read, consists of the CSL 32W PC retrofit kit in the front of the hood, and two 13W PCs on the feeding door. The plan is for the 6400K bulb to come on in the morning for an hour, then switch to the 32W CSL. At the end of the day, the Actinic 03 will come on for an hour or so, then the CSL will go off. 30 minutes after that, the Actinic 03 will go off, and the moonlight will come on and stay on throughout the night. I figure it will simulate a natural light cycle to a certain extent.
The overflow system is all DIY...cost me about $20 total for all the piping and fittings. It works well, with a minimal of noise, and surface skims at the same time.
I'll try and get some pics of the complete setup. My camera's batteries are dead, so I have to get some new ones before any pics are put up. Keep checking back!
-Flame
