Narkons 3 gal Eclipse journey

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Narkon'n'more

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Well we got a doggie, and my son is spending all his time on that, so I get his 3 gal Eclipse, I am converting it from freshwater over to saltwater. I am thinking of using 2x13 watts on it, but haven't decide to do which bulbs. 6.5K + Actinic; 10K+Actinic, 2 50/50, 1 50/50 + 1 actinic. Worried there will be to much blue with a 50/50 and actinic, but would like to have the dawn and dusk effect if 2 50/50. Any suggestions?

Right now just have the 6 watt 9" 6.5K T-5 that comes with the tank.

And I don't know if I want to do the HOB filter either.

Here is the pic of it:

Its less than 24 hours old when this picture yesterday.

Nathan
 
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djconn

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Really sugar? I would do 1 10,000k and 1 actinic. I guess we all have differing opinions but 2 50/50s probably would have the exact same effect. Your ballast for the 2X13 most likey won't have seperate on/off buttons anyways so the dawn/dusk effect is out the window. Check my 2.5 gal pics to see a few differing lighting comparisions. At one point I had the 6.5k and HATED it.
 
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incysor

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I don't think you can get the dusk/dawn effect if you use 50/50s. For simplicity's sake I'd just go with 2 50/50s, but if you really want that dusk/dawn effect I'd go with one actinic and one 10k.

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Narkon'n'more

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The one I was looking at has two ballast, so it would be 2 cords not one. So I could do the dawn dusk, or I could have day, birght day, day if I did the 2x 50/50s.

But yall do think the 1 50/50 and 1 Actinic is to much blue right?

Nathan
 
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incysor

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Narkon'n'more said:
The one I was looking at has two ballast, so it would be 2 cords not one. So I could do the dawn dusk, or I could have day, birght day, day if I did the 2x 50/50s.

But yall do think the 1 50/50 and 1 Actinic is to much blue right?

Nathan
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For that size tank/bulb I'd get a 50/50, a 10k, and an actinic, and just try different combos until you get the light you like. Since they're only $6-$10 each at hellolights I'd just experiment, and keep the odd-man-out bulb as an emergency replacement in case something burns out.

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FishinInTheDark

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I don't know if they're just out or not, but hellolights does not carry 13W 10,000K bulbs. You can get actinic, 7,100K blue, 6,500K daylight, or 50/50. (I just ordered a 7,100K, an actinic, and a 6,500K for my nano. If it turns out too blue, I might have to rethink that.) Anyway, this is just an FYI post. . .

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Narkon'n'more

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Well, I still don't have the lights, and might not til after January (my own choice), but I now have some GSP, and a new set of zoas, and one mushroom that I got that wasn't attached to a rock, that I am trying to attach, and it looks like it is trying to die. (mushrooms hate me). :(

(They must know I like to eat fungi) :lol:

I think I want to make this a zoa and shroom tank, with maybe nothing else in the tank but them? What yall think?
 
Sugar Magnolia

Sugar Magnolia

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Absolutely nothing wrong with that! I've seen some incredible zoo only tanks, and adding some colorful shrooms would really add some impact to the tank.
 
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Sid Vicious

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check out my tank pics it is the same setup you have. I just posted pictures, I don't believe that dawn/dusk has any real benefit so I just went with a 2x50/50 combo. I am adding a actinic 03 so that should be 3x13 watt pc's. What I'm going for is more flouresence.
 
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