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![]() Is there such a thing as too much? just wonder as per the 10 g contest.
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![]() you need to be able to control the amount of heat it will give off and control the evaporation the heat will cause. An auto top off would be your best bet for evaporation.
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![]() i am looking into a MH for my 10gal nano right now (not for the contest) but they just get to hot. need to figure out a way to assure i don't boil my water
for your going to run PC i wouldn't worry about heat. i have a 96watt on my 10 with a heater and its holding at 24 degree's Last edited by lorenz0; 09-28-2008 at 09:53 PM. |
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![]() see thats what i was wondering. i was thinking about a 2x65w pc fixture .
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![]() well right now i have the coralife 96watt on my 10gal and i am starting to have some algae issues. and the tank is only a month old. good thing about pc is you don't really have to worry about it cooking your water.
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![]() what kinds of algae?
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72 Gallon Bowfront Reef.. Hardware:2x250w Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors (Phoenix Hexarc Bulbs), Galaxy 2x250w Electronic ballast, Euroreef 130 Skimmer, Sedra KSP 7000 Retern... Live Stock: Pair of Hawaiian Flame Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Pink Streaked Wrasse, Pair True Percula Clowns, Potters Angel, African Flameback Angel, Orange Fin Tomini Tang, Yellow Assessor, Tailspot Blenny, Purple Firefish.. 45 G FW Asain Barb Community tank. |