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View Poll Results: What should I put on the bottom of the tank?
Thin layer of aragonite 29 60.42%
Bare bottom 6 12.50%
"Not quite CC but bigger than sugar sand" 13 27.08%
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Old 03-03-2006, 02:30 AM
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That's a great looking nano! I love the lighting. Do you have more info on that?
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Old 03-03-2006, 02:40 AM
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Thanks Chris!
The lighting is a 70w metal halide with a 20k bulb. I bought the ballast, reflector, and bulb and then wired it into a halogen desklamp. I took these photos while I was gutting the desklamp and bolting in the retrofit:






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