Help: New to SW

Beano1169 · #1 08-08-2011, 05:35 AM

Hey all, just a few questions. Will my fuge mod ac110 and a koralia nano 240 powerhead be enough flow for my 15 gallon, possibly a 20 if I decide to upgrade? and will the fulval E series 50W heater be enough? thanks for your time, count down till friday to grab some more equipment

FishyFishy! · #2 08-08-2011, 05:40 AM

Those will be plenty of flow. The AC110 is a big filter at pull power.

Beano1169 · #3 08-08-2011, 05:52 AM

Thanks fishy, another question if you could then is the Sunlight Supply New Wave 4 Bulb T5 better then the marinelane double bright LED the sunlight never specified the lumens but marineland said it housed 8 1w leds producing 600 lumens. it was unclear if that was per light or the entire fixture. In time i want to keep amazing corals much like many tanks I have seen so I was hoping to get a pretty decent light fixture to start with. Each of these I have seen on JL for under 200$ for I was hoping to get some insight on which is best.

Beano1169 · #4 08-09-2011, 01:05 AM

How much light is too much light? A colleague of mine informed me that I could very well harm my reef and corals with too much light. So corresponding to my previous message, which light could possibly be too intense so to speak for my size of tank? The exact demensions are, 14"H x 23 3/4"L x 11 3/4"D

FishyFishy! · #5 08-10-2011, 07:29 PM

I wouldn't worry at all about too much light with either of those lights. And if you're stuck between the two, I would go T5's for sure. I'm not a fan of the marineland LED lights. T5's also give you a better range of color spectrum/bulb selections.

Beano1169 · #6 08-10-2011, 09:35 PM

well the odyssea is thw winner haha Im just now trying to get a good handle on where to find some cheap base rock small pieces for buidling caves and junk

or smaller pieces of Lr

abcha0s · #7 08-10-2011, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Beano1169

well the odyssea is thw winner haha Im just now trying to get a good handle on where to find some cheap base rock small pieces for buidling caves and junk

or smaller pieces of Lr

We have some good cheap base rock in stock. Seems like a good excuse to stop by. You can cherry pick the pieces you like.

- Brad

fishytime · #8 08-11-2011, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Beano1169

well the odyssea is thw winner haha Im just now trying to get a good handle on where to find some cheap base rock small pieces for buidling caves and junk

or smaller pieces of Lr

Red Coral will have both LR and Marco rock......just watch out for "Zeus" in the LR bin......one thing to keep in mind is......base or dead rock will take a long time to become live.....it doesnt happen over night or even in a month.....it may take months.....so the more dead rock you use, the more patient you will need to be about livestock additions.....