SRC Member hobbes Posted May 10, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted May 10, 2005 Is my lighting enuff? Having a 1ft cube, with 2x 11w (6500k) PL can i keep a simple clam? maybe on the rock works? shld i change my PL to 10k? suggests pls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsyahron Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 not enuff (since nobody else answered) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member yiling Posted May 20, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted May 20, 2005 yea, not enough. u would need Mh or T5 for them to survive Quote [ My Humble Home] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Alvin Tan Posted May 20, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted May 20, 2005 yea, not enough. u would need Mh or T5 for them to survive MHs r nt necesary for a 1ft tank...PL is sufficient...but it is advisable to change to 10000k one...n there is such thing where one side of the PL tube is white n the other blue. that is more den sufficient if u hav 2 of tt same kind of tubes.. my 2 cents Quote view my 2ft tank thread update here!! http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399 Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm. Equipments: Return Pump : Hailea HX6540 Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph Skimmer : Weipro 2011 Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits Chiller : Resun CL280 Auto Water Top Up Life Stock: More then 35kg of figi rocks Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans, Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gouldian Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Is my lighting enuff?Having a 1ft cube, with 2x 11w (6500k) PL can i keep a simple clam? maybe on the rock works? shld i change my PL to 10k? suggests pls! Even if you intend to change to higher wattage to suit your clam. A 1ft Nano does not have the stabililty needed by clams. Stability of: 1) Salinity 2) Temperature 3) Nitrate / Nitrite 4) Ca / KH A sudden fluctuation of any of the above will be super stressful to your clam. And if the clam were to die on your Nano while you are out, it could possibly crash your whole tank. Thus, kindly reconsider. Quote "Reefs, like forests, will only be protected in long term if they are appreciated" Dr. J.E.N. Veron Australian Institute of Marine Science -----------------------------------------------------------------------Member of:UEN: T08SS0098FPlease visit us here: http://www.facebook....uaristSocietySG Facebook Group: http://www.facebook....gid=34281892381 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hotlemond Posted May 20, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted May 20, 2005 you can have a suitable light, but your evaporation will raise the salinity issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 forget abt clam.. waste of money. get some nemos.. they are cute n good enuff for 1ft nano tank.. 2 small one enuff liao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member anakjoh Posted June 5, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 5, 2005 Croceas and maximas are light loving and would need MH, besides the issues raised by Gouldian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member djviper Posted June 9, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 9, 2005 u CANNOT use mh on a 1 feet tank..... u CAN use t5 pl fl on a 1 feet tank.... mh on 1 feet tank will boil the water .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member anakjoh Posted June 11, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted June 11, 2005 Unfortunately, most of us do not select the tank size for the ls we wish to keep. I believe everyone, myself included, bought a tank and then fill it with any coral we can lay hands on. My advice to newbies would be get a shallow tank, preferably 2 ft length/width wise (height 1.5ft max) and use T5s or PC min. In this way you do not have to worry about insufficient light penetration at the same time wide surface area will allow cooling by fan easily. Such a dimension will also allow u to segregate the tanks area with LR so that you can experiment keeping aggresive corals. Eventually, you will be more focused and plan your next tank with all the works! In the event, you still wish to keep everything, then what the heck, go get all manner of tanks to suit the different needs but not many of us have that kind of luxury with $$$ and space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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