wibby Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 here are some pics of my little nano at 3 months! whilst i have your attention i should ask peoples oppinion on switching to LED's for the tank, it currently has 48 watts of pc ligting but i have found some LED lights online that have the following specs.... if i get two it would have 28 watts 1360 lumens 70 pcs white LED colour temp 11000K-13000K 28 blue LED wavelength 460-475nm Now will this give me better quality lighting, or would it equate to less lighting than i have now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artem Posted December 6, 2010 Report Share Posted December 6, 2010 Here is a really good article/block of text explaining all the different lighting choices out there and their pros and cons. http://americanaquariumproducts.com/Aqu ... hting.html You can just skip to the part about how great LEDs are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Tank, fish and corals look great. I don't (and never have) kept saltwater but If everything is going smoothly and the corals are thriving I'd stick with your current lighting rather than risk a change but as I say I no nothing about saltwater lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerpeller Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Your nano looks great! Is there any reason why you want to switch up to LED? If you were wanting to start looking at stocking acros or other light intensive corals then so be it, but if you just wanted to stock softies then what you have is fine. Also have you looked at BSLEDs? I picked up a 90w unit for my 60l nano and the lighting improvement is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 here are some pics of my little nano at 3 months! whilst i have your attention i should ask peoples oppinion on switching to LED's for the tank, it currently has 48 watts of pc ligting but i have found some LED lights online that have the following specs.... if i get two it would have 28 watts 1360 lumens 70 pcs white LED colour temp 11000K-13000K 28 blue LED wavelength 460-475nm Now will this give me better quality lighting, or would it equate to less lighting than i have now??? Assuming you have reasonable reflectors and the lights haven't weakened too much with age your current setup is probably producing somewhere in the region of 3000 lumens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I have a 3x150 metal halide fittings ad ballasts. i bet they will throw out enough light for ya. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Wow that tank is awesome I think you should just stick to the lighting you are using - you are obviously having a lot of success with it. I think you'd need something brighter if you are going to keep hard corals, but personally I think soft corals look MUCH nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 tank is looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennos Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 What kind of tank is it? Is it a converted freshwater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 It looks good. I'd personally get 2 halides or T5 VHO if you are upgrading (or thinking of). Everything seems healthy and the corals are happy, so if you are I'd just leave it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 i tought you had already upgraded to those 28w leds? :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Pretty little tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordayzbro Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Wow! nice tank! Could you please post the specs? I would love to have a go at a nano marine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Looking good, wibby. Hey wasp, long time no see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Jeepers. It's been years since you posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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