2.5G Nano @ Champion Lighting Booth/MACNA

[Guest Keyoke]

I was very, very taken with this tank and now I feel I must own one.

 

I've done some quick looking, and can't seem to find any of those teeny square tanks. Anyone know where I can find one?

[Gadgets]

Not sure where you can get one, but did u notice that it was it with LED lighting. Cool huh...

 

 

I was very, very taken with this tank and now I feel I must own one.

 

I've done some quick looking, and can't seem to find any of those teeny square tanks. Anyone know where I can find one?

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[Guest Keyoke]

Yeah, I think that's one of the things that got me so interested.

 

I managed to figure out the mfgr of the LED "Ballasts" that were used - looks like they were Advance SignPRO kits -- http://www.advancetransformer.com/products/led.jsp?pbid=32

 

LEDs are a little more tricky, though I noticed that they seemed to be mounted on individualized PCBs. Aside from mounting, there's no other real need for a PCB, and the LEDs didn't look surface mount.

 

I found two different likely candidates for the LEDS -- Led Dynamics Io and ELARA emiiters

http://www.leddynamics.com/LuxDrive/datash...-Elara-Moon.pdf -- Elara

http://www.leddynamics.com/LuxDrive/datash...020-Io-Moon.pdf -- Io

 

Or the Luxeon STAR series -

http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/le...xeon-StarVC.pdf -- For colored LEDs

(Note that the BLUE peaks at 470nm, which is pretty spiffy as a Actinic/03 replacement)

 

http://lib1.store.vip.sc5.yahoo.com/lib/le...xeon-StarVW.pdf -- for the White LEDs

(Note that these seem to sit at the 5500K Range on avg, but can max @ 10K, spiffy again)

 

I just sent off a sample request to LED Dynamics for about 8 (4 ea) of the White & Blue ELARAs (120 Deg View) and a BoostPUCK driver.. I'm curious to see if they'll send me some.

 

Now if I can only find one of those teeny tanks.

[Guest Keyoke]

I'm also curious as to where they found that little teeny bio-wheel filter.

[Guest Keyoke]

I'm also curious as to where they found that little teeny bio-wheel filter.

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sheesh, I should look on google before I post.

 

http://www.thatpetplace.com/Products/KW/F2...6/Itemdy00.aspx

[phisigs79]

sheesh, I should look on google before I post.

 

http://www.thatpetplace.com/Products/KW/F2...6/Itemdy00.aspx

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i have a 5-7g half octagon acrylic tank if you want it. $10 comes with a light or a frag will take it too. let me know

[Sugar Magnolia]

I got my 2.5 AGA from Petco.

[Davidfernandez5000]

same here chek it oot :

 

[HowardofNOVA]

Folks,

Buddy Scroggins, Supplier of the Chinese Bulbs was telling me they have designed a LED lighting system that will put out about 65w of light+.

Doing research on it now. You can contact him for more details.

 

FWIW, I've got a 10g system that works "ok", but mainly because I can do the DAILY upkeep to keep the system healthy. Amazing how much a gallon of water evaporation in a 10g system (10%) vs 100g system (1%) can change the complexity of your tank. Heat is the biggest problem in the summer especially. Doesn't make alot of sense to hook up a $600.00 Chiller to a 2.5g-10g system It is and will always be in constant need of attention. ALOT more than normal size tanks. I use a 5g tank as my QT tank beside my 75g as well.

 

Keep all of this in mind before you setup these small tanks and good luck. Cool too!

Howard

[Guest Keyoke]

Folks,

Buddy Scroggins, Supplier of the Chinese Bulbs was telling me they have designed a LED lighting system that will put out about 65w of light+.

Doing research on it now. You can contact him for more details.

 

FWIW, I've got a 10g system that works "ok", but mainly because I can do the DAILY upkeep to keep the system healthy. Amazing how much a gallon of water evaporation in a 10g system (10%) vs 100g system (1%) can change the complexity of your tank. Heat is the biggest problem in the summer especially. Doesn't make alot of sense to hook up a $600.00 Chiller to a 2.5g-10g system  It is and will always be in constant need of attention. ALOT more than normal size tanks. I use a 5g tank as my QT tank beside my 75g as well.

 

Keep all of this in mind before you setup these small tanks and good luck. Cool too!

Howard

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Hmm good point Howard. Tho I'm curious - with the smaller surface area of a nano/micro tank, your evaporation rate would also decrease - hopefully signifacantly? Granted a lot would have to do with the environmental conditions - relative humidity, temprature, air flow, elevation

 

Also have you noticed that the tank is any more sensitve to poor water quality? I would think that even small quantities of Amonia or anything else considere 'unhealthy' would be more damming in a smaller tank?

[Sugar Magnolia]

My 2.5 has been running since Jan '04 and I find it to be much easier to maintain than my 30 cube. Daily water top-offs are a must. I have 2x13 watts over it and it evaporates about 1/2 cup a day. Weekly 10% water changes keep the water quality high and I modded an AC 70 into a fuge that holds a few pieces of LR rubble and some chaeto. I've never had a nuisance algae or cyano issue in this tank. I have however, rescaped it twice now, most recently a few weeks ago because the tank was being overrun by vermetid snails, a hydroid issue and some clavularia and pachyclavularia that was growing like weeds. Went to a BB too.