6G Fluval Edge

[ncharlie]

Originally Posted by Carriegiesler

Also check out the reef central forum. A great deal of information and lots of member activity. Seems to also be a little more mature members as well. Nano-reef tends to have members that are very inappropriate sometimes in their post. Just my opinion.

Yup, I am there too.

I did notice some "in fighting" among the posts sometimes.

[600rr]

Originally Posted by CmdrBond

I'm very interested in that banana plant - I hear that they can grow quite big!!!

Could you identify the "tall" grasses in the centre and rear left corner?

I am guessing they are the Micro Swords - but which ones? Lilaeopsis brasiliensis or mauritiana???

Lastly, how long have they been in? Are they spreading much?

Sorry for all the questions, but I am looking for something like that - only as a specimen and not a carpet, and I keep reading about using L. spp as carpet plants.

Cheers.

The tall grass in the center is dwarf hairgrass, not sure which sp. The rear left is micro swords, again, not sure what sp as they were just given to me as micro sword. They are very slow growers. They are sending out runners but very slowly. They've been in for about a month.

Same thing with the dwarf hairgrass. They've been growing pretty slow for me although they're supposed to grow fast.

[CmdrBond]

Cheers

[xenxes]

I got a banana plant too, good thing is you can just drop it anywhere. The leaves do get a little big, mine are still growing, it really takes off after the roots anchor down.

Amazing looking fish! First time seeing those pseudomugil gertrudae. CA has all the nice LFS

[CmdrBond]

I heard the leaves can reach 10cm across, and that the stems can grow as tall as required to reach the surface.

I don't know how often this happens - probably more so with high light, CO2 and fertz.

If I could guarantee it stayed tiny, I might get one. I just cant take the risk on it right now.

[etoile03]

I am starting up my fluval edge tank, and would like to add additional lights. I like your setup! Where did you purchase your led strips that surround the hood?

[600rr]

I purchased the LED strip from http://www.superbrightleds.com
19.5" flexible LED strip, part# NFLS-CW30X3. Make sure they're the 3 chip high power 5050 SMDs. They can be cut into 3 LED sections which you can then solder or purchase connectors to re-connect them.

24watt power supply, part# CPS-12VDC-24W (can power up to 3 strips, I bought 2 but 1 is plenty with the 2 MR16 bulbs)
And they have various different plugs and adapters you can select to connect the LED strip to the power supply. I purchased the NFLS series CPS Adapter Cable which ended up requiring me to cut and solder.

Then I purchased an aluminum L channel from Home Depot and made a couple of 90 degree cuts on one side of the L channel so I could bend it to surround the hood. Stick the LED strip inside the fixture, solder and you're good to go.