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Coming along great. Love the stand. If I had the resources, I would have built my own, but I just had to break down and buy one. It will be great to see how your vision on folds. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Trigger! I almost bought a stand too but also wanted to learn how to build one. It was a good way to spend a weekend. The right tools are definitely necessary.Coming along great. Love the stand. If I had the resources, I would have built my own, but I just had to break down and buy one. It will be great to see how your vision on folds. Thanks for sharing.
Not sure if you were planning on hanging the light or just using the legs provided with the finnex fixture, but I would advise hanging it. My attempt to do low light with the standard fugeray was a struggle because of how shallow the tank is. Other's may chime in and say that it is fine, but I grew a lot of algae with it sitting on the tank. Just some food for thought. Stand look great too! looking forward to seeing the tank progress.
I just took a look at your journal. Amazing tanks! where did you get your raisers from? that's a pretty neat idea and it looks great too!I have a ray2 over my 20l and had to raise the lights too. There's some people selling so raisers on the mart. You can also pick up some hagen glo mounts like how I use in my tank. Or the canopy option is a good idea. Hagen glo mounts with some wire(make sure you get the kind that doesn't rust) was an easy option for me.
If you get floating plants like duckweed or salvinia minima you can also reduce the light that way. I would suggest salvinia because its a bit easier to control vs duckweed which kind of takes over.
I got them at my local fish store but these are the ones:I just took a look at your journal. Amazing tanks! where did you get your raisers from? that's a pretty neat idea and it looks great too!
Thanks for all the info!! Will also drop by Home Depot this weekend to see if I can find other effective ways to do this.I got them at my local fish store but these are the ones:
http://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Lighting/DIY-Lighting-Systems/A3915
Then I used aluminum 3/32" wire and bent it and slid it into the slots that the fixtures normal legs fit into.
The whole setup should be under 20$.
Other options are stuff like this:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=530218&highlight=finnex+acrylic
You can also use the same idea to make a hanging kit like these:
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=197311
Also thanks for the complimentStands looking great btw!
thanks Burr!!Nice build on the stand. Subscribed for future updates![]()
I left the lights on starting for 10 hours before realizing how much light it was. Dropped it down to 8 hours and started to get the algae under control before making the switch to the other fixture. I was in the same position where I couldn't hang the lights because of where the tank is. Next best option would be the raisers like theericafish mentioned. I remember seeing them at one point but can't remember who it was selling them.Out of curiosity, how long did you leave the lights on for which resulted in the algae outbreak? I'm hoping I can battle the algae by limiting the turn-on time for the light, and adding the 2 BN plecos. Since I'm steering into the direction of low light plants, I'm hoping that won't limit growth.
Thanks for the advice! I'll look into getting a sponge cover to keep the particles out of the filter. As for the flow, my DHG was all bent when I woke up this morning so I had to move them a bit closer to the front. I also rejigged some of the larger plants from the rear right and placed them behind the DHG.The filter should be fine. Generally you want some kind of waving with the plants but not tornadoish waving. After time the filter will build up gunk inside and this lessens the flow somewhat until cleaning time.
Fluval sells little intake sponge covers for about 2$ and I use them on all my filters. Keeps a lot of the big particles out of the filter itself and makes the need for canister cleaning take a lot longer. Just have to pull off the sponge squeeze it out in some dechlorinated water and done.
I used to run a 2211 on my 20l before the 2213 and the 2211 wasn't enough.
Thanks so much!fantastic stand, love your placement and how it blends with your decor. sub'd for future updates.
My gf actually took a picture of the sign before we bought the plants in the back. One of them is a bacopa species. In either case, they don't look like they'll survive. I must have put them in way too early before my tank even cycled.I left the lights on starting for 10 hours before realizing how much light it was. Dropped it down to 8 hours and started to get the algae under control before making the switch to the other fixture. I was in the same position where I couldn't hang the lights because of where the tank is. Next best option would be the raisers like theericafish mentioned. I remember seeing them at one point but can't remember who it was selling them.
I would stick to a single bushynose unless you are really into plecos. They just have a relatively high bioload and don't consume all that much algae. I always keep one because I like them. Consider some otocinclus and japonica shrimp.
As the tank fills in more and the filter starts to break in you will notice the flow is reduced. Are you sticking with strictly plants or have you considered some hard scape?
I can't tell for sure form you photo but that plant in the back looks like dwarf cardinal. Like I said, just a guess though.