PICS of my 5.5 gallon nano.... UPDATED!!!!!

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  1. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Well my new Viper K2 150w MH arrived at about 1:30pm.. It was cold as heck so I let it sit for about a hour. I mounted it to the back of my stand/dresser and fired it up... Talk about difference... I have my light about 10 inches above the water and cut my light cycle down from 12 hours to about 7... I'm nervous still about bleaching my corals.. It looks like my zoa's and wall hammer are stretching for light but who knows.... I'll put some pics up later...
     
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    Pics later? What? What kelvin is the new bulb?
     
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    14000°K HQI double-ended lamp... Is that ok?????? Don't know jack about that stuff..
     
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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Here's my first tank pic with my new light..... More will come once I can move my light farther down...

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    Is anything freaking out?
     
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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    no... I started it really high... My zoa's seem to be stretching for more light and my wall hammer... My friend says let them stretch, and waite about 4 days before moving my light down some.. I cut my cycle down also.... I like the look so far... I just cut some eggcrate to put a cover on my tank too.. Keep my rainsford goby from going anywhere...
     
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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Some new pics....

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    egg crate..
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    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Looks good G-man. Is that the same tank that you had before? No right?
    You had a 5.5g and that looks like a 10g tank.....right?

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    baugherb Giant Squid

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    LOL... Its still the same ol 5.5....
     
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    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    Really?................Looks bigger. How are the corals adjusting to the new light? Luna