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Danger731 · 03/03/2006, 12:13 AM

I'm taking my velvet damsel out of my tank and also the yellow tang 'cause they eat my polyps......
What do I need for lighting for the LR ?, I'm good with a basic FW hood right ?

LessThanJaker1 · 03/03/2006, 01:31 AM

yea should be. You won't get too much growth on it though. But it will still be "live"

mystikdragon7 · 03/03/2006, 01:32 AM

Actually you don't need any light for LR, but yes, a regular hood light is fine for a FOWLR tank.
Are you sure your tang and damsel are eating your polyps? That seems very odd, especially the tang. You mighthave some hitchhiker eating stuff in your tank.

Danger731 · 03/03/2006, 07:28 AM

No I watched them eat ! , the damsel also ate a small xenia stalk.

whiirly · 03/03/2006, 07:33 AM

If your looking to purple up your rock you can use PC or VHO's

Danger731 · 03/03/2006, 11:30 PM

can I use a hang on filter with a bio wheel on a FOWLR ?

LessThanJaker1 · 03/03/2006, 11:43 PM

what size is the tank in question?

Danger731 · 03/04/2006, 12:49 AM

15 gallon, also going to have a fuval 404 running. I have a retro 28 watt light - I may throw 4 or 5 mushrooms in there with the LR.
I also have a "skilter", weak but I think I'm going without a sand bed and just do water changes.

Danger731 · 03/04/2006, 12:52 AM

I just want those fish outta my tank, I keep all my nice stuff in my sump which has a Hamilton Tech PC giving the light.

LessThanJaker1 · 03/04/2006, 12:54 AM

for a 15g, i'd run a Aqua Clear 500 converted into a mini-fuge. If you search AC500 fuge, you might find some info on it. If not try searching on nano-reef.com. lots of people use that fuge for smaller systems. I actually still run it on my 40 along with a superskimmer 125. I have chaeto that grows crazy in there!!

Danger731 · 03/05/2006, 08:15 AM

I have a limited space in the back - I'll check it out though.... just maybe ...

Danger731 · 03/05/2006, 08:25 AM

Nice set ups but as for a FOWLR .... I guess I'll just add a good air pump to my skilter and do water changes and run either a Fuval 304 or 404. I guess a 304 will suffice for a 15 gal FOWLR.

Lpsfanatic338 · 03/05/2006, 09:00 AM

My Velvet damsel ate my polyps to

Danger731 · 03/05/2006, 11:19 AM

They are monsters -It's thick and like 3.5 inches long, nothing like when I first bought it 4 years ago. I'll see how the skilter does

03/03/2006, 12:13 AM	#1
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	Fowlr I'm taking my velvet damsel out of my tank and also the yellow tang 'cause they eat my polyps...... What do I need for lighting for the LR ?, I'm good with a basic FW hood right ? __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06

03/03/2006, 01:32 AM	#3
mystikdragon7 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mill Creek, WA Posts: 1,051	Actually you don't need any light for LR, but yes, a regular hood light is fine for a FOWLR tank. Are you sure your tang and damsel are eating your polyps? That seems very odd, especially the tang. You mighthave some hitchhiker eating stuff in your tank. __________________ Patience is a vitrue Current Tank Info: 60gal reef, 2 175 watt MH, 2 95 watt VHO Actinics, 20 gal sump; 30gal FOWLR, pair of B&W baby perculas

03/03/2006, 07:28 AM	#4
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	No I watched them eat ! , the damsel also ate a small xenia stalk. __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06

03/03/2006, 07:33 AM	#5
whiirly Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Orland Park ILL Posts: 3,177	If your looking to purple up your rock you can use PC or VHO's __________________ Whiirly A.K.A The One and ONLY:)> Current Tank Info: 180 might as well be a FOWLR

03/03/2006, 11:30 PM	#6
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	can I use a hang on filter with a bio wheel on a FOWLR ? __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06

03/03/2006, 01:31 AM	#2
LessThanJaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 624	yea should be. You won't get too much growth on it though. But it will still be "live"

03/03/2006, 11:43 PM	#7
LessThanJaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 624	what size is the tank in question?

03/04/2006, 12:49 AM	#8
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	15 gallon, also going to have a fuval 404 running. I have a retro 28 watt light - I may throw 4 or 5 mushrooms in there with the LR. I also have a "skilter", weak but I think I'm going without a sand bed and just do water changes. __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06

03/04/2006, 12:52 AM	#9
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	I just want those fish outta my tank, I keep all my nice stuff in my sump which has a Hamilton Tech PC giving the light. __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06

03/04/2006, 12:54 AM	#10
LessThanJaker1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 624	for a 15g, i'd run a Aqua Clear 500 converted into a mini-fuge. If you search AC500 fuge, you might find some info on it. If not try searching on nano-reef.com. lots of people use that fuge for smaller systems. I actually still run it on my 40 along with a superskimmer 125. I have chaeto that grows crazy in there!!

03/05/2006, 08:15 AM	#11
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	I have a limited space in the back - I'll check it out though.... just maybe ... __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06

03/05/2006, 08:25 AM	#12
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	Nice set ups but as for a FOWLR .... I guess I'll just add a good air pump to my skilter and do water changes and run either a Fuval 304 or 404. I guess a 304 will suffice for a 15 gal FOWLR. __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06

03/05/2006, 09:00 AM	#13
Lpsfanatic338 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oceanside, New York Posts: 364	My Velvet damsel ate my polyps to

03/05/2006, 11:19 AM	#14
Danger731 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	They are monsters -It's thick and like 3.5 inches long, nothing like when I first bought it 4 years ago. I'll see how the skilter does __________________ Jebo 375 R , 20 gallon sump/fuge started march 04 from two 15 gallon nano's Now a 30 Gal FOWLR as well Dec 06