NeveSSL
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Hi all,
I am probably going to purchase an 8g Biocube from a local guy. I tried to get out of this hobby for a while, and did for about 6 months or so and now I need a tank.
My wife and I are planning on buying a house in the next year or two at the most and at that point I will be building doing a large tank. Until then, I'm going to put together an 8g nano.
I actually have some supplies from my last tank that I was going to convert. I have 12 LEDs, but I only know that I have one red one and 3 regular blue ones. All of the other ones I need to test, but I can't seem to find two AA batteries right now. :doubt:
Anyway, how many LEDs and which mix would you guys recommend? I'm thinking something along the lines of maybe 3 or 4 XP-G Neutral Whites with 6 XT-E Royal Blues, 1 regular blue, and maybe 2 true violets at 700mAh, no optics (although I have about forty 60 degree optics if need be
). Would that be too much for an 8g? I get this feeling it might be... lol
I'm thinking about getting a heatsink from Nanocustoms since they seem to have a direct drop-in for the hood. They're fairly expensive, but would make the conversion process really easy and simple as opposed to going a slightly cheaper route that involves a lot more research and work. What do you guys think?
Any input is greatly welcomed.
Thanks,
Brandon
I am probably going to purchase an 8g Biocube from a local guy. I tried to get out of this hobby for a while, and did for about 6 months or so and now I need a tank.
My wife and I are planning on buying a house in the next year or two at the most and at that point I will be building doing a large tank. Until then, I'm going to put together an 8g nano. I actually have some supplies from my last tank that I was going to convert. I have 12 LEDs, but I only know that I have one red one and 3 regular blue ones. All of the other ones I need to test, but I can't seem to find two AA batteries right now. :doubt:
Anyway, how many LEDs and which mix would you guys recommend? I'm thinking something along the lines of maybe 3 or 4 XP-G Neutral Whites with 6 XT-E Royal Blues, 1 regular blue, and maybe 2 true violets at 700mAh, no optics (although I have about forty 60 degree optics if need be
). Would that be too much for an 8g? I get this feeling it might be... lolI'm thinking about getting a heatsink from Nanocustoms since they seem to have a direct drop-in for the hood. They're fairly expensive, but would make the conversion process really easy and simple as opposed to going a slightly cheaper route that involves a lot more research and work. What do you guys think?
Any input is greatly welcomed.
Thanks,
Brandon
