My 6.5 Gallon Fluval Edge Upgrade

[bossreef]

you will have an mp10 in a 6 gallon tank? That will be some flow or turned down very low. I think you know but salinity is low and ammonia should be no existent. A water change might help. Is anything in the tank? Looked like some snails. Good luck with it will look neat when all done.

BTW, I briefly considered getting an MP10 for my 1.5 gallon tank I don't think having an MP10 in a 6 gallon is too crazy. I'm pretty sure that I've read a few posts with people having them in 5 and 10 gallon tanks on a different forum.

 

[Royalty]

BTW, I briefly considered getting an MP10 for my 1.5 gallon tank I don't think having an MP10 in a 6 gallon is too crazy. I'm pretty sure that I've read a few posts with people having them in 5 and 10 gallon tanks on a different forum.

I just set up the Vortech MP10 last night I turned it down but not much seening how I have an overflow on my tank it doesn't make a mess of thing I love the pump but the cover for the dry side was broken I'm like WTF? it's making all kinds of noise.

 

[Royalty]

Can someone tell me if 24 3w LED's is to much for a 6.5 Gallon Fluval with a 15 Gallon sump/refugium ? I'm looking into ordering some small things like the heat sink and some fans I'm going to hold off on the LED's for another month or so but I kinda want to get this little guy wraped up

 

[Skeeter7424]

That is WAY too much in my opinion. You are going to have to have everything turned way down for that not to burn everything. I am running 9 CREE led's on my 4 gallon, and I have the switch on the ballast turned about halfway down, and with them all the way bright they are just that, BRIGHT. You are talking about 72 watts over a 6 gallon tank...thats a lot. Is the sump/refuge also going to be lit by this setup? I have 120 watts over my 34 gallon and its pretty bright. I would back the numbers down a little bit...

 

[aiaman]

I always thought the calculation was related to surface area and not gallonage
One 3-watt LED per 12-15 square inches of water surface area is the recommendation, at least that is what I used

 

[Cheetos]

I always thought the calculation was related to surface area and not gallonage
One 3-watt LED per 12-15 square inches of water surface area is the recommendation, at least that is what I used

The amount of LEDs needed is by area of the tank for coverage reasons. I would think with the dimensions of your tank 24 LEDs would be overkill. 12 would be more realistic John!

 

[Royalty]

The amount of LEDs needed is by area of the tank for coverage reasons. I would think with the dimensions of your tank 24 LEDs would be overkill. 12 would be more realistic John!

Nice I've seen a really good deal on a heat sink and led's with optic's and fan's I could walk away with spending $140 on my LED light fixture maybe less that a really good deal

 

[Royalty]

I'm thinking of selling these anybody interested make an offer

 

[MPevine11]

i traded my fluval edge project for a biocube 14 :/