Recent content by MAERAK

Last night I thought it was a perfect idea to put in a retrofit LED kit i got on ebay. I took it over to a friends with some knowledge and we stripped most of the hood. The directions were garbage but we forged ahead. After an hour we gave up and reversed course, but in doing so broke the CF...

I am going to order the retrofit kit for the 28G CF Quad Nano - Dimmable version, which is a 20 LED layout. I am still new at the hobby and am brand new to LEDs. What layout would you recommend? The default layout is 10 cool white and 10 royal blue. A suggestion I got was: 8 Royal Blue 6 Cool...

Hey everyone, I started a 28G nano cube about 10 days ago. I have about 25-30lbs of live rock in there. I started with about 15lbs of base rock and let it sit in a refugium of a friend's established tank for a few weeks prior. He also gave me some smaller rocks from his tank along with...

So guys, I'm moving in with a new roommate. He has a history of partying on the weekends, however I've never seen him out of control physically. Of course I would like to put my 28G nano cube w/ stand in the main room so visitors can look, however I'm a bit nervous that it could be damaged. My...

Edit: I'm new to all of this, but luckily I'm getting some help from some friends and was hoping to get your thoughts as well. Tank is going, waiting for it to cylce (if it does). Pics and stuff in thread. As mentioned below: thanks to Green0j0s suggestion, I will most likely upgrade to a...