Aquastart Aqua One 320- Lighting

[BecciMac1987]

Anyone have any ideas if I can buy a bulb which fits the built on lid of this tank? I think its a PL bulb if that makes any sense... Ive got a nano tank that I would love to add corals to.

 

[BecciMac1987]

OK found a site that sells replacement bulbs- please can you have a look and tell me which one I need for marine corals/inverts? Thanks, help would be much appriciated!
http/www.aquarium-parts.co.uk/acatalog/A...320_Spares.html

 

[cuticom]

I have the next model up from the 320 and I can guarantee you won't be able to keep any corals in that lighting (1 11w PL lamp) apart from non photosynthetics. I wouldn't suggest using the under gravel filtration either for that matter, there nice looking tanks but you need to gut them to use them for a reef.

I removed the lid from mine, added in a skimmer and a much much larger filter. I also replaced the light with a clip on 150w metal halide so as to allow me to keep coals, though really you don't need something that over the top (I couldn't resist LOL)

The 320's only 28l, but from memory it's like 40 cm tall right? So something like a compact fluorescent totalling about 30-40 watts would be good, and allow you to grow a variety of corals, but I doubt it would fot in the hood. Maybe there's someway you could modify the hood to fit in more lighting?

If not about the only coral you could really keep is a sun coral and they aren't really beginner corals due to the amount of care they need, but I started out with one, its not too hard to care for, just takes time.

 

[garybuk]

Hi i have the Aqua One 320 and its empty and was thinking about turning into a nano tank!!

My 1st thort was to make a flase backplate and turn it in to a filter! like most nano tanks have!

 

[cuticom]

You could do that, though the tanks so small it would take up a lot of space, just depends on what your after.