Nano advice needed...

[daffynmark]

I have an Oceanic 75g RR, 2 x 400w MH blueline pendants, EuroReef CS6-1 skimmer, sump, stand, etc. I listed the tank for sale on another reef website late last week. I am debating on selling now. I think I want to set up a smaller tank. I originally started out with a 29g reef about 10 years ago...As I was looking at the pictures of the nano tanks I got the itch again. Stupid addictions! They just never go away. I was successful with SPS previously and I would like to keep SPS again.

New setup thoughts:
29g Oceanic Bio Cube modded with the following:
150w or 250w HQI MH pendant
I would like to run a sump for extra volume/stabillity
since I already have it...EuroReef skimmer

Here are my questions...

1) In your opinions is there any such thing as too much light and if so could the 400w MH pendant be easily retofitted with a lower watt HQI?

2) What about skimming? Is there any such thing as too much skimming? I already have the skimmer and it would be cool to be able to use as much hardware as I can that is already on hand. Could the CS6-1 be tuned down to work on this setup?

I suppose the sump volume with rubble would need to be figured in to the total volume...the sump is an Oceanic Reef Ready Sump 1. I'm not sure of the volume on this sump.

What are your thoughts? What else do I need to consider?

Oh, BTW, the 75g and stand will be for sale along with any other non-necessities for the nano...

 

[Darby]

I can only answer #2, in relation to my tank;

I can always tell when I am "overskimming" beacuse my shrooms begin to shrink up, my star polyps do not fully extend, and them my hermits start to pic on my zoas. To keep this from happening I usualy only skim for 4-6 hours, 2 days a week, about 2 hours AFTER I do a water change and rinse the sponge filters. Works great, and I have not had any of the above problems since I started doing that.

Saaaaay... could you please PM me some info on that 75 gal?