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February 24th, 2008
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Fish Addict
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10 gallon Nano-Reef
So, just when I thought I had enough tanks... I moved my arowana, ornate bichir and baby royal pleco into their 90 gallon from the 25, I then moved the guppies into the planted 25... so just have a little 10 gallon. Which is the perfect size for a nano tank! I already have the reef salt, heater and two 15 watt power compact life-glo lights (which are eqivalent to 75 watt bulbs) so I'll be able to grow some corals. Today or tomorrow I'll be picking up a koralia 1 (which will give me 40x the tanks volume in rotation) as well as a filter which I'll convert into a fuge system, and another filter to help all the live rock with the filtration.
Tanks Specs:
- 10 gallon all glass tank
- 50 watt submersible heater
- koralia 1 powerhead (400 gph)
- 15 lbs live rock
Eventual Livestock:
- 1 Firefish
- 1 Court Jester Goby
- 2 hermit crabs
- 5 snails
- 1 coral banded shrimp
corals!!!!
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February 24th, 2008
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Congrats on the new tank. Can't wait to see some pictures !  |
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February 24th, 2008
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my 90 gallon isn't even finished cycling and i've got another saltwater tank up and running. I think it's safe to say now that not only do I have fw mts, but sw mts as well.
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February 25th, 2008
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Anything else I can do to feed your addiction, just let me know.  |
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February 26th, 2008
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maybe you can help...do you know of any protien skimmers on the market designed specifically for a nano? Or if you could point me to a diy thread about building your own....
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February 26th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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February 27th, 2008
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Thanks for the link Cody, the only problem is, they don't ship to Canada (shakes fist at drsfostersmith) But now I've got the name, I'll see if I can find a Canadian Dealer
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February 28th, 2008
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Your going to want to check the kelvin on the life-glow bulbs, if there for freshwater then you will want to get saltwater one's if you are planning on corals.  Congrats on the nano though, sounds fun, pictures |
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February 29th, 2008
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Yea,
That isn't the best nano skimmer but it is the cheapest. Some say it is great but others say it is horrible. Some good but expensive skimmers are the AquaC Remora and Tunze 9005 skimmer.
I am also trying to start a 10G nano reef. Hope yours works out!
Thats the smae light I am getting! Just not from them. I am getting all my stuff from Premium Aquatics. They have good reviews and shipping is super cheap and so are there items.
Oh yeah here is a link to a good DIY skimmer. The forum that it is on is also very good. It is dedicated to Nano Reefs. You might want to check it out.
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...pic=58540&st=0
Cory
Last edited by Coryd55; February 29th, 2008 at 11:22 AM.
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February 29th, 2008
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LOL thanks for the link Cody, but I'm already on that site (same tag as here). I found a cool one at aquatraders that is a skimmer and fuge all in one...eeeeeeeeeeexcellent
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February 29th, 2008
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Fish Keeper
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Haha coRy lol.
I will look for you on there next time I am on(I have same tag as well).
That sounds cool! I'll have to check it out.
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February 29th, 2008
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woops!
Coryd....apparently I'm easily confused
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March 1st, 2008
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Haha its alright.
Where are you gonna get your stock from?
Im gonna get mine from Premium Aquatics.
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March 1st, 2008
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I'll be getting alot of my stuff through A candian store called JL Aquatics. I actually just got off the phone with them, ordered 65 lbs of figi rock for under 370 canadian after shipping, which is about 3.5 dollars less per pound than what the lfs stores are selling it for
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March 11th, 2008
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Woops, havn't added to this thread in quite a while, but update the journal, oh well, here it goes.
I've since added:
1 torch coral
1 colony button polyps
1 colony gsps with a bit of a green mushroom, hopefully that will take off
1 electric green Trumpet coral
livestock now includes:
3 Trochus snails
2 hermit crabs
1 onyx clown
fuge holds
50 watt heater
5 oz bag of chemipure
chaeto
pics tonight when I'm not at work LOL
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March 14th, 2008
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Fish Helper
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looking forward to seeing it
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