kapu
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I purchased an established nano tank a couple of weeks ago. I moved everything to my place, and all is going well. Everything was moved in 5 gal buckets, and I brought all the water along, to minimize stress. No apparent losses from the move. All the water parameters checked out the day after the move, and are rock solid. I have many years of SW experience, and have dabbled in reef tanks, but most were FOWLR. This is by far the smallest tank I have ever attempted. So far I'm very happy with it. I'll post more here as things progress.
Equipment:
34g Solana cube (20x20x20)
250W Sunpod HQI 14,000K
Deltec MCE600 hang on back skimmer
Tunze Osmolator ATO
Ranco dual temp controller w/ 50W submersible heater and back-mounted fan
Tunze Turbelle Nanostream 6025 in-tank flow pump
5 stage RODI feedwater filtration system
Livestock:
2x B&W clowns (Amphiprion oscellaris)
Redlip algae blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus)
Blue Maxima clam
2x Peppermint shrimp
2x Emerald Mithrax crabs
5x dwarf redtip hermits
Sand sifting seastar
Assorted Astrea, Trochus, and Nassaurius snails
Pumping Xenia
Blue-tipped tortuosa frag
Rose millepora frag
Scripps greentip Acropora sp. frag
Unknown Acropora sp. frag
Single Caulastrea sp. polyp
Hairy green mushrooms
Small pink Zoanthus cluster
~40 lbs. Marshall Islands LR
Setup Notes:
I bought this tank turnkey, 5 months after the original owner set it up with cured sand and LR, and have modified nothing so far. Everything listed above except the blenny came with the tank.
I'm running this tank open, and relying on evaporative cooling for now. The fan really works, though I do go through some ATO water. With the set point on the Ranco at 80deg, the temp never dips below 79 or above 82. Note that I live in Seattle, where Summer starts in late July, and even then people start committing suicide when it gets above 80deg. June was mostly in the 50s. I may need to add a small chiller if it gets too hot in August (no AC in my house).
The Solana comes with a rudimentary skimmer and ATO in the integrated back sump, but they aren't too great. The previous owner upgraded both. The MCE600 may be overkill for a 34 g tank, but you can't have too much skimmer. It works beautifully and hangs neatly on the back. The Tunze ATO is similarly a thing of beauty. I keep a 5 gal bucket of DI water in the base cabinet as a source tank.
Some Pix:
Equipment:
34g Solana cube (20x20x20)
250W Sunpod HQI 14,000K
Deltec MCE600 hang on back skimmer
Tunze Osmolator ATO
Ranco dual temp controller w/ 50W submersible heater and back-mounted fan
Tunze Turbelle Nanostream 6025 in-tank flow pump
5 stage RODI feedwater filtration system
Livestock:
2x B&W clowns (Amphiprion oscellaris)
Redlip algae blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus)
Blue Maxima clam
2x Peppermint shrimp
2x Emerald Mithrax crabs
5x dwarf redtip hermits
Sand sifting seastar
Assorted Astrea, Trochus, and Nassaurius snails
Pumping Xenia
Blue-tipped tortuosa frag
Rose millepora frag
Scripps greentip Acropora sp. frag
Unknown Acropora sp. frag
Single Caulastrea sp. polyp
Hairy green mushrooms
Small pink Zoanthus cluster
~40 lbs. Marshall Islands LR
Setup Notes:
I bought this tank turnkey, 5 months after the original owner set it up with cured sand and LR, and have modified nothing so far. Everything listed above except the blenny came with the tank.
I'm running this tank open, and relying on evaporative cooling for now. The fan really works, though I do go through some ATO water. With the set point on the Ranco at 80deg, the temp never dips below 79 or above 82. Note that I live in Seattle, where Summer starts in late July, and even then people start committing suicide when it gets above 80deg. June was mostly in the 50s. I may need to add a small chiller if it gets too hot in August (no AC in my house).
The Solana comes with a rudimentary skimmer and ATO in the integrated back sump, but they aren't too great. The previous owner upgraded both. The MCE600 may be overkill for a 34 g tank, but you can't have too much skimmer. It works beautifully and hangs neatly on the back. The Tunze ATO is similarly a thing of beauty. I keep a 5 gal bucket of DI water in the base cabinet as a source tank.
Some Pix:
