My 10 Gal. Nano after months

[F355GTB]

Here's a picture of my nano. This is the best it has looked since I had it (about 3 months)!

Specs:
10 Gal
approx 20 - 25 lbs. of LR
2" to 3" of a mix of live sand, Natures Way Samoa Pink, & southdown
CSL 2 x 40W PC 10000K & Actinics w/ Moonlite
CPR BakPak2 with surface skimmer/overflow
2 ZooMed Powersweeps
Approx 200 GPH circulation

I do a 10% waterchange 2 times a week with NSW (Catalina Water Co.)

Inhabitants:
2 Ocelleris Clowns
Fighting Conch, Queen Conch, blueleg hermits, nassarius, cerith, & bumblebee snails
Sand sifting starfish
Xenia
Branching Hammer
Yellow Leather
Zoos
Bubble tip anemone which moved to back of tank for prime viewing (of course)

 

[Craig Manoukian]

Looks great and not too much livestock! Good job!

:smirk:

 

[F355GTB]

Thanks Craig! I bought all small pieces of coral so they can grow & eventually go into the 44 Gal. thats in progress.

 

[Craig Manoukian]

Post pics of your progress on the 44 gallon. Bigger is always better in this hobby!

:smirk:

 

[F355GTB]

I've been reading why bigger is better and would like to go larger than 44 gal, but unfortunately I live in an old house & I wouldn't feel comfortable with a 90 or 120 gal on the floor. I will post progress pics when I get the plumbing finished.

 

[jks1]

Looks great, nice job!

 

[mwrager]

Looks Good

 

[wooddood]

lookin good congrats,i to would like to see pics of your other tank thanks.

 

[F355GTB]

Thanks everybody! I am actually really happy with it... I will post pics of the 44 gal. when I get it up & running. I still have to get a circulation pump (Velocity T3 or T4) to hook up to a pair of SCWDs. Once I get that all together, then I can fill it with water, sand, & LR. Hopefully I can get it together by the end of January.

John

 

[Witfull]

looking good, im sure your very happy with it, keep us updated as it grows and thrives!

 

[sharks]

Looks great
How are the power sweeps working for ya?
I've had mixed reviews from customers so far.
The only thing I would change is the sifting star.
They can strip the tank of beneficial sand critters.
HIH
S

 

[Curtswearing]

Originally posted by F355GTB
I've been reading why bigger is better and would like to go larger than 44 gal, but unfortunately I live in an old house & I wouldn't feel comfortable with a 90 or 120 gal on the floor. I will post progress pics when I get the plumbing finished.

Very nice tank!!!

A lot of this revolves around how the stand is made (i.e. does it evenly distribute the weight) and whether the stand is parallel or perpendicular to the floor joists.

 

[F355GTB]

Thanks Sharks!
The Powersweeps work pretty good. I have to give them a good cleaning every month, but that's OK. The sweeping mechanism works just like the SCWD. Water movement through it spins the gears to ocillate the head. I heard that about the starfish too, but my sand bed is strictly for looks so I want the sand as white as possible. With that said, the sand bed stills seems to be denitrifying. I can see tiny bubbles working it's way up the sand.

Curtswearing,
I did look at the floor joists in the basement and they look big & strong (considering the house was built in 1900). So maybe it will be able to handle a couple thousand lbs. or more.

 

[Curtswearing]

One of the advantages of a community is hearing the input of different people comment on the same issue from different viewpoints. In that way you walk away with the best information.

This thread's for you

 

[Craig Manoukian]

If you build the stand base out of double 2"x4"s and place them accross the floor joists you can really spread the weight out. You can even add a coupe of piers and additional support posts if needed. Get a contractor or engineer friend to take a look for you and figure the max weight you can go.

HTH :smirk: