http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums Nano-reef questions should be posted here. Please share pics of your nano-reef! en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:10:56 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52639-10-gallon-tank-filter-needed.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:56:21 GMT well I have my 90 gallon up and running and everything is going great. the more I read it seems the smaller the tank the harder it can be to maintain because the slightest change can cause serious issues. so basically I picked up a bare 10 gallon that I would like to make into a FOWLR tank with a clown or two and maybe a chromis or two. but would I really need mechanical filtration for this small of a tank or would live rock be enough? I basically want this tank up so I can fine tune my water changing and all that. well I have my 90 gallon up and running and everything is going great. the more I read it seems the smaller the tank the harder it can be to maintain because the slightest change can cause serious issues.
so basically I picked up a bare 10 gallon that I would like to make into a FOWLR tank with a clown or two and maybe a chromis or two. but would I really need mechanical filtration for this small of a tank or would live rock be enough?
I basically want this tank up so I can fine tune my water changing and all that. ]]> Nano Reefs brucie http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52639-10-gallon-tank-filter-needed.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52595-red-sea-max.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:41:45 GMT Is there any place I can buy upgraded lighting for the Red Sea Max? Is there any place I can buy upgraded lighting for the Red Sea Max? ]]> Nano Reefs Bob1 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52595-red-sea-max.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52554-solana-filtration-question.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:44:48 GMT I have removed all of the bio-ball bags from the rear middle chamber of my Solana. I did this over the course of a few water changes. I only have 2 fish and a good amount of LR so I am not worried that removing them will remove a large percentage of my biological filtration.

I placed a chemi-pure elite bag flat on the bottom of the chamber, above the bottom plate of course. I placed a small bag of purigen on top of that. I then placed a piece of filter floss on top of that. On the top of the top plate I placed a piece of the blue bonded filter pad material that I got from Drs. Foster & Smith.

Is this the correct placement? The water flow seems slower but I am keeping an eye on it. Over the last couple of days the level in the center chamber is a little less than 1/4" high but is not increasing. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I also have a few pumps for general water movement.

Thanks! ]]> Nano Reefs johnvic http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52554-solana-filtration-question.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52406-what-went-down-return-my-bc29.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:25:59 GMT Been crazy busy at work, never got to start a new tank thread or talk enough about what happened. Some of you might have seen a couple of my posts. Long story, short...the pretty nudibranch I had more than likely wiped out most of my tank...It was fine, eating sponge, but probably got caught in my koralia nano overnight?? I don't know, the next morning was a catastrophe...Half of my fish were able to be salvaged...talk about a tough decision...I had just recently got a 5.5g pico for my room and wanted to put some of them in there and yadda yadda...it is completely and utterly depressing to look at my old thread, so I'll start a new one...sigh...The good news is...miraculously my duncan, a couple of zoa polyps, and my balanophyllia returned after laying dormant...the balanophyllia is the remarkable thing...not a polyp to be seen...and now its slowly fighting back:


Bought myself this bad boy in honor of the tank being back in business :)


...and so it begins again...sigh...sighhhhh ]]> Nano Reefs JeffreyLebowski http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52406-what-went-down-return-my-bc29.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52121-20g-length-reef-finaly-made-up-my-mind.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:31:11 GMT Invertebretes bubbletip Anemone blue Zoanthids green zoanthids Devils hand leather coral feather dusters astrea snails peppermint shrimp Fish maroon clownfish filteration penguin with biowheel heating ehiem underwater heater liverock fiji substrate argo alive lighting t5 aqualight skimming nano skimmer powerhead hydor koralia stand diy Invertebretes

bubbletip Anemone
blue Zoanthids
green zoanthids
Devils hand leather coral
feather dusters
astrea snails
peppermint shrimp

Fish

maroon clownfish

filteration

penguin with biowheel

heating

ehiem underwater heater

liverock

fiji

substrate

argo alive

lighting

t5 aqualight

skimming

nano skimmer

powerhead

hydor koralia

stand

diy ]]> Nano Reefs ramora http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52121-20g-length-reef-finaly-made-up-my-mind.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52047-29-biocube-fan-suggestions.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:05:24 GMT I bought a used 29 biocube and am getting ready to start it up. I have ordered the media basket, replaced both lights, knocked out the bottom in the first compartment, the second one did not have any. I have a mj1200 and a mj900 I can use for the return. The fans are a problem, pretty loud. I was going to go without but I do not think that would be a good idea. Any suggestions on what fans I should use to replace the stock ones. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I bought a used 29 biocube and am getting ready to start it up. I have ordered the media basket, replaced both lights, knocked out the bottom in the first compartment, the second one did not have any. I have a mj1200 and a mj900 I can use for the return. The fans are a problem, pretty loud. I was going to go without but I do not think that would be a good idea. Any suggestions on what fans I should use to replace the stock ones.
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ]]> Nano Reefs bllfish http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52047-29-biocube-fan-suggestions.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52024-finally-ready-start-20-g-set-up.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:43:47 GMT Corals zoas featerdusters porites montipora digita Skimmer nano skimmer lighting t5s tank 20 g hieght filter penguin powerheads hydor koralia Corals

zoas
featerdusters
porites
montipora digita

Skimmer
nano skimmer

lighting

t5s

tank
20 g hieght

filter
penguin

powerheads
hydor koralia ]]> Nano Reefs ramora http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52024-finally-ready-start-20-g-set-up.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52009-ok-what-consider-what.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:51:54 GMT I know that either up to 30 or 40 would be consider a nano, but what is the minimium size of the nano, because after all besides nano we do have pico. So would anything under 10g be consider a pico and anything 11g to 30 or 40 is nano. So what are your input on this. I know that either up to 30 or 40 would be consider a nano, but what is the minimium size of the nano, because after all besides nano we do have pico. So would anything under 10g be consider a pico and anything 11g to 30 or 40 is nano.

So what are your input on this. ]]> Nano Reefs SiNiStEr NaTiOn http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/52009-ok-what-consider-what.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51978-heater-6-gallon-nano.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:13:42 GMT Does anyone have a good suggestion for a heater for a six gallon nano tank? I had a little Hydor heater in there that was supposed to go under the sand. It heated the tank up too much, and I didn't like that you couldn't adjust the heater higher or lower. Also, the way they had it stored in the box made the heater curve up instead of lying flat so it poked out of the sand. Not very attractive. Anyhoo, what I really want is a small heater (preferably not made of glass) that has a temperature control on it. When I get the lights on the tank going, I want to see how much they heat up the water and be able to adjust the heater so it heats the water the same amount when the lights are off. This tank is still being set up. It is currently cycling so I won't have any livestock for a while yet. The heater and lights are the only things left to correct on the tank. I'd love any suggestions for a small heater that will hopefully be easy to hide behind rock work or perhaps in the filter assembly if it is small enough. Thanks! ]]> Nano Reefs Cloudburst2000 http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51978-heater-6-gallon-nano.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51947-does-anyone-have-coral-invert-only-tank.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:02:11 GMT My 14 Gal Biocube has gone for over 6 months without ich. Now it's back! Why should I bother qt after qt when all the time I'm having just a fallow running tank? It's extremely frustrating and takes away from the joy of it. Has anyone else felt this way and decided not to keep fish anymore? ]]> Nano Reefs DJLiquid http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51947-does-anyone-have-coral-invert-only-tank.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51937-eshopps-overflow-box.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:55:31 GMT Does anyone know if the Eshopps Overflow fits in a 14g Biocube? I want to know if it fits in the middle chamber. Or does anyone have one that they have more specific dimensions that listed on the website. More specifically the 300 model? Image: http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-75495311174416_2077_12512468 Does anyone know if the Eshopps Overflow fits in a 14g Biocube?
I want to know if it fits in the middle chamber.

Or does anyone have one that they have more specific dimensions that listed on the website.

More specifically the 300 model?
]]> Nano Reefs LEBO http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51937-eshopps-overflow-box.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51916-nano-cube.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:43:37 GMT Is it possible to take the HQI Lid and put it on my biocube? Is it possible to take the HQI Lid and put it on my biocube? ]]> Nano Reefs Morganrules http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51916-nano-cube.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51782-stocking-20-gallon.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:27:08 GMT alright, here is the basics of my little 20 gallon (first timer to) nano: 8ib. sand 20 watt light strip 8 pounds Fiji love rock 1 Turbo snail 2 nassarius snails 1 aspsta (i know i know not supposed to have them, but this one is not even mult. after a month, and besides it lightens up the tank a little) what i am wanting to get: 1-2 clownfish some shrimp to take care of bristle worms neon gobies firefish clown gobies two spot gobies feather dusterters yes i do know that i will not be able to house all of them in the 20 gal.:) any suggestions? alright, here is the basics of my little 20 gallon (first timer to) nano:

8ib. sand

20 watt light strip

8 pounds Fiji love rock

1 Turbo snail

2 nassarius snails

1 aspsta (i know i know not supposed to have them, but this one is not even mult. after a month, and besides it lightens up the tank a little)

what i am wanting to get:

1-2 clownfish

some shrimp to take care of bristle worms

neon gobies

firefish

clown gobies

two spot gobies

feather dusterters

yes i do know that i will not be able to house all of them in the 20 gal.:)

any suggestions? ]]> Nano Reefs IowaBoy http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51782-stocking-20-gallon.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51766-20-gallon.html Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:54 GMT Ok, so a while back I participated in the forums. Back in July. Its been a while since I've done anything fishy,But now that football is almost over for me I think I'm going to try saltwater. I'm a sophmore in Highschool by the way. I have a 20 gallon freshwater at the moment. I think I'm going to turn it into saltwater. I have a friend and I'm just going to give him my fishy's. A Few questions.

Heater-The heater I have says for saltwater and freshwater. So I'm going to use it.

Filter-As for the filter I would like it all to be HOB. So I was going to go with the aquaclear 50.

Protein skimmer-I was going to go with the AquaC Remora Pro Protein Skimmer

Lighting-This is were I don't know what to do. Corals I would like to have Zoas, Xenia, mushrooms, Soft corals. And I think thats it I don't know much about LPS. But to my understanding I shouldn't need MH for those corals I listed. If anyone could give me some advice that would be great.

I would go with a bigger tank but thats all my parents will let me have :(

Please any advice is well appreciated.

~Charley ]]> Nano Reefs Charley tay tay http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51766-20-gallon.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51702-aquaclear-filter-pico-problem.html Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:05:04 GMT So I got a 5.5g pico from a local reefer on the cheap...and luckily since my biocube crashed about a month ago...all had been well and then when I woke up (on my birthday) Thursday...about 5 minutes later the pump on the filter stopped...and I couldn't get it back on...Apparently the filter is a modded aquaclear AC70...So I had an AC50 laying around from an older saltwater setup and tried swapping the power/pump thing...that worked like a charm for about 24hrs and then that one stopped. I am at my wits end over here :(. I have a bubbler going on in the tank right now just to have some sort of aeration...I have taken everything apart and it all seems clean and fine...any ideas?? ]]> Nano Reefs JeffreyLebowski http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/nano-reefs/51702-aquaclear-filter-pico-problem.html