snakemau
02/06/2011, 10:15 PM
Well, I know you are supposed to take it slowly when you start with SW tanks. I had FW tanks for many years and this year I decided to give it a try and get a SW. Now I don't have room for a big tank, so I decide on a nano tank...well 3 of them actually! Sorry for the pics quality. Will put some nicer ones. So, here they are:
The 4 gal was set up on 01/22/11. Its a glass Pen Plax waterworld tank, I did the AC70 mod on it and it has a Theo 50W heater in one the chambers with chemi pure elite and pad and chaeto in the main chamber. The chaeto has the 7500K light that came with the aquarium in a reverse cycle and the tank has a coralife mini light. There is also a zoomed micro pump to increase water flow. Right now I just have a Xenia and a zoa and those 2 rocks with the hairy mushrooms and colts are there temporarily till I can move them to the 10 gal tank. I got a peppermint shrimp 2 days ago and 10 cerith snails. There are some Brittle stars around that came with the live rock.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3773&pictureid=26147
The 2 gal was set up on 01/29/11. Its a Dymax IQ3. I changed the return pump with a mini jet 404 and in the overflow chamber I hide the pump that came with the tank. I drilled a hole up close to the overflow area for the extra pump, and drilled some holes to increase the flow back into the overflow chamber. I already got some mangrove to put in the overflow chamber but they have no leaves yet and some barely any roots! so I put a fiber pad in there for a bit. It has a 5 led par30 over it. This weekend I added a brain coral, a zoa, a hairy mushroom and about 6 cerith snails
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3773&pictureid=26149
Lastly the 10 gal nano was set up on 2/05/11. Its a marineland tank with an Aqua-tech 30-60 filter. I like that filter due to the big chambers so one of them has the biofiber pad and the carbon one and the other chamber has chaeto. 10 lbs LR and about 10 lbs Tropic Eden Aragonite sand (same sand in all the tanks). I have a 75W heater on the way (it has a 200w for now from my FW tanks) and I'm using the light that came with the Dymax IQ3 for the chaeto. On the way I also have a Koralia nano 425gph and a 18" 36W Nova Extreme SLR T5 fixture. I hope if everything is Ok to add some snails and macro algae in a bout a week or two.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3773&pictureid=26148
Stock wise, I think I will add a yellow goby on the 2 gal. Then a yellowtail damsel on the 4 gal and maybe a firefish, and the 10 gal maybe a yasha goby/pistol shrimp and a pair or clowns (of course in a few weeks!)
So what do you think? Any suggestions for the tanks or fish stock?
The 4 gal was set up on 01/22/11. Its a glass Pen Plax waterworld tank, I did the AC70 mod on it and it has a Theo 50W heater in one the chambers with chemi pure elite and pad and chaeto in the main chamber. The chaeto has the 7500K light that came with the aquarium in a reverse cycle and the tank has a coralife mini light. There is also a zoomed micro pump to increase water flow. Right now I just have a Xenia and a zoa and those 2 rocks with the hairy mushrooms and colts are there temporarily till I can move them to the 10 gal tank. I got a peppermint shrimp 2 days ago and 10 cerith snails. There are some Brittle stars around that came with the live rock.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3773&pictureid=26147
The 2 gal was set up on 01/29/11. Its a Dymax IQ3. I changed the return pump with a mini jet 404 and in the overflow chamber I hide the pump that came with the tank. I drilled a hole up close to the overflow area for the extra pump, and drilled some holes to increase the flow back into the overflow chamber. I already got some mangrove to put in the overflow chamber but they have no leaves yet and some barely any roots! so I put a fiber pad in there for a bit. It has a 5 led par30 over it. This weekend I added a brain coral, a zoa, a hairy mushroom and about 6 cerith snails
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3773&pictureid=26149
Lastly the 10 gal nano was set up on 2/05/11. Its a marineland tank with an Aqua-tech 30-60 filter. I like that filter due to the big chambers so one of them has the biofiber pad and the carbon one and the other chamber has chaeto. 10 lbs LR and about 10 lbs Tropic Eden Aragonite sand (same sand in all the tanks). I have a 75W heater on the way (it has a 200w for now from my FW tanks) and I'm using the light that came with the Dymax IQ3 for the chaeto. On the way I also have a Koralia nano 425gph and a 18" 36W Nova Extreme SLR T5 fixture. I hope if everything is Ok to add some snails and macro algae in a bout a week or two.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=3773&pictureid=26148
Stock wise, I think I will add a yellow goby on the 2 gal. Then a yellowtail damsel on the 4 gal and maybe a firefish, and the 10 gal maybe a yasha goby/pistol shrimp and a pair or clowns (of course in a few weeks!)
So what do you think? Any suggestions for the tanks or fish stock?