New Work Nano. w/ Pics.

[brobak]

This is my 18g nano at work. First attempt at a nano, so we'll see how it goes. All livestock was taken as frags from my 75g at home.

http://www.phortawesome.com/tank/na...r03/page_01.htm

http://www.phortawesome.com/tank/na...r03/page_01.htm


Equipment is as follows:

50 pounds Southdown LS seeded with a cup or two from my tank
12 pounds of LR from my sump
Macro algae fuge in the back
DSB in the back partition of the tank

Lights are 2x36w PC. One daylight, one actinic
100w Ebo Jager Heater
Rio 50 PH, and some random PH that came w/ the tank that is equivalent to a maxijet 1200.
Lights are on 12 hours a day. Temp is 81

Live stock currently consists of:
Pulsing xenia
Green Nephthea
Frogspawn
Kenya Tree Leather
Zooanthids
Green, blue and red shrooms
Toadstool Leather
Red Gorgonian w/ yellow polyps
One scarlet, two reef hermits
Two Turbo Snails
Grape Caulerpa for nutrient export being lit by 9w 24x7

Tank was purchased here:

http://www.northcoastmarines.com/MTANK.htm

Total Price Shipped was 319$

I am running it skimmerless.

--Brian

PS -- In case our dns is messed up, as it usually is, you can use

http://64.46.104.112/tank/nano/10apr03/page_01.htm

http://64.46.104.112/tank/nano/4apr03/page_01.htm

 

[shalegac]

Very nice. That tank is awsome. Do you plan on any fish?

 

[brobak]

I was thinking about going w/ two firefish to add some red to the tank. But they will come a bit later. Also was thinking two peppermint and one cleaner to round out the invert population.

 

[brandon4291]

At first was having trouble seeing the refugium setup but now I think I get it---GREAT work nano tank. If I had one like that at my job, they wouldnt have to twist my arm to work overtime Really it is designed well and the rear lighting would run macro algae to take the place of skimming. In a tank that size macro is not even required, thats enough dilution/surface area to handle a couple small fish but the algae refugium sure would help to stabilize things over the long haul. About the only thing I would add is dont forget to dose the system, water changes arent enough IMO for the long term. Any two part additive, twice weekly would do the job great along with a little Dt's. Would love to have a tank like that!

Brandon