Symbiotic Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Couldn't resist - it's an Aqueon 38 gallon tank and Impressions stand with an Aquatic Life 4 bulb T5HO fixture. I'm gonna use the AC50 as a fuge and filter with floss and chemicals (carbon/puragen) with the subcurrent. It'll be a couple of weeks before I get my sand and rock. Question(s) Would you use two Koralia 1's? or nano's? I don't want to spring for the Vortech, but if I did, MP10 or 20 and for those that own a Vortech, doesn't it push all the sand to one side? And if you were gonna hang a protein skimmer, what type (and is it needed)? Thanks (stocking will be mixed corals and a couple of fish - can I keep a clam under the 4-bulb t% - the tank is 20" high). Link to comment
Symbiotic Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 It's about to happen, yesterday was my birthday qualifying me for 40 lbs of live sand and 43 lbs of live rock! Whoo-Hoo, soon I will have a place to load those last 12 frags I have gotten from WWC over the last year (currently crowding the floor of my nano-cube)! Question - I'm gonna put two nano koralia's on the tank walls, and the LFS has a JBJ wavemaker - will that work? As Always, I am Symbiotic Link to comment
Billdemart Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 You can keep a clam under them but I've always read to wait until your tank is at least 6 months old. That setup looks great man. Link to comment
irogers Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 two nanos won't be enough flow in my opinion. i have a 2 and a nano in my 29. If i were you i would get a 3 and a 1, or two 2's, but that is just my .02 Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I would think you would need 2 K1's at the very least, or a K2 or a K1. Not sure on the wavemaker. Hydor actually has a wavemaker made specifically for Koralias now, but it ends up being as expensive as a Vortech. Or you could try something like this, which is on sale right now: http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/prod...fm?pcatid=12061 If you do that, I would get it with the MJ900's, I think it comes with 3. Link to comment
Symbiotic Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Based on comment and advice, I have added 2 of the new-type Koralia's, a K1 pushing 750 gph and a Nano pushing 450 gph. I have not added a wavemaker as of yet (my LFS says I don't need one - imagine that, killing a sale - I like my LFS, they sell me what I need) and the tank is seeing plenty of flow. A 12-day mega-micro algae cycle occured and disappeared all at once (I think I added some uncured rock at the end of my cycle) - freaked me out, an have since modded an AC50 for a refugium. Here is the new tnak PIC...... and a couple of new inhabitants..... some Tyree Meteor Shower Cyphastrea from World Wide Corals (actually I got a bunch of coral from two trips to WWC sitting in my nanocube, but will add a piece weekly) - great place to visit if you are ever in Orlando for Disney or work conference some encrusting monitpora (supposed to be Superman, but I think maybe Rainbow as has both yellow and red polyps on blue base) my cleanup crew consists of 15 hermits, 10 margaritas, and 3 peppermint shrimp (prompty munching on my apstasia).... and finally, my pair of pintos A friend stopped by tonight and said, "Wow!" Can't wait till he sees it 6 month's from now! Link to comment
Symbiotic Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Well, it's only been two years since my last post, I lurk a bit but get busy. So here is a pic of my tank, well established but unfortunately with scratches - I don't know how the Tanks of the Month stay so crisp! I've gone through flat worms and dinos and algae blooms, all of which this website has been a wonderful resource to help me resolve problems. But I think I have a beautiful setup as do my friends. There are 40 some odd pieces of coral, 3 fish (Yellow Tang, Flame Angel, Neon Dottyback), and various crawling critters. So here are a few pics of some of my corals and the full shot, hope you like it! Link to comment
iball1804 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 That looks incredible! TOTM imo Link to comment
skimlessinseattle Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Whats the 5th coral down? Looks like some sort of monti. Very sweet. Link to comment
Symbiotic Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Whats the 5th coral down? Looks like some sort of monti. Very sweet. I have some montipora capricornus, my very first purchase for a nanocube 5 years ago from the LFS, it's sitting against the glass. The montipora digitata to the right of the subcurrent, I got from World Wide Corals on a Disney trip (hah). Oh yes, I also have some superman, purple haze, and sunset encrusting montipora all from WWC too (and my kids thought I was taking them to Orlando for Disney World - HAH!) Link to comment
Symbiotic Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Whats the 5th coral down? Looks like some sort of monti. Very sweet. It's a Yellow Scroll Coral - I actually convinced my LFS to crack me off a small frag from a very large one they had in their main display - very nice of them. Link to comment
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