Andreww Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Hi guys, I'm new here. Switched back to saltwater from a hi tec co2 injected planted tank. I've kept a reef tank before but not for long since we had to move and sold the tank. Anyway, here I am again and I started with this: ADA 60P tank - ~17.5G Kessil A360WE Tuna Sun( I had it over my planted tank)it's only going up to 9000K which is not really good for a reef right?...thinking to get a Tuna Blue and selling this one. Vortech MP-10 Fluval digital heater Eheim 350 surface skimmer All this is left over equipment from my freshwater setup. I understood I don't need a skimmer with a nano if I keep up with the water changes. Currently cycling with about 30 pounds of live rock, and 20 pounds of live sand . I'll take the time to properly cycle it, and read as much as possible in the meantime... The plan is to keep a few corals, and a pair of perc or occ. clowns. Will update this post whenever something is added to the tank. Thanks for looking. Link to comment
JabaReef Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Just looked at this tank online to order love the scape can't wait to see what you have in store for this thing Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Thanks, this tank is gonna be hammer coral dominated (whatever colors I can find) ...might change my mind down the road. Other option was a RBTA and a few other corals but not sure how doable that is in a tank this size. Link to comment
Spencer7 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 My college 60-P is just a week old, I'll be following along. The surface skimmer should be interesting. Good luck! Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Aside from its uglyness, the surface skimmer keeps the surface crystal clear. MAME nano overflow coming soon. Link to comment
JR! Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 really cool build. switching to a sump i assume. have a design in mind? Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yes I'm thinking to clean up the display going with a sump...I wanna install a Tunze ATO as well ...I know I can get away with no sump and WC only but that much equipment in a tank this small looks bad. I have no design in mind, but I don't have time to DIY so I'll just have to buy one ready to go. Any opinions on what would work best? I'm gonna be stuck with this tank for awhile so might as well do it well from the beginning. Thanks Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Looking good so far and I love the scape. I also am a fan of hammer corals or anything euphillia, (although I can't have them with seahorses). I will just have to live vicariously through yours. Clean uncluttered tanks are great when that can be achieved. Link to comment
Squared Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 damn that scape is cool Link to comment
Spencer7 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I know what a surface skimmer does lol. Link to comment
SmokedEel Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 This tank looks extremely clean. I love it. I did high-tech planted tanks too before, it was always trimming, trimming and more trimming. I enjoyed it though, but I've slowly been getting lazy due to the amount of programming I'd be doing for classes. Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Andreww and SmokedEel, there are a lot of cool saltwater macro algaes that are beautiful and not terribly invasive and labor intensive. I keep them in my seahorse tank in order to take up nutrients plus they add a splash of color. Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 I know what a surface skimmer does lol.Spencer, sorry but i wasn't trying to explain to you what a surface skimmer does, most people know that. I was just keeping the conversation going...On another note, I noticed green coraline and some purple spots growing on the rock. Some diatoms on the sand..looks like it's doing its thing. Link to comment
JR! Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Yes I'm thinking to clean up the display going with a sump...I wanna install a Tunze ATO as well ...I know I can get away with no sump and WC only but that much equipment in a tank this small looks bad. I have no design in mind, but I don't have time to DIY so I'll just have to buy one ready to go. Any opinions on what would work best? I'm gonna be stuck with this tank for awhile so might as well do it well from the beginning. Thanks id look into this one if i were you Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Was actually looking at one of those last night..perfect mini sump . Thanks for the video! Link to comment
JR! Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 np man. ive been considering switching to that one Link to comment
nismo_sky32 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I definitely recommend that sump. No real complaints from me. Only thing I would do is remove the big filter pad between the fuge and skimmer areas. Collected too much gunk and slowed down flow even when it's totally detritus free. Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 Sounds good guys, I think I'm set on one of these sumps. Do any of you know what this thing on my live rock is? Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 No, but I wished that it were in my LR. I think it looks cool, maybe a sponge or sponge-ish. Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 It's rock hard, have to use a screw driver to remove it (yes I tried on another piece). Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Maybe a type of coraline algae? I get a maroon color like that in my tank but mine is flat, not all built up like that though. Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 I'm reading up on coralline and it seems like it can grow like that too...kinda weird. Anyway, I thought the highest rock was positioned kinda weird and broke it apart in 2 smaller pieces and left more open space up top . Not a big change but I like it better like this. What do you guys think? Here is a FTS . Link to comment
nismo_sky32 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I'm reading up on coralline and it seems like it can grow like that too...kinda weird. Anyway, I thought the highest rock was positioned kinda weird and broke it apart in 2 smaller pieces and left more open space up top . Not a big change but I like it better like this. What do you guys think? Here is a FTS . Tank looks great! Even with just the slight change, the new scape flows together much better Link to comment
Andreww Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 Thanks everyone. Looking forward to seeing this tank cycled ...my daughter is eager to get her pair of clowns in the tank already Link to comment
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