Looking for direction

[20logR]

Hello all,

 

I started a dedicated BTA nano earlier last year and have had mixed results. Between feeding the fish and an occasional feeding for the many BTA mouths, nutrients were very hard to keep in check. I am doing weekly 30% WC’s to keep everything in check and not get over run with Cyano and bubble algae. I’m winning the battle but the tank doesn’t look like I envisioned when I set out.

 

I have been thinking about switching to a softy/macro tank and take out the BTA for a few more fish. Thing is… I just happened to finish a 300 gal basement system that includes frag tanks and two 40 breeder fuges and my old 90gal display tank. Eventually I will add in a new 300ish gal display tank on the main level of the house (at least a year out at this point).

 

I was thinking.. why not plumb the nano into the system into the basement. It would be my new 30gal display with 300gal sump. Sounds pretty awesome right??? Now that my possibilities are endless, I can’t decide what I want to do in the tank.

 

 

Any suggestions?

[Tamberav]

I don't feed my BTA's at all and they do well under good lighting. Maybe that would help with your nutrients.

 

If you are going to set up a 300g then I would make your nano something that you can't easily do in a 300g.

 

My vote would be a non-photosynthetic tank with dim lighting (to encourage the NPS to be open and inhibit microalgae) and a peacock mantis shrimp.

[Simulated Fish]

I don't feed my BTA's at all and they do well under good lighting. Maybe that would help with your nutrients.

 

If you are going to set up a 300g then I would make your nano something that you can't easily do in a 300g.

 

My vote would be a non-photosynthetic tank with dim lighting (to encourage the NPS to be open and inhibit microalgae) and a peacock mantis shrimp.

I like this idea! Hell it be nice to see more cold water tanks on here too.

[FishI]

Hooking your nano into a system that large would help the nutrients. You could do nps or seahorses. If the total system is 300 + gallons you could feed very heavy for the size of the 30 gallon. Can we get pics of the tanks?

[20logR]

I don't feed my BTA's at all and they do well under good lighting. Maybe that would help with your nutrients.

 

If you are going to set up a 300g then I would make your nano something that you can't easily do in a 300g.

 

My vote would be a non-photosynthetic tank with dim lighting (to encourage the NPS to be open and inhibit microalgae) and a peacock mantis shrimp.

 

I don't feed often, but every once in a while i'll give them a bit of LRS. Who doesn't like a little bit of LRS in the mouth? I thought about doing a NPS tank, that would be fun , I'm leaning towards leaving the clown pair in the nano for now, but maybe I could feed often enough to encourage spawning. My female Dawrin Oscellaris paired up with a little male picasso and would make beautiful babies.

 

The nano is in my office, I'd have to figure out how to dose food without a huge eye sore.

 

 

Hooking your nano into a system that large would help the nutrients. You could do nps or seahorses. If the total system is 300 + gallons you could feed very heavy for the size of the 30 gallon. Can we get pics of the tanks?

 

Pics incoming, Photobucket is not playing nice right now.

[20logR]

Here is the nano

 

 

 

Here is the new fishroom. Dont mind the cord mess, i need to get that cleaned up still