rickjg Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 Pics from new 2nd Nano Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 18, 2002 Author Share Posted February 18, 2002 Looks like I screwed up my down load. No Pics Any one have helpful ideas? Thanks Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted February 18, 2002 Share Posted February 18, 2002 I added those ones, not sure if you had uploaded any others...You should click on the small thumbnail images to insert them into your post. Great looking nano too! Link to comment
SueAndLeo Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 What a sweet tank dude... What make is it?? Link to comment
BlueHorseshoe Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 I have the same tank. Its very nice. It is a 7g. bowfront with a built in sump and 27w pc light fixture (18w white and 9w actinic). It is made by some no name company in the far east. My LFS bought a bunch at a tradeshow to see how well they sell. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 Very nice. Can you give some descriptions on what's in there and the equiptment. I plan on starting a 2 gallon nano also out of my old eclipse explorer. Link to comment
gabe3eb Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 How much did you pay for that tank? It looks very nice. Thanks for the info. Know where i can get one online if they are cheap? Thanks, Gaber Link to comment
BlueHorseshoe Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 I don't know about Rick but I paid $119 for mine here in LA. It came with the lights, bioballs (which I chucked) a pump and built in fan. I disabled the fan after a couple of days because it was kind of noisy. The tank is made by Nu Dimension Inc in Taiwan. The (ridiculous) name on the box is "Alife" with the subtitle "caribbean-for your life aqua-collection" I posted pics of my tank in this thread www.nano-reef.com/cgi-bin/forums/topic.cgi?forum=2&topic=83 Link to comment
Son Of Skyline Posted February 19, 2002 Share Posted February 19, 2002 Wow...That is VERY nice! Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 22, 2002 Author Share Posted February 22, 2002 BlueHorseshoe does have the same brand of tank. I bought mine in San Diego for $130.00 The fan that came with the tank was noisy. I replaced it with an old CPU fan that is much quieter. Have you had water temp problems without a fan BlueHorseshoe? Mine has a tar type ballast that gets pretty hot. The original pump was a Rio knock-off that was also very noisy. I replaced it with a real Rio the same size & watts. The Rio pumps twice the water and is much quieter. Overall I like the Tank. Link to comment
SD619 Posted February 22, 2002 Share Posted February 22, 2002 I've got the same exact tank as Rick J G. I also replaced the small fan with a small chipset fan and am planning to add 2 silent 60mm fans. It sells for about $99.00 at a couple LFS in San Diego now. I'm also thinking about replacing the pump and ditching the bioballs, but what should I put in to replace the bioballs with? Link to comment
rickjg Posted February 22, 2002 Author Share Posted February 22, 2002 You do not need anything to replace the bio balls if you have live rock. Just pull them out. Make sure you do not use the sponge or floss, unless you clean them daily with fresh water. The bio balls and filter medium just produce nitrates. Link to comment
second2n0ne Posted February 22, 2002 Share Posted February 22, 2002 I have nothing but good things to say about this tank. I own one and it is the most inexpensive complete nano-reef ready tanks I've come across. My friends run this tank with the stock pump and no other upgrades (minus filter media & bioballs). I equally love the tanks that are on sale here on this site. I am seriously considering one. Link to comment
SD619 Posted February 22, 2002 Share Posted February 22, 2002 The tanks for sale on this site look very cool. It's inspired me to design my own DIY project on building my own plexi tank. I will be using the same designs borrowed from my ALife and the tanks on this site. Wish me luck! Link to comment
SD619 Posted February 22, 2002 Share Posted February 22, 2002 Quote: from Rick J G on 6:11 pm on Feb. 22, 2002[br]You do not need anything to replace the bio balls if you have live rock. Just pull them out. Make sure you do not use the sponge or floss, unless you clean them daily with fresh water. The bio balls and filter medium just produce nitrates. Rick, can you please explain how these items can produce nitrates. I know that too much nitrates can be harmful to a nano, but how much of it can I withstand before I need to take some action against it. And how? Link to comment
BlueHorseshoe Posted February 22, 2002 Share Posted February 22, 2002 No problem with the water temp without a fan. In fact, I am going to replace my 50w heater with a 75w because it has trouble maintaining 80 degrees at night. (Even though I live in sunny southern california.) Link to comment
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