SLOreefer Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 he does have awesome tanks though...and some of the best sps i have ever seen.....and oh ya btw he doesnt use MH! he uses t5s. it also helps hes from singapore so he gets all the good stuff easily Quote Link to comment
danano Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Hey there OTF, SLO et al Yup, the 10g was decommissioned 18 months ago and the 30g last year. It's now just the 110g. SLO's right, I'm running 8x 54w T5s over my current tank. I had 6x 24w T5s illuminating the 30g previously and got good results. And Singapore being a small nation, it's a only a 30 minute drive at most to the farthest LFS - that's always a nice convenience when stocks arrive. Quote Link to comment
Withers Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Hey danano, I'm curious as to what else you're doing to get those amazing colors. I know a lot of them are probably wild, but what are you doing to limit your nutrients? That tank would give any ZEOhead's tank a run for his money. Oh, and don't tell me it's because of your t5's Quote Link to comment
embryoguy Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Dan. thats as good as it gets for a 10 gallon reef. excellant ! Quote Link to comment
danano Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Well, the T5s spectrum does make a difference. It's important to choose the right tubes and have good reflectors. The colours I get are more pastel compared to MH. Frequent water changes is key as well. The LR provide sufficient food for most of my grazing fish. Hence, I only feed once every 3 days. And I use a powerful beckett skimmer. A good number of the corals actually started out as aquacultured specimens. Another dozen or so were grown out from frags, mainly from the 10g nano and 30g. Here's a pic of the left side of my 110g. Quote Link to comment
Withers Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Wow, so aside from the t5's, we have very similar setups. The pastel colors definitely look incredible. Just out of curiosity, how tall is the tank? Quote Link to comment
danano Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 Thanks embryoguy! Vic, the tank is 22" tall. Here's the right mound-slope. Quote Link to comment
danano Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 and one more pic of the right half. Quote Link to comment
lgoins Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 excuse me while I pic my jaw off the ground, very very nice, I haven't seen your tank in a very long time. Quote Link to comment
onthefly Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Dan - I always use your tank as the example when someone starts in with the "MH ONLY" criteria. Do you think the pastel colors are a direct result of T5 lighting? I wonder if you take a frag and run it under MH, if you then get the higher contrasting colors...like green body with purple tips? Either way, I feel the the trade off between T5 (pastel colors, less heat, less cost) and MH (higher contrast, more heat, more expensive) is just a personal choice. "And I use a powerful beckett skimmer. Another tank to support the "no such thing as over skimming" debate. Quote Link to comment
DarkXerox Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Wow this is absolutely amazing! Looks like the wrasse is still happy in there too haha Quote Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 hey denano, havent heard from you in a while...but you arent nano anymore so i can see why. your tank is looking awesome as always. anyway ive been thinking about setting up a 20l with t5s. since it is only 12 inches deep and 12 inches wide i was thinking about just doing a 4 bulb setup. what do you think would be the best bulb setup to run to get the best coloration. growth isnt as important since it is a small tank. keep up the good work Quote Link to comment
danano Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 Xerox, yup, the yellow canary has been with me for some time. And thanks! SLO, 4x T5s would do nicely for a 20L. I suggest going for the ATI T5s: 2x Aquablue Special plus 2x Blueplus. If you're keeping more high-light sps, then go for 3x Aquablue's and 1x Blue Plus. Play around with the T5 combination to see what works best for you and your corals. Quote Link to comment
captainhaddock Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Great tank! I was just wondering how you keep your clams so healthy in a 10 gallon? I have a 10 gallon and want to keep a derasa, I wondered what you would advise to look after it (and the growing speed)? thanks Quote Link to comment
onthefly Posted July 21, 2005 Share Posted July 21, 2005 Well Dan doesn't have the 10 anymore, that became his epic 30ga, which is no more, and now he has a SWEET 110ga....the thread is kinda old Check out his tank (TOTM) at reef central 2-3 months ago.... Quote Link to comment
danano Posted July 22, 2005 Author Share Posted July 22, 2005 captainhaddock, well, when I had my 10g, i used just PC lighting. I wanted to keep sps and clams, so i added more bulbs. I used 3x 55w PC. T. Derasa is a fast grower. Unless you have plans for a larger tank in a year or so, I would say croceas and maximas would be better choices in terms of slower growth rates. If you do decide on one, try smaller 2 - 3" specimens. Low flow, good water quality, stable parameters and good lighting should do the trick. Quote Link to comment
richt Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Old thread or not, Danano you have coral fingers [like green fingers but better], amazing tanks the lot of them. Quote Link to comment
air_doc28 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 wow! how inspiring! Quote Link to comment
onthefly Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I thought his reflectors were made by a german company called Balkin (or something like that) but he thought they were comparable to ATI's...remember he's in Singapore, so he has access to stuff we can't get. Quote Link to comment
onthefly Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I'm sure you read his TOTM article? I thought he said in there his exact lighting set up and configuration. You might PM him at RC, he responds pretty quick! Quote Link to comment
air_doc28 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 danano. I know this thread is practically extinct now, but Just wanted to say it is truly an inspiration for me as I try to set up a 10gal nano. One question though, I'm confused as to how much water flow I need to keep a mixed reef with acropora sps?. Currently I have : 2 aquaclear 301 powerheads rated at 174gph each, A small aquafuge protein skimmer with a MJ1200 powerhead rated at 295gph and A microjet rated at 117gph. Total flow is 760 gph? In your esperience is that enough flow? I see that you only have 470gph total in your 10 gal setup and u seem to be doing great! Quote Link to comment
danano Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 air_doc, sounds like you have ample flow for your 10g. Much depends on your rock scape too but 760gph should be more than adequate regardless. drowning, thanks. If you are seriously looking for the ATI reflectors, your best bet would be to look up the German online stores. If you speak German, even better! otf, thanks for covering bro! My 10g nano has now morphed into this...a 110g NANO 1 Quote Link to comment
Babycakes Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 omg. that is absolutely breathtaking! how many gallons is that beauty? absolutely lovely. great job, danano you are an inspiration to all of us sps nano keepers Quote Link to comment
danano Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 Thanks Babycakes. It's 110g. I have a 40g sump and a 25g prop tank that completes the system. Quote Link to comment
onthefly Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I see you finished the BB converstion Look at all that room to grow up..... Quote Link to comment
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