donkeykong Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 I have had a 80gl reef tank for a year and have been doing great with it. I am now going to do a nano. My plan is as follows: 10gl glass tank 10lbs of LS 15lbs of LR 2x36watt PC and a penguin mini for water movement and a place to add carbon or anything else needed. I plan on having clams,sps, and more. I also want to keep 2 pink skunk clown fish with a host and inverts. I have done plenty of research when I started my 80gl reef and I am actually a Moderater for another Message board. But there is not to many users there with nano experiance. Any advice, hints or just general comments will be appreciated. Link to comment
WorldNation Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 i would double the amount of livce sand to 20 lbs. Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 the ls i think is fine. in my 10 i used just enough to cover the bottom with about as much rock as you have planned. basically the same setup. you can see my tank in the members forum. everything sounds good but sps is going to be a little hard to keep as well as clams once they grow larger and need more light. it can be done but take it slow. your tank system sounds good...i suppose you are going to get a heater also as well as some powerheads for movement. i had a penguin mini and 2 small powerheads Link to comment
blissdon Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 I have a 10 gallon reef tank and have had success with a "Compact Pendant" with three 32 watt bulbs. Check out http://www.championlighting.com/e/env/0001...ing/pcpend.html It's a nice piece and I am very happy with it. Champion Lighting is very nice on the telephone and the prices are fair. I know there is disagreement regarding protein skimmers for nano reef tanks... I am using a hob skimmer and can't believe the amount of crap it removes. I am also using a "Marineland 301" power head for water movement. I think you'll need more than the Mini for water mevement. I bought 20/20 LR/LS. It's working well but would go with 15 LR to free up some space. I have just added a drip doser to my set up. It's made for "Kalkwasser" and is great for replacing evaporation and keeping salinity stable. Good luck... Kenny Link to comment
~_~ Posted June 1, 2003 Share Posted June 1, 2003 A penguin mini doesn't create much flow at all, so I would suggest adding a small powerhead in there to. Link to comment
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