bzphotog Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 awesome thanks for posting Link to comment
fretbuzz520 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 This has been a wonderful thread. Great pics, definitely going to be using these great ideas on my upcoming 10gal. Anything you would do differently if you had the chance? Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 Thank you, Thank you... well maybe a little bigger tank would be nice, but I wanted a nano so...The only thing I could do better is have more money, haha... so far I love the little tank. no big probs... would like more lite and a skimmer to run part time... besides that I'm happy. Link to comment
fretbuzz520 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Thank you, Thank you... well maybe a little bigger tank would be nice, but I wanted a nano so...The only thing I could do better is have more money, haha... so far I love the little tank. no big probs... would like more lite and a skimmer to run part time... besides that I'm happy. What made you think that you would want some skimming involved? just curious Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 well its been about 7 months without it...But I have hear its a good idea to skim for a few hours before a water change...On such a small tank I dont think it would be a good idea to skim 24/7... but something I'd like to try, just to see...thats why I'm waiting for a good deal on a local forum...Found one but I tried to low ball her, so the wait continues.... Link to comment
fretbuzz520 Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 well its been about 7 months without it...But I have hear its a good idea to skim for a few hours before a water change...On such a small tank I dont think it would be a good idea to skim 24/7... but something I'd like to try, just to see...thats why I'm waiting for a good deal on a local forum...Found one but I tried to low ball her, so the wait continues.... Thank you for your quick response! Link to comment
Smurf Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 The tank stand is kinda lame, hope you're going to replace that. But the tank looks sweet Not so much now buddy. Lol Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted February 17, 2008 Author Share Posted February 17, 2008 yes the stand was changed, here is a pic with the new stand a cubby for the ato. Link to comment
c est ma Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 ^^^ Very pretty!! Your fish sure look great in one of the previous pics... Wow, $80 in frags so far, eh? Not bad! Lol, glad to know I'm not the only one still feeling like I'm just getting over Christmas... --Diane Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 So looks like I'm going to start over... 3 T5 HO's, a skimmer, also the getto ato. Only have one so far but the other 2 strip lights should be ready for me tomorrow. I went with 3 strip lights because I wanted max light without going MH.. Also these were the only ones I could find that would let me to fit 3 above my display...I was looking at all kinds of 2 bulb fixtures but they would max out the area above the tank. These are 2.25 inches wide so can get 3 in the 7" space. Only other thing I could do was add another t5 no 2 lamper,The 3 HO puts out way more light 4 NO's so... also added a skimmer not sure if I really needed it but...we will see... New plans.. Less LR in the display, going to smash up most of it and put it in the fuge..just have some pieces in the display for the fish to hide (circle?) that way I can get good flow with less dead spots, then add a few larger sps's., large for a 10 gal that is haha...with room to grow of course... Going to do more research on keeping sps, but I think I have a good handle on it...think I'm going to ask EZ if I could get away with a clam...Also find away that I can dose without clogging my ato dripper. Found a few ways just need to test... after selling my current coral and some equipment I should have some money to spare lol...makes me think back to a say'n."do it rite the first time" oh well it gave me a chance to get to know my tank and work out some of the bugs... Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 OoOoO look what I can do now ... lol.. actinics only Link to comment
Smurf Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Wthhhhhhh this tank is buildin uppp... veryy...veryy...slowly. =] Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted April 26, 2008 Author Share Posted April 26, 2008 now thats summer is here... it will be even slower... HAHA Link to comment
ununknown Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Hey, nice tank, i dont have time to read through this whole thread and i dont know if this has been stated or asked previously but where did you get the sheet of glass/acrylic/plexi glass for the false wall from? Also, was it pre-cut for you? (the corner) Link to comment
cwk132 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Great tank! I was wondering how you connected that powerhead to the locline? I have a maxijet ghetoo-rigged into some locline right now but yours looks really nice and solid. Any help would be great, like what parts you used and whatnot. The new lights look great too! Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 think this tank is coming to a end... down sizing..or up sizing?? got a 5 gal bow today, painted it.. got some plex and glue/weld stuff, for the overflow.. gonna shop for some fittings this weekend, see what i can rig up... Thinking of going with a 10 gal sump, but i got a unused 20g sump in the back room, might be over kill tho...might be nice with a slow flow? also lighting is part of the thought process..juss gonna be a softy tank so lots of choices... I will get a pic up of its last days... Link to comment
Fattikins Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 think this tank is coming to a end...down sizing..or up sizing?? got a 5 gal bow today, painted it.. got some plex and glue/weld stuff, for the overflow.. gonna shop for some fittings this weekend, see what i can rig up... Thinking of going with a 10 gal sump, but i got a unused 20g sump in the back room, might be over kill tho...might be nice with a slow flow? also lighting is part of the thought process..juss gonna be a softy tank so lots of choices... I will get a pic up of its last days... Damnit. I'm from Winnipeg too and I was trying to find any fellow Winnipeg nano-ers on here and when I finally do, it turns out they are taking down their tank! Just my luck eh? Well, I hope you start a thread here about your "pico but not really reef". I am in the midst of planning my 10 gallon nano so I was just looking for some advice on what places are good for marine fish/corals. So, what is your LFS you talked about here? It seems as though most of the "good" LFS are closer to/in the north end and I'm in the south end...so it's a bit of a trek for me to check them all out. Also, what is on your fish stocking list nowadays? (I see a clown...I think) - Jordan P.S. Your tank was pretty awesome while it lasted. Link to comment
lil'wrasse cool Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 oh it will be a pico reef... 10 is stll going. progress pics of the 3gallon.. the robot Link to comment
bzphotog Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Lol started my first one and now you're on your second? Nice work, continues to motivate. Looking foreward to seeing your progess Link to comment
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