turboTSI Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Hello everyone.. my name is Dave I am a newbie to the SW sceen (actually dont have any tanks yet for SW) I am a member on www.aqua-addiction.com and was sent here to get info on nano-reefs.... ok I have a 10g tank.. that I would like to make a reef setup... or a reef with a fish.. I need lots of info on both starting this, how-to, what I can/cant have, what I need for lighting filtration etc? well thx for the help I will continue to look around in here and check back later.. turboTSI Link to comment
legionof1 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 you hafta get into more detail man the can cant have lists are endless example: if you have A you can have B C D E F but if you have F you can have A B C D E G H but if you got a H you cant have A B C but you can get I G but if you got a I you can never have a A D E man its endless and i gotta quit cuz im blowing my mind oh and if you got a octo##### you cant have anything eles8) Link to comment
turboTSI Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 well ok I guess what I am saying is .. if possible I could like a clown or two.. but then a VERY nice setup for a reef and maybe a anenome..... maybe a pourciline crab.. I just dont know.. I guess what I am trying to find out.. is what is the base on starting a nano reef... I see peoples reef tanks.. but never a small setup... I did check out the pics on this forum and wow I have to say I love the reefs I see... ok I will start with a few questions... I want to get the tank setupa and running what kinda filtration do I need for a 10g reef? what should I use for substrate?.... what should the SG be in the tank? after adding the substrate, filtration, water and salt.. how long before I can add LR? what is the best lighting system to have for this 10g setup? and I will start there turboTSI Link to comment
ninhsavestheday Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 to learn you must observe and investigate. cruise around the board and look at other poeple's tanks. here are some that can give you an idea to what your setup should look like: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...hlight=acoustic http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=18452 ***** your filtration for the tank should be biological (LR) and mechanical (skimmer). your sg level should be 1.023 - 1.025 and you can add LR right after you get all the nah2o and circulation running lighting will depend up to you. i would go custom MH/pc. or the 96watt Link to comment
turboTSI Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 I love the 2nd link the best.. that is awsome.. so what would I need to get that tank started? turboTSI Link to comment
ninhsavestheday Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Specs: Hardware: -10g All-Glass aquarium -CSL 2x40W PC w/MoonLite -EcoSystem 40 Refugium (Live Sand) -Jalli 9W (or 13W, depending on the bulbs I find) over refugium -Ebo-Jager 50W heater -Hagen Jumbo thermometer -Pinpoint pH monitor, which needs to be calibrated- right now, it says -2.65 Livestock: -20ish lbs Fiji Live rock -Carib Sea Aragamax sand bed (seeded with the old AragAlive when it only came in crushed coral, which has been siphoned out as it rose to the surface) -Teacup caulerpa (refugium) -Peppermint shrimp (refugium) Fish- -Ocellaris clown -Yellow Neon Goby -Black-ray shrimp goby Coral- -Green-ish/Purple-ish/Red-ish Acropora -Elkhorn Montipora -Orange Montipora -Neon Green Tree Coral -Briareum -3 types of Zoanthids -Green Trachyphyllia -Blue Green Favia -Mushroom Leather -Purple Mushrooms -Baby Blue Candy Coral -Red Sea Xenia -Red Cactus Coral Inverts- -Derasa Clam -1 Lrg Feather Duster -80,000,000 small Feather Dusters (approx.) -Blue-leg Hermits -Scarlet Hermits -Serpent Star (the first invert I had 2 years ago) -Nassarius/Cerith/Bumblebee snails -One big Red Foot snail -Pygmy Starfish (about 1/2") I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. All of the glass gets a good cleaning weekly, and the tank gets a 6g water change. I mix DI water with Instant Ocean to 1.025SG, and raise Ca with Turbo Calcium by Kent. The Alk is usually OK when I mix it. I let it sit overnight with a Maxi-Jet 1200 and an Ebo-Jager heater set at 80deg F. I feed 1/2" cube of Brine Shrimp enriched with either Vita-Chem or Selcon to the fish daily. I feed Reef Solution, DTs, and Golden Pearls occasionally (each about 1x/week). Also, I sometimes break up an Algae Wafer and throw it in. Ca is kept at 430, Alk at 3.2 meq/L; pH goes from 7.7 at night to 8.3 by lights out. Photoperiod is: 40W Actinic: 8AM to 10PM 40W 10000K: 9AM to 9PM 9W 6500K (refugium): 8:55PM to 9:05AM 1W MoonLite: 9:55PM to 8:05AM The only circulation is a Rio 600 as the return pump. Link to comment
CU_Reefer Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 If you look around the sight you will find just about everything you need to know. Start here: Nano Reef Information . Then do searches for anything else you want to know. ALWAYS do a search before posting. Some people here get angry if you post something that has already been posted. Example; search for 10g lighting and see what you get, then go from there. Also beware the tank you have may be contaminated if it is used for FW. Ick medications have copper in them that inverts can not tolerate. The copper is absorbed into the silicone and will be released into the new water. Welcome to the board Good luck Link to comment
turboTSI Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 nope this tank has never had any meds put in it.. just stress coat and aquarium salt.. thats it but I will actually plan on taring it down and soaking it in a hot water flush many times turboTSI Link to comment
NanoAmyDee Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 My advice since you are new to SW is this. Take the tank, get about 10-12 lbs of LR, about 10-12 lbs of substrate, a power head, heater and lighting. Set that up and fill with salt water. NOW start reading and researching. By the time the tank is ready to put something in it you wioll have changed your mind a thousand times, and have come to some understanding as to what you want in your tank. Then start adding stuff. And new stop researching. Watching the tank cycle teaches you a lot about SW tanks. You can practice your test taking and water changes...get all the bugs worked out. Welcome to the club!! It is a fun hobby! Link to comment
ninhsavestheday Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 its fun, but you end up with a hole in your pocket. .. i remember when i use to eat out alot. now its like go home eat boiled veggies. no more lavish lifestyle. Link to comment
turboTSI Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 I think I may just do a larger reef.. like a 75g.. I dont know if I want to sink my money into a 10g thx anyways guys turboTSI Link to comment
fish04 Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 My 10 cost me close to a grand. If you want to go larger knock yourself out just be aware you are talking about on the average $500 per ten gallons of setup... if you want to do it right! Link to comment
ninhsavestheday Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 a grand? whoa! my 7 gallon cost me around 300 plus coral Link to comment
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