battousai622 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Intro I'm new to the saltwater hobby. But I've have 2 years experience with freshwater (arowanas, flowerhorns, etc). I had to sell off all my freshwater stuff when i graduated from college. But now that i've started working, i have money to start a saltwater tank Hopefully i can keep everyone updated with my progress as well as get advice from you veterans. ***If you see that im doing anything stupid or have suggestions, please tell me!*** Im completely new to this so im doing lots of research. But im sure ill still be making tons of mistakes. Goal A bad-ass tank. I want to have lots of corals and not be limited by my equipment (other than size). Plans Due to limited space i've decided to start with a Nano Cube DX 12g. I've bought it used (zero mods) + a stand. So far i have nothing setup yet. Okay so i have 3 chambers in the back... Chamber 1: Media Basket (a little pricey for what it is) Media Basket layer 1: Filter Floss layer 2: Purigen layer 3: Chemi-Pure Elite Chamber 2: ??? not sure yet. Either a Fuge or a protein skimmer (AuqaEuroUSA Nano Protien Skimmer 2) Chamber 3: Hydor THEO 50 watt, Upgraded Maxi-Jet 900 Pump (thinking about a refuge but dont want another light) -Upgraded the pump return attachment to: Hydor FLO Rotating Water Deflector Attachment -In-tank: Hydor Nano 425 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 425 gph. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lights: Nanotuners 4.6 LED CREE lights + Reefkeeper lite (not really sure what modules or version to get yet) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fish: Ocellaris Clownfish + Sea anemone goby + pistol shrimp Usual cleanup crew Questions: 1) Let me know if any of my plans sound incorrect 2) Should i go with the fuge or the skimmer and why? 3) Hows the AuqaEuroUSA Nano skimmer with my tank? I read that i have to remove the return elbo and suction cups in order fit it into the back middle chamber. 4) Suggestions on what type of Reefkeeper lite i would need based on my setup. I want to be able to create a sun-rise/sun-set affect. Plus being able to control my heater, fans, etc would be nice. 5) Hows the flow looking in my tank, should i get more flow? 6) More suggestions? =] Thanks for reading. Ill post more pics once the pieces start to arrive. Link to comment
1.0reef Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 IntroI'm new to the saltwater hobby. But I've have 2 years experience with freshwater (arowanas, flowerhorns, etc). I had to sell off all my freshwater stuff when i graduated from college. But now that i've started working, i have money to start a saltwater tank Hopefully i can keep everyone updated with my progress as well as get advice from you veterans. ***If you see that im doing anything stupid or have suggestions, please tell me!*** Im completely new to this so im doing lots of research. But im sure ill still be making tons of mistakes. Goal A bad-ass tank. I want to have lots of corals and not be limited by my equipment (other than size). Plans Due to limited space i've decided to start with a Nano Cube DX 12g. I've bought it used (zero mods) + a stand. So far i have nothing setup yet. Okay so i have 3 chambers in the back... Chamber 1: Media Basket (a little pricey for what it is) Media Basket layer 1: Filter Floss layer 2: Purigen layer 3: Chemi-Pure Elite Chamber 2: ??? not sure yet. Either a Fuge or a protein skimmer (AuqaEuroUSA Nano Protien Skimmer 2) Chamber 3: Hydor THEO 50 watt, Upgraded Maxi-Jet 900 Pump (thinking about a refuge but dont want another light) -Upgraded the pump return attachment to: Hydor FLO Rotating Water Deflector Attachment -In-tank: Hydor Nano 425 Aquarium Circulation Pump, 425 gph. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lights: Nanotuners 4.6 LED CREE lights + Reefkeeper lite (not really sure what modules or version to get yet) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fish: Ocellaris Clownfish + Sea anemone goby + pistol shrimp Usual cleanup crew Questions: 1) Let me know if any of my plans sound incorrect 2) Should i go with the fuge or the skimmer and why? 3) Hows the AuqaEuroUSA Nano skimmer with my tank? I read that i have to remove the return elbo and suction cups in order fit it into the back middle chamber. 4) Suggestions on what type of Reefkeeper lite i would need based on my setup. I want to be able to create a sun-rise/sun-set affect. Plus being able to control my heater, fans, etc would be nice. 5) Hows the flow looking in my tank, should i get more flow? 6) More suggestions? =] Thanks for reading. Ill post more pics once the pieces start to arrive. 2: I would use a fuge. A skimmer on a 12g isn't necessarily important. 3:Can't answer 4:go to Rapid LED.com. I'd use a 1-3 single heatsinks 1-3 Berquist Thermal Pad 1-3 CREE XP-G R5 Cool White 3W LED on Star 5: I have 400GPH on my 6 gallon JBJ nano cube for a comparison ... Link to comment
battousai622 Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Too late i already ordered the nanotuners... so expensive @_@ but whatever at least its all setup for me. Ya a skimmer on a 12g wouldn't help too much. But would a tiny fuge in the back of my tank make much of a difference? Link to comment
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