Greg333 Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 So what do you think? This is my first nano, thanks for all the help guys. Keep the comments and suggestions coming. I have a rio 50 and the Eclipse 1 hood for water movement.Do you think i need more circulation? P.S. Thats my dog "carlo" , he wanted to be in the picture. Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 i would add more circulation. what are the lighting specs? nice clean tank though. it is definately looking good. Link to comment
eferna Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 nice tank and setup. I would be a little concerned about the hood. I would think about ditching the hood cause it does not really any gas exchange and it keeps the tank hot. oh yeah why does your dalmation look so sad? lol Link to comment
Greg333 Posted June 4, 2002 Author Share Posted June 4, 2002 The lights are CSL 32 watt PC, the tank actually runs a little on the cold side. I should get a heater. The dogs not sad... he is serious. Link to comment
eferna Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 ooh okay. How long have u had this setup? Are you planning on keeping a lot of corals or different types or just fish? I guess "carlo" is the guardian of the tank now. Link to comment
Greg333 Posted June 4, 2002 Author Share Posted June 4, 2002 What other types of corals would do well ?? I already have a brain coral, polyps, xenia, shroom, caulastrea. They are doing very well. What do you think about a hammer head(Euphyllia ancora)?? Link to comment
Dale Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 Lookin good. As mentioned in another post more circulation would be beneficial. In my 10g nano I have 3 small hagen powerheads going. Link to comment
Korbin Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 No heater? Thats crazzzzzy talk. If it weren't for my heater, my tank would be dead by now. Then again, I live in Michigan, where it was 85 last week and yesterday was a high of 60. Link to comment
HuBu Posted June 4, 2002 Share Posted June 4, 2002 more circulation...tanks look nice and clean. do you have a clean up crew in there yet and how long has it been up. Link to comment
Greg333 Posted June 5, 2002 Author Share Posted June 5, 2002 The tank has been running for almost a month, there are 4 hermits and 3 snails. I am going to get a heater today, what is a good temp to keep the tank at? It stays at around 75 degrees now. Will a higher temp mean algae growth ?? Link to comment
My Alife 7 Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 75 degrees?? That means it probably drops below that at night.... which isn't good... it's better to have the temp. of the tank higher. The lowest I've seen 78 deg., highest I've seen is around 84... I keep mine at 80.8 degrees. Link to comment
eferna Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 I think 75 is too low. I would keep it between 78-82. Link to comment
HuBu Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 wow 75 deg. i cant even get my tank down that low. my tank is usually around 84 deg. Link to comment
SBGRAD24 Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 It's only been running for a month and you already have that many corals in it. What are your parameters? Link to comment
HuBu Posted June 5, 2002 Share Posted June 5, 2002 man that dog is so posing for the camera. Link to comment
Greg333 Posted June 5, 2002 Author Share Posted June 5, 2002 Thanks for the advice on the temp. To answer SBGRAD24 's question, I used water from my well established 75 gallon tank to start the nano. that is why I went ahead and put corals in so soon. Link to comment
Sahin Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Hey that is a nice setup dude. And the dog looks like he is guarding the tank! Link to comment
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