5 Mths Old Nano Tank

[joeydanielle]

hi all ,

just a run through of the stages i've gone through :

march 03 : started my tank using 5" dsb 0 sand , 24kg lr , along the way encounter diatoms then red & green slime , after which comes hair algae.

during the first 4mths i constantly change 40% water every week plus constantly removing of algae every few days .

today i am glad as more or less algae is under control except for some in my sump. now doing 20% water change every 2 weeks.

my present parameter:

amonia 0

nitrite 0

nitrate 0.5

cal 420

alk 12

ph 8.2

phosphate .03

dosing c-balance 2 part , dt planton , marine snow , reef solution , calciun .

i learn alot by reading through members post in src and reef central

[joeydanielle]

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[SharkBait]

10 gallon and you can fit 24kg LR inside it!?

[Clownfish]

Doesnt look 10 gal = 38l leh....

Got overflow somemore....

[SharkBait]

100 gal more likely.

anyways,your not so nano tank is very nice.

[Razo]

   

10 gallon and you can fit 24kg LR inside it!?

me thinking same thing too...

i have 18kg in my 55g tank and almost no space for fish to swim... his still have so much space.... he left out a zero....i think

[ReDDeviLs]

sorry,whats a nano tank actually? what does nano means?

[joeydanielle]

my tank is 25in x 13in x 16in lxbxh , custom made at kelanton lane for $60 , 20 kg lr in tank , 4 kg in sump.

[metals99]

sure by name of god not 10 gallon

1 gallon approximate 4 litres...

[joeydanielle]

iwasaki 20000k 150w 8in above water , running 3 ac fan , daily water top up using drip is 6 lits , no chiller , highest recorded temp is 28.9 , ave temp 28 .

[joeydanielle]

actual ht of water minus dsb is only 11in , not minusing vol taken up by lr.

[regularguy]

regardless of any misconception of size, it's one good looking tank

[aqua_reef]

iwasaki 20000k 150w 8in above water , running 3 ac fan , daily water top up using drip is 6 lits , no chiller , highest recorded temp is 28.9 , ave temp 28 .

bro.. how did you clear the diatom growth??

[FuEl]

WoW...water height only 11 inch and use metal halide...

I so rich I happy liao......

[peter]

to clear the diatoms , i had to clear the top layer of sand by vacuuming , and i did that every week for 3wks , and after noticing the diatoms not coming back , i then top up with new layer of sand and it been 2mths without diatoms , i also cut back on feeding , lighting and weekly change of water(30%).

[dradttg]

Dear all,

Nice tank.

I am going a bit off topic hor.

Is it advisable to change water so often (every week)? And so much (40%)? What are the advantage?

I am getting different advises from shop owner. One says change 25% every month. Another says change 10% every 2-3 months.

[peter]

i personally feel if you change 5-10% EVERY WEEK , to bring down certain elements like nitrates or phosphate , then there is not much impact .only thing i ensure when doing big water change is to ensure the salinty and temp dosen't differ much.

[chrislwp]

my tank is 25in x 13in x 16in lxbxh , custom made at kelanton lane for $60 , 20 kg lr in tank , 4 kg in sump.

Base on my calculation . Ur tank is 22.4 gallon, about 100 liters

[Nalin]

Joeydanielle,

How much you pay for the Metal halide ?

Where did you get the MH from ?

Heard from many reefers when we have a MH we must have Chiller as the heat dissipated from the MH is strong ?

Seldom come across Nano tank reefers who used MH ?

Nalin

[Nalin]

Joeydanielle,

Your $60 does it come with a stand ?

Can you post a whole picture that include the Stand & the sump ?

Just would like to know how you set up ..

[bwilly]

bro, dun tik is 10gal lah.

cause I got a gal bottle, one look

does not seem it at all. 2nd or 3rd

also don't seem.

but nice tank lah!

[SpiderOne]

25in x 13in x 16in lxbxh

2ft+ by 1ft by 1 ft+

One look u already know its not 10 gal .

[Mellow]

in any case, that's one nice tank..neat and nice aquascaping!!! Why dun u fill your tank with more corals? still looks a little empty... maybe i just love seeing a really full tank..heh..keep it up!!!

[joeydanielle]

thanks mellow , anyway sorry i type 10 gal instead of 15gal , just take it as 100gal so all happy .

thanks