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Hi guys,

Its been a while since I decomm my propagation tank due to work commitments.

Now that I've got a lot more time coming back, I thought i will like to try restart a nano tank.

The main concept behind this setup is to encourage Green Reefing :>. Therefore, the setup will be kept simple, economical.

For a start, I'm looking to stock up with Indo pacific species. The reason being I'll like to try to not using a chiller, having species from indo will therefore be a natural choice as I researched somewhere that the waters are close to 82 - 89 Fahrenheit. This might make the setup possible.

I'll appreciate if you have any advise to make my comeback, A COMEBACK.. hahah :>

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Hi Ukiya,

Great to hear you actually have it going? do you have a tank thread going?

what species do you currently have?

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No not yet, as I'm a full-time student working part-time and bearing the electricity costs of my tank so i'm stocking up my 4ft tank very slowly. Currently the livestocks that I'm keeping which do well in warm water are,

Hermit Crabs, Decorator Crab

Damsel

Blue Tang

Dragon Wrasse

Mandarin Goby

RabbitFish

Tomato Clown, Clarkii clown, Maroon Clown

Cleaner Shrimps, Sexy Shrimps, Marble Shrimps

Pink Knobby Cucumber, Black Cucumber

SandStars

Torch coral

Plate Coral

Sun coral

Spiral/Wire Coral

Blue Sponge, Yellow ball sponge

Green Monti

Chill pepper monti ( Still finding a suitable place for it)

Green Favia

BamBam, Eagle eye, normal zoas

Toadstool Leather

Jasmine polyp, Star polyp

Been having this setup for around 3months old without any water change. Pretty much that's all, will be starting my own tank thread soon :thumbsup:

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Wow,

Thats quite alot of stuff in there without a chiller.. Hopefully you can start a thread real soon so that i can subscribe to it.. hahah :>

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I've been testing the sea water temperature in my tank for the past few days.

Its goes from 28.1 celcius (night) to 28.6 celcius (day).

Hopefully this range is good enough for more tolerant species. :>

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Hmmm, bro u previous blend yr own food and owned a 4th pro. Tank?

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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Why don't you add a fan? 30 degs is really pushing it.

I'm planning to actually, just need to find space in my sump and time to DIY. I know sps are hard to keep under such temperature but there are some which are quite tolerant to warmer waters. So far I been observing growths but no sudden deaths or anything. But my cleaner wrasse disappeared mysteriously :mellow:

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Hmmm, bro u previous blend yr own food and owned a 4th pro. Tank?

Yup thats ME!!!.. hahah :>

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I'm planning to actually, just need to find space in my sump and time to DIY. I know sps are hard to keep under such temperature but there are some which are quite tolerant to warmer waters. So far I been observing growths but no sudden deaths or anything. But my cleaner wrasse disappeared mysteriously :mellow:

SPS - no chiller - Observing growths? bro, you might be on to a huge discovery.. Definitely something sustainable in our climate here!! Cheers!.. any FTS?

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This will be my planned layout:

1. 60 l nano cube

2. Eheim 2211 External Cannister filter with Activated Carbon + Nitrate Remover

3. Surface Skimmer

I believe this is all i need for an econ setup.

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Welcome back.

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

Algae Scrubbler

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Yes BFG, Trying out without the chiller.

I'm only doing mushrooms and some other higher temperature tolerant living organisms. Reckon should be ok.

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Decided to go seahorse.. ;> will be setting up the tank for them..

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