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Bored...starting a 10g Nano

post #1 of 282
12/4/09 at 1:45pm
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Hey Guys....I have been bored lately....and I happen to have a 10g tank just sitting around collecting dust. I think I will set it up as a little nano...Never done one before, but why not...with all you guys to help...this should be fun! Suggestions, advice etc. will be more than appreciated.
Ok what I have so far:
10g (20in long)
Koralia #1
Large piece of artificial rock (the kind with magnets)
about 10lbs of figi rock curing at the moment.
About to buy a small bag of sand.

Now....what about lights? thinking of nova extreme SLR T-5 (40watt total)? %%
And what about filtration? thinking about the emperor or aquaclear?
Would like to make an area for mangroves and chaeto.

All ideas or suggestions would be helpful....thanks
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post #2 of 282
12/4/09 at 2:18pm
I'm running an AC70 with the refuge mod... Works great! I have Carbon, the filter media and cheato in there.
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post #3 of 282
12/4/09 at 2:22pm
I also have a 10g set up.. search in nanno section and look it up.

I have current 2x40watt pc 1/ lunar lights

I'm using a XP1 cannister filter, plus aI have an 18" HOB refugium.
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post #4 of 282
12/4/09 at 2:31pm
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Thanks for the replys....what did you do to mod the ac70 curry? I want to put in chemipure and have room for chaeto, etc.

and kats...do you think your lights would be better than the ones i am looking at? I would like a lunar light but I am kind of stuck on my t-5 fixture.

BTW...Nice looking tanks guys, any advice is appreciated. I have a 75g and have never done a nano before...its exciting!!
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post #5 of 282
12/4/09 at 2:34pm
Originally Posted by luvmyreef View Post
Thanks for the replys....what did you do to mod the ac70 curry? I want to put in chemipure and have room for chaeto, etc.

and kats...do you think your lights would be better than the ones i am looking at? I would like a lunar light but I am kind of stuck on my t-5 fixture.

BTW...Nice looking tanks guys, any advice is appreciated. I have a 75g and have never done a nano before...its exciting!!
All I did was remove the media basket and cut part of it to fit the front so nothing flows out (cheato) and that was it.

Filter, Carbon, Chemi-Pure and then my cheato is right on top.




You will have to google "ac70 refugium" since we cant post links... its the second link i think.
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post #6 of 282
12/4/09 at 2:38pm
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Thanks!! I think I might be able to do this!!
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post #7 of 282
12/4/09 at 2:39pm
Just a note, they way I modded mine was slightly different. I opted to keep the provided filter pad instead of using the thinner filter media he used in his mod which gave him more space. It was less work on my part the way i did it and being lazy it worked out.. LOL

Good luck!
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post #8 of 282
12/4/09 at 4:41pm
With T5's I think you can have more corals. Not really sure haha, I just bought mine because of budget lol.
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post #9 of 282
12/4/09 at 5:02pm
Originally Posted by Curry View Post
I'm running an AC70 with the refuge mod... Works great! I have Carbon, the filter media and cheato in there.
What is a "cheato"?
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post #10 of 282
12/4/09 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by Katsafados View Post
With T5's I think you can have more corals. Not really sure haha, I just bought mine because of budget lol.
Know what you mean!! But I can get my t-5's for 51.99 right now!!!!
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post #11 of 282
12/4/09 at 5:39pm
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Originally Posted by bswe22 View Post
What is a "cheato"?
HaHaHa He meant chaeto...
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post #12 of 282
12/4/09 at 7:29pm
Originally Posted by luvmyreef View Post
HaHaHa He meant chaeto...
Yea there we go... didn't have my coffee when I was typing so errors are to be expected lol.
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post #13 of 282
12/4/09 at 10:08pm
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Alright....15lbs of sand is in.. ..heater in.... and I decided to try the penguin filter with the biowheel and I might try to mod it for chaeto...couldnt help it...it was on sale for like 12 bucks!! I normally do 20gal water changes every two weeks on my 75..so I will just do a couple gallons more for this little tank...anyways....tank is really cloudy...will take a pic once its better.....getting excited.....
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post #14 of 282
12/5/09 at 12:27am
Originally Posted by Curry View Post
All I did was remove the media basket and cut part of it to fit the front so nothing flows out (cheato) and that was it.

Filter, Carbon, Chemi-Pure and then my cheato is right on top.




You will have to google "ac70 refugium" since we cant post links... its the second link i think.
This is a great idea, I think I may try this with my marineland 100 HOB wheel (I think theres enough room and then just remove the lid for lighting).
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post #15 of 282
12/5/09 at 12:30am
Anyways I'll be tagging along, I'm in a similar process of set up right now on a 5.5 gallon.

I'm curious, do yo uwant the chaeto/mangrove to be in the main tank? Would you maybe be dividing it with some plexiglass for two seperate portions to the tank?
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post #16 of 282
12/5/09 at 11:47am
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You know...I was thinking of that.(putting the mangrove in the main tank) Since there shouldn't be anything in there to bother it. I will try to put the chaeto in the filter or something, not sure yet..
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post #17 of 282
12/5/09 at 2:19pm
no doubt to go with the t5 fixtures. ull have room for upgrading just in case u ever want sps. if not, u can always use t5 for better coloration
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post #18 of 282
12/5/09 at 3:02pm
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Well, this is what it looks like so far....I am not happy with the aquascape right now so I will be adding more rock. I used odd pieces that I couldn't use in my 75. I will be ordering my T-5's soon... sorry about the bad pic..
LL
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post #19 of 282
12/5/09 at 3:59pm
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post #20 of 282
12/5/09 at 9:19pm
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Ok..added the koralia #1. and ran some tests.

Here goes:
temp-78
sp. gravity-1.024
ph-7.8 (wonder if it's the new bag of salt giving me these ph issues)
ammonia-between 0 and 0.25
nitrite- between 0 and 0.25
nitrate-0

And we're off to wait out the cycle.
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