7 gallon Nano Reef 1st Addition

[plum70rt]

meet little Moo, how do you get rid of algae in a nano tank?

 

[plum70rt]

 

[justinx]

For the tank itself, what did you use? the AGA Mini-Bow 7? If so, did you drill it yourself?

 

[plum70rt]

its a tank I found at a garage sale , its made by Aquatics by design, cool little tank, here it is when I first set it up

 

[plum70rt]

rear, has a little skimmer,

 

[brooklyn johnny]

Hey plum awesome nano... I second DVskins recommendation... that darn hair algae will stay even when the nutrients are gone sometimes... so just whcak it out with the toothbrush, and make sure the nutrients are gone...

 

[plum70rt]

Will Do, thanks, what kind of light do you like 6500k or 5000k, I would think the 5000k is too low, I have dual customsealife 9 watt and 27 watt bulbs the 9 watts are actinics

 

[brooklyn johnny]

I have always liked (and I have) a 50/50 ratio between 10k and actinics... one 36 watt 10k and one actinic for me...

 

[dfishh]

nice lookin tank
wat r u gonna do with the cowfish wen he gets big, put him in ur big tank?
wat do u use as a cleanup crew for a nano, mine is so small, i cant put anything big like a trochus snail in. i have only 1 bumblebee snail, but there so lazy they do a crappy job. im thinking of grabbing sum tiny blulegs.
DAVE

 

[brooklyn johnny]

You might lose some good stuff at first, but when I first set my nano up there were just two patches of hair algae that never dissappeared, even with 3 astreas, 1 trochus, 3 bumblebee, emerald crab, and hermits...
get your clean up crew first and see what they do, and then after a while scrub the areas they don't handle...

 

[slick]

That nano is looking great. Keep us updated on it's progress

 

[overanalyzer]

PLum Looks great!!
Scrub that hair off before you add anything. I got rid of all of my hair and now I am battling Cyano in my 5 gallon - it looks pretty bad right now .... going to kill lights on it for a couple of days!!

 

[plum70rt]

Lights and fans complete, thanks Cliff
this is a bright little tank

 

[harrysreef]

Looks nice Plum, try the clean up crew after scrubing I agree you'll lose some but overall it will benfit. crew should maintain it after that

 

[david s]

NICE tank plum you should be glad that I did not go to that yard sale hehe how much did they squeze you for it. I love the setup in the back

 

[plum70rt]

150.00 with a 13watt and 9 watt light in there which I took out,
this was supposed to be set up on an executives desk, never made it, I went to walmart and built a matching oak stand for it

 

[j21kickster]

impressed- nice little tank - love the lights too- r you going reef- stock carefully and keep the hair algae in check!.

 

[plum70rt]

thanks all, yes a reef, have plenty of light to keep some nice corals, today added a sallylightfoot and 6 blue leg hermits, leaving lights off for a few days, lets see what happens
BTW this will be at the Florida Marine Aquarium show, my entry
I have to 5/23 to create a nice interesting reef,

 

[spsfreak100]

Very nice, Plum!
Just keep in mind that cowfish will release deadly toxins when they die or when they're stressed. Such toxins can easily whipe out all inhabitants in such a small volume of water.
Anyway,
The fish looks awesome! It has great coloration.
Take Care,
Graham

 

[plum70rt]

yes I know of the cowfish toxins, cool fish though, this will be his tank until he gets bigger, then maybe he will go into the 262, does anyone know how fast they grow? he is thumb size now