Do I have all I need?

tinydove

tinydove

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I have a 12g FOWLR that has been up and running for almost 5 years now, I am making it into a small reef or Nano as they are called.
My Live Stock list so far...
about 23-25lbs LR and 1" or so LS...both have been in the tank almost 5years
about 3-5Nassarius Snail and babies they have had ... will be getting more w/ coral order from SWF...There corals and fish are great, ordered b4 for my 55g years ago.
2Turbo/Astrea Snail
1 Pep Shrimp
1 perc who is almost 10 years
also found a crab that has been in LR since tank was set up, doing my best to catch the lil" bugger.
Equipment...
Lights...20" 1x96W Coralife Aqualight CF Hood w/ 50/50 Quad Tube that combines 10,000°K and True Actinic 03 blue( will be here by Friday 20th )
1- Koralia Nano PH
1- Current USA Lunar Light, Nocturnal Blue
1- Marineland Penguin Bio Wheel Filter 100gph, says good up to 20G tank
Corals... Hubby brought home a Kenya Tree to surprise me, I'm worried since I only have the stock light for an Eclipse hood till new lights come in on Friday.
What I would like to know is there anything else I need before placing my order w/ SWF?
I have read a few post on making a HOB fuge out of an AC 50 but kind of confused on how to do that, so still trying to find good links that explain.
Any help or suggestions w/ any of my equipment or anything at all would be great. Thanks all
 
nissan577

nissan577

Active Member
well with the PC lights your getting you will have a limited to get some corals. like only LPS and softies. if you dont want any sps your good.
for the HOB refugium do the following: remove all the stuff in the filter. place chaeto in the big empty spot. add a light to give it light and your done!
that simple!
as for everything else. i would recommend getting a single Koralia 1 since the flow will be more wided then the nano. the Knano is like a direct flow.
so i guess your good with everything else! cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
tinydove

tinydove

Member
Thank you so much for responding so quick. I already orderd the Koralia Nano so I gues I will order the Koralia 1 now. What kind of light is good for the fuge, is there one that most use for the HOB fuge?
 
zoie2

zoie2

Active Member
so you have a 12 gal fish tank that has LR and has been set up for 5 years and now you want to add coral. Is that right?
It sounds like you have everything you need. If you have an established fish tank then all you need to add coral is the right lighting.
The lighting you need depends on the coral you want to keep. Most coral except sps shuold do fine under pc's.
 
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