My First Real Nano

[bang guy]

I entered a nano contest on another board and I'm having a lot of fun learning a new aspect of the hobby. It is turning out to be a lot more complicated than the larger tanks. Everything seems to have space issues.
It's just a 10 gal that I have suspended from the ceiling (I'm out of floor space). I'm making it 100% propogated including the rock, sand, fish, corals, cleanup crew, etc. Lighting is 120 watts of VHO but I'm considering adding another bulb for 160 watts. The skimmer is a DIY made from leftover PVC pieces and a Sponge Bob air pump LOL
I have a lot of work to do to make the outside attractive but I think I have a handle on the inside. It's going through a humongous Aiptasia explosion so it will be a perfect opportunity to test out these new worms to see if they can clean up the pests without eating the livestock.
Pictures will come later and any comments are more than welcome! (please!)

 

[tuningvis]

160 watts
nice... i'm sure like everything you touch bang, you will master
good luck and keep us updated

 

[liverock27]

Can't wait to see what you can do with a nano.

 

[bang guy]

Here's a pic from Monday after adding some corals:

 

[lefty]

Lookin' good, Bang. Could you get a shot that shows it hanging? I've never heard of a tank hanging from the ceiling. I figure it must look pretty interesting. You must also really trust your ceiling. =P
-lefty

 

[bigarn]

Great rock work--- :happy:
Welcome to the "Wonderful World Of Nanos".
Just curious..... what type of worms are you experimenting with?

 

[bang guy]

Thank you! It's definately different.
The worm is an oddball Bristle Worm in the Ophryotrocha family. It decimates Aiptasia but I don't know what else it eats yet.

 

[liverock27]

Great start. What are the corals that you put in there?

 

[bang guy]

Ricordea yuma over on the right bottom, regular mushrooms over on the left, a couple pf mini Carpet Anemone, a Frogspawn Polyp, a Candycane polyp, a few types of Montipora - Digitata and Capricornus.

 

[avbryce1]

wow bang guy on the nano fourm! the nano looks great!

 

[scubataibi]

how old does it have to be to add coral/anemone?

 

[bang guy]

This one has only been set up a month but the rocks & sand had been sitting in my lagoon for a month before that.

 

[debbie]

Bang Guy do you have a filter on that tank or just a skimmer?

 

[bang guy]

The sand bed is the filter.

 

[laddy]

Oh Boy this is gunna be a good thread, I can sense it!

What got you going on with the nano......?

 

[sula]

"The skimmer is a DIY made from leftover PVC pieces and a Sponge Bob air pump"
personally, I'm waiting with bated breath for the details on this skimmer

 

[bang guy]

The pic posting is scrambled or I'd post a pic.

 

[manjisann]

Very nice! I must say I suffer from tank envy. I to would like to see a picture of the suspension, and the protein skimmer.

 

[bang guy]

Believe me, the suspension is nothing to envy. 4 2X4's and a shelf hanging from the rafters.

 

[sula]

well, with all that light you've got you could probably have a nice little ivy plant growing in the vicinity....
pics! we want pics!!!