My Nano Setup - Suggestions?

[jrcorbin]

Pictures will follow when I get home tonight hopefully.
This is the setup I have so far for my Nano, and suggestions for improvements would be appreciated!

• 10 Gallon Rectangle Tank
• 50w Heater (probably should have got a 75, but will upgrade later)
• Hydor Koralia Nano Powerhead - 230 gph
  20lbs Live Sand
  10 lbs Live Rock
  Aquatech HOB filter for 5 - 15 gallon tank (hopefully natural filteration will work, but got it just incase.)

I put the live sand in the tank on April 5th, the Live Rock on April 9th. My water test kit comes in the mail on Monday, April 14th so I don't know the water makeup yet.
Ideas on stocking?? Thanks for the input!

 

[jrcorbin]

Sorry, forgot to mention my lighting... I dont plan on having Coral until I get a bigger tank (or bigger budget). Currently I have a 30 watt florescent light bulb, nothing fancy.

 

[azul1994]

How about:
Clown goby(yellow or green)
Ocellaris clown
Cleaner shrimp
Emerald crab
and some other cool inverts.

 

[jrcorbin]

Is a standard florescent light blub ok for live rock or do the stuff growing on my rocks need a better buld?

 

[azul1994]

Well it depends whats growing on the rock. But for you purposes(FOWLR) A standard fluorescent bulb will be fine for LR.

 

[ci11337]

sexy shrimp

 

[clownfish11]

x2 ^ mby a pair

 

[gmann1139]

50 W heater should be fine.
Also, I'd 50/50 the light with an actinic. I think it gives a better look.

 

[jrcorbin]

My water test kit comes in the mail today, tank has been up and running for 9 days so hopefully the levels won't be too bad. I want to add some crabs and shrimp... I dont like the waiting game, but I'm trying to be patient and smart about it...
I probably will upgrad my lights, I'll probably have to tinker around with the current hood and retrofit it... I've seen a few really nice DIY lights, maybe I'll try to find one of those...
I'll bust out the camera tonight for some pics.

 

[jrcorbin]

Well I got my test kit, and everything was 0 except my Ph was about a 7.8; so I'll do a partial water change and hopefully that'll fix that...