Patrick's 10 gal. nano diary :)

1990jpyj

1990jpyj

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yea most of it is natural so he really cant do to much other then mover the tank to another location. he really doesnt mind the algee issues. he wont listen to me about covering it up for a few hours a day. he says"its a waste if i can only enjoy it at night, i would rather clean it more to enjoy it the way i always have been" so i just give up and look at his fish
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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oh and another question. when i bought that rock of star pollyps the guy said i had to have a skimmer if i was gunna keep coral?
i told him he was retarted lol and bought the coral. isthis true? i mean there are plenty of people without a skimmer on a tank with corals
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by patrick8929
http:///forum/post/2869508
oh and another question. when i bought that rock of star pollyps the guy said i had to have a skimmer if i was gunna keep coral?
i told him he was retarted lol and bought the coral. isthis true? i mean there are plenty of people without a skimmer on a tank with corals
It is not true... you dont need a skimmer to have corals. Some tanks that are heavily fed benefit from a skimmer to help export nutrients but if your bioload is in check a skimmer isnt necessary, but it sure is nice to have.
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by PerfectDark
http:///forum/post/2869532
It is not true... you dont need a skimmer to have corals. Some tanks that are heavily fed benefit from a skimmer to help export nutrients but if your bioload is in check a skimmer isnt necessary, but it sure is nice to have.
i agree with that they are obviously good to have but i didnt think i had to have one. thanks again!
 
spanko

spanko

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Nope not necessary if you keep your bioload in check and do regular weekly cleaning of the tank as well as regular water changes.
But skimmers sure do add to the well being.
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/2869547
Nope not necessary if you keep your bioload in check and do regular weekly cleaning of the tank as well as regular water changes.
But skimmers sure do add to the well being.
yea again i agree i was thinkin about getting one at some point. any suggestions? i was also thinking about doing an HOB ref. like a reall one not just chaeto in my filter what do you think?
 
braydonosu

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Pat - The tank is looking great. I started out in college with a 10 gal and clowns too, now I'm working on my 40 reef. Where are you at in Kentucky? I'm still looking for a good LFS with some good prices (and maybe somewhere with frags)
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by braydonosu
http:///forum/post/2869560
Pat - The tank is looking great. I started out in college with a 10 gal and clowns too, now I'm working on my 40 reef. Where are you at in Kentucky? I'm still looking for a good LFS with some good prices (and maybe somewhere with frags)
thank you!
im in richmonr right now for college but im from lexington and the only good store i know of is cloing!! they had everything!! frags and all. they are having a sail 40% off of everything tho so if you are close go check them out!!
its in lexington
 
star27624

star27624

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Find out from a science professor if you can get a couple gallons of DI water if they have their own system at the University you are attending.
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by star27624
http:///forum/post/2869648
Find out from a science professor if you can get a couple gallons of DI water if they have their own system at the University you are attending.
lol to late
. im not to worried about it. i will get it all cleaned up next week!
 
patrick8929

patrick8929

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Originally Posted by patrick8929
http:///forum/post/2869554
yea again i agree i was thinkin about getting one at some point. any suggestions? i was also thinking about doing an HOB ref. like a reall one not just chaeto in my filter what do you think?

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braydonosu

braydonosu

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If you have enough room to put a HOB fuge on the tank it wouldn't be a bad idea (plus it makes for another attractive tank to look at if you keep it up) The trouble will be finding a fuge small enough to fit. I had a 12 gal nano back in the day and found that just putting some macro algae in a sump chamber worked well with enough light. If you can get one of the submersible led lights and put that with some chateo in your hob filter I think that would work. I'm not expert tho - so maybe someone else sees it differently.
 
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