starting a 18gal bow front need opinions!

dmill15

Member
Hello all,
I am setting up a nano and need opinions from the experts. Has anyone here tried a bare bottom nano with just LR? I was thinking of it because of the dimentions of the bow front. It is tall and thin 20"l X 17"h it is only 9"w at the start of the bow and 12" in the middle of the bow. With that little space the rock would cover all of the sand anyway. What do you guys and ladies think? I am filling it with water and salt tonight to start the cycle with some LR rubble while I work on the canopy. I am gonna try to use some 65w pc fixtures (modified) that I have laying around. 2 by 65w should do it huh? 1 10k and 1 atinic? There is only gonna be 1 fish my rainford goby but alot of coral and a clam or two.
Any comments and or opinions welcome.
Thanks,
Dave
 

dmill15

Member
Also I don't plan on using any filtration other than a 10 gal sump, and no skimmer. Has anyone here had success running their tank like that?
Dave
 

feixjai

Active Member
i would get live sand. it is better and it looks better. plus the live rock can scratch the tank badly and possibly break through. if its too heavy.
 
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