vibe's 10 gallon bedroom nano

[vibe]

well after the "crack incident" and near death experiences(corals and such) i decided to imediatly get to work on a new 10 gallon nano. all of my corals have been put into my 120 and i decided to start with a fresh clean slate. so heres a run down of my new nano:
********Tank Rundown*********
Tank size:
-10 gallon
Filtration:
-emperor 280 w/ Bio-wheel and carbon filter
Lighting:
-2x40 watt PC moonlite hood fixture (1 atinic bulb, 1 10,000k bulb)
Rock/Sand:
-2lbs of LR (Haitian/Tonga mix)
-20lbs of LS (2 inch sandbed)
Inverts/Clean up crew
-coming soon
Fish:
-coming soon
Corals:
-coming soon
Parameters:
-pH=8.3
-Am.=0-.25 (cycle starting)
-Trates=0
-Trites=0
-Salinity=1.023
heres a pic:

 

[laddy]

How'd you start the cycle?

 

[vibe]

LS and LR.

 

[vibe]

newest pic, now with 5 1/2 lbs of LR:

 

[vibe]

oops forgot the pic

 

[southcoral]

What type of fish are you going to put in the tank? I have a 29g, any suggestions? (I'm just starting out):cheer:

 

[smbuddy46]

what brand of lighting do you have

 

[jr8budcar]

Hi,
who makes the lighting system you have on your 10g. I would like to get that type. I just have the traditional hoods with one light. Thanks

 

[vibe]

southcoral: im thinking about putting in something that you normally dont see in nanos. maybe a blue spotted goby or an assesser (really cool greenish yellowish orangish colored fish). something cool and small of course.
smbuddy46 and jrbudcar: i have the new moonlite hood fixture made by CustomSeaLife . mine the the 20" hood fixture (the smallest one). it is 2x40 watts PC lighting (80 watts) plus a one watt moonlight that adds a cool night glow to the water. a guy at one of my LFS (a good one, not a stupid pet store) ordered one for me. i got it for $126 dollars. but you can buy them online. IM/e-mail me if you wanna know a site with some good prices for lighting . -IM: vibe15
-e-mail: vibe15@aol.com
thnx for the replies all. any suggestions/comments please let me know. what fish and corals do you guys suggest:thinking: . thnx

 

[vibe]

got my water tested today. new parameter levels read:
pH- 8.09
trites- .10
trates- 0
ammonia- 0
alk- 8.4
phosphates- 0
Calcium- 500
salinity- 1.027
cycle is almost ending:joy:

 

[vibe]

i bought 2 1/2 lbs. more LR today. here is how the set up looks and will continue to look.

 

[vibe]

the right mountain:

 

[vibe]

and the left mountain with my hitch hiker feather duster:jumping:

 

[roguetang]

very nice tank man. I hope all goes as well for you as it did for me man.

 

[vibe]

thanls roguetang. here it is again with the addition of the 4 lb rock on the left:

 

[norway]

awesome concept vibe.....looks like a mini-me of stevewest's tank, ha.

 

[roguetang]

Yes i like the design of it. Told the wife after i got mine setup wish i had went with smaller pieces of rock instead of the big ones. Would have made a better structure. But all the same i am happy with what i got.

 

[clarkiiclo]

I just tried to go to Customsealife and they are CLOSED! Thats not fair!

 

[vibe]

 

[liontamer]

Great looking aquascaping. The fish are really gonna love it! And the corals should addapt well too. Looks like yer off to a great start on this little tank. Wish i had the money to set one up in my room...