Nano Reef Tank *READ DESCRIPTION*
trio628 asked:
Music:
Rush-Tom Sawyer
Guns N’ Roses-Paradise city
I saved up from my last two birthdays and last christmas and put the money together and got this setup.
20 Gallon tank
2 Yellowtail Damsels to cycle the tank
CaribSea Live sand
Live rock
Corallife Light Strip w/36 Watt Actinic and 36 Watt 10,000K Daylight
Emperor 200 Biowheel filter
Maxi Jet 600 Powerhead
Nano Reef Gear
heartcore198 on 02 Aug 2008 at 2:40 pm #
what does it mean to cycle?
DNBliQUidFUNK on 05 Aug 2008 at 11:47 pm #
meant to add liverock then livesand so you have less chance of creating dead spots
bigdodenigga on 07 Aug 2008 at 2:12 am #
is it just expensive to set up? or is it expensive and/or hard to maintain?
i have 20 long and i was planning to setup a salt water reef tank
i have a african cichlid 20 gallon i have for about A YEAR WITH 8 FISH
wecametobelieve on 07 Aug 2008 at 4:07 pm #
Great video man! that was a fantastic idea!
chrisjmex408 on 09 Aug 2008 at 7:50 pm #
then what do u use for biological filtration in the wet dry filtrs? only live rock?
blooddiamond96 on 10 Aug 2008 at 5:55 am #
ok can someone tell me whats the best filter system i can use and the best powerhead for a 35-44 gallon tank with two clownfish and their hosts amenome
Guitar5525 on 12 Aug 2008 at 7:36 pm #
Nice tank, but I still have to agree with everything DubbsReef said.
Ditch the bio-wheel and add another powerhead, those things can really spike nitrates.
Also I have to ask……why did you use fish to cycle the tank? Surely you realise that cycling SW isn’t like cycling FW. You don’t need fish to cycle SW, live rock cycles it. If you put in live rock and leave it the tank will cycle.
Speaking of which, if you get a job soon you can really get going!
socalbarbie44 on 13 Aug 2008 at 9:01 am #
nice man im setting my saltwater tank up tomarrow going to lots of fun lol
cutietwo22 on 14 Aug 2008 at 11:44 pm #
GEEEEESSSHHH people give the guy a break! It’s HIS money and HIS tank he can do whatever he wants.
CSP209 on 17 Aug 2008 at 10:50 pm #
NICE JOB….. looks good
kyleh928 on 19 Aug 2008 at 2:02 am #
dude use the berlin method… looks like boococky
greatwhite187 on 21 Aug 2008 at 11:49 pm #
hey whats up tanks look good but filll them up all the way to the top it will give u more water volume.your losing space by not filling them up all the way
DubbsReefs on 23 Aug 2008 at 6:09 pm #
nice job, i am going to dissagree with some things though. i do not recomend using fish to cycle the tank, use a test kit not a “tester”. i would also ditch the bio wheel, the filter is fine but the whell itself will collect any type of dye off wich will turn into nitrate problems(same thing happens with bio balls for wet dry sumps, they turn into a nitrate factory). The wheels are best left to freshwater aquariums. other then that good luck with everything!
cobaltftw on 23 Aug 2008 at 6:20 pm #
you already have live rock whyd u use the damsels to cycle???
trio628 on 25 Aug 2008 at 11:19 am #
read the description!!!!!!!
greeneyetrex on 26 Aug 2008 at 8:05 am #
What’s the name of this song and the band???
jcstrides on 28 Aug 2008 at 10:30 am #
damn this kid is spoiled
khalilpistons1 on 28 Aug 2008 at 5:20 pm #
I like this video. GO Pistons
501scionxb on 29 Aug 2008 at 5:01 pm #
hey those bubbles arent good for your fish.
lordvad3r on 30 Aug 2008 at 2:40 am #
it doesnt cost that much man! if u get it all from your LFS then yeh itl cost a BOMB! if they sold a lighting unit for $100 odds are it cost them 50! look at sites like ebay .. and other auction sites .. u get the same remakes,same job, n same quality as anything from you LFS the only thing i would reccomend going to ur LFS is for help live rock and ofcause live stock.
trio628 on 30 Aug 2008 at 3:32 pm #
I did one and I lost all of the footage!!! But I will make another one soon.
fishkickass on 02 Sep 2008 at 9:07 pm #
i got one there realy great to get the ph down and saves u from useing chemicals!! wen r u goin to do a part 2 of ur tank mantinence?!?!
trio628 on 03 Sep 2008 at 6:02 pm #
no, trying to get an ro unit
fishkickass on 07 Sep 2008 at 6:01 am #
ha , angle fish r real freindly when im cleaning my tank they do tend to get in my way haha. do u use R/O water when u r doin water changes in your 55 gallon ? if u do do u have a R/O unit??!!!!??
trio628 on 08 Sep 2008 at 4:28 pm #
ha, I was waiting for someone to notice that.