CarsonF's new nano

[CarsonF]

hey everyone just in the middle of setting my new nano
:gcool

anyways heres the specs

System Objectives: A nano reef display

System Type: mixed reef with softies and hardies
Display System:

Strike up Date: 7/02/09

Display Tank:407x335x400mm which is 37 l

Display Lighting: Lighting specifications. 2x24w pc and 3 led night lights

Stand: matching stand that comes with it

Hood: matching hood with the built in lights and switches

Sump: n/a

Refugium: built in back fuge planning to put lr rubble and some caulerpa taxifola

Refugium Lighting: 5w pc not sure if its strong enough?


Support systems:

System Water: artificial saltwater from red sea with r/o water

Display Water circulation: 420l/h which is only 13 times overturn i will probablt add to it

Return Pump:same thing as above

Skimmer: yes built in venturi style skimmer

Evaporation Top Up:manual top up


Chemical Support:

Calcium Addition:aragamight

Alkilinity Addition:aragamight

Other Chemical Maintenance: Magnesium iodine trace elements

Current Water Chemistry: If applicable
Nitrates:
Phosphates:
Alkalinity:
Calcium:
Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.024
Magnesuim:

ive got nothing in there as of yet as it is still cycling and have only had it for 5 days now and ill be adding live rocks today and i will add some updates as i go heres a picture anyway

if anyone has any questions ill be more than happy to answer

thanks for looking

 

[KoNP]

You say it's cycling but did you add any ammonia to it to get that started? Like... a dead shrimp or something?

 

[CarsonF]

I only just added a crustacean infested piece of live rock

ps. by crustacean infested i mean there are a heck of a lot of peanut worms, brittle stars and some pods and many others :mrgreen:

 

[KoNP]

I only just added a crustacean infested piece of live rock

ps. by crustacean infested i mean there are a heck of a lot of peanut worms, brittle stars and some pods and many others :mrgreen:

Nice. My first piece of rock had a bunch of tubey things, a few worms, a bristle and a majano anemone (who has died at some point). Expect half of that all to die from the change in environment - that's what you're wanting though, it'll fuel the nitrogen cycle (ammonia -> nitrite -> nitrate -> nitrogen gas). Keep an eye out for rusty crap all over your sand and rock; that's around about the end of the first major cycle, and is a diatom bloom.

 

[CarsonF]

yepp, understood i've had 3 other marine tanks before this one just to make it clear

thanks for the reply's

 

[KoNP]

yepp, understood i've had 3 other marine tanks before this one just to make it clear

thanks for the reply's

Ooh, so you know your stuff haha. I suddenly feel foolish :lol3:

 

[CarsonF]

hahaha no problem buddy :mrgreen:

so i just added the live rock in with mostly base but when the time comes for the big swap over ther will be plenty more live rock although i like the look of the base as it is

as you can see its only 2 pieces but im hoping this will be enough to seed the tank

 

[tmd77]

hey carson,

quick way to help seed the tank and boost the cycling process is to either ask your LFS or a local reefer if you could grab a cup of live sand off them!

 

[CarsonF]

oh ok awesome havnt thought about that and i was also thinking of getting some fresh salt water from the sea collected by the lfs its relatively cheap. do you think this would help?

 

[TimSchmidt]

I don't think it would do what you want it to. Water in and of itself doesn't house a substantial amount of bacteria. But then again, the water couldn't really hurt either.