My First Tank: 12G Cadlight Nano

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Samman

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Hi!

Ok, so I purchased my first tank 2 days ago! It's a 12G Cadlight w/ full sized 3 chamber built-in refugium and a 250gph pump. It comes with 4 bulb 32W T5 lighting strip for keeping Marine fish and corals.

I also bought a Oscillator and Wavemaking return nozzle (360 degree rotation) which will be custom installed into the tank.

It arrives this weekend and I'm so excited!!! :D :D

I went to Big Al's today and bought some supplies which I think I'll need such as a salinity checker, salt, and crushed coral. Am I missing anything? I think I still need a test tube kit and Cora1 pump...











 
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KidNano

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The only thing I could really think of right off the bat is activated carbon. Your tank might have come with some, but if not then get granulated and not the pellets. I've heard they are better because of more surface area.

Oh yeah.... once you get it up and running you'll want to get some Live Rock. I'm sure you're aware of that though.

looks like a nice little set up. I'm curious to see how that T5 fixture does.

Do you know what you're going to put in the tank when it's ready?

And if you haven't already received a warm welcome..... then...... :welcome to Nanotank :!:
 
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Samman

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ooo thanks for the welcome :D

btw, whats the activated carbon for (ive never done this before lol!)

mmm ye ive seen some setups that i really liked but i wanted to sort of make an arch with the live rock and i have no idea wat else to do with it LOL! any suggestions? :p
 
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KidNano

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Activated carbon does a lot of things, but most importantly it helps to keep your water clear. It does so by removing bad stuff from the water. heavy metals and junk like that. just keep a pouch of it in one of your back chambers and swap it out every few weeks.

If you can't get the rock to stack and form the way you want it to........ you can pick up some solid plastic tubing at a hardware store, drill through the rock and stick it together. It can be difficult but if done right you can create some really nice aquascaping.
 
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