Not rookie to saltwater but rookie to NANO few questions

[Slick]

Howdy guys from Texas,

I used to have a 55 SW tank pretty basic stuff LR, LS, and fish. No corals to speak of. I learned alot of mistakes the hardway and i have been really interested in Nano from the word go. I saw some of the DIY builds and I think I want to go that route but this is my question. I will list the size of tank I want to get up and running and items I think I am gonna need and if you could go over it and fill any voids or fix any overkill. Oh by the way I want to have corals, cleaner crew, mabey a small fish

10g tank
2 powerheads around 340 gph
a hanging filter on the back (no idea what to get)
around 7lbs of LR (leaving some room for frags)
bout 3/4 inch of LS

ok lights (please direct me here I want to have the type of corals that sort of "glow in the dark" that the lights kinda make come alive) I need specifics big time in this department I know I need ample lighting so please be specific.

Anything else I need feel free (I know about test kits, salinity tests and all the regular accesories you need no need here)

Also protein skimmer no idea here either ( my cousin had one and he ran it only every once in awhile is this a good practice to follow or is it always running)

Thanks

Slick :langle

 

[Jennie]

First of all :welcome to Nanotank from a fellow Texan!

If you are planning on using a standard 10g AGA then you have numerous options. You've listed plenty of circulation so you can even go as far as converting the filter to a fuge. As for lighting that will make your coral glow, go with MH lighting. As for the skimmers I'll let others chime in on that one.


:mrgreen:

 

[drty811]

i run a AGA10 reef tank and i'm not running a skimmer. reason being i do weekly water changes(gallon only). if you keep up with water changes and maintence you shouldnt need one. HTH

 

[TimSchmidt]

I second the skimmer not needed. But if you do buy a skimmer I would avoid the fission skimmer as the skimmer is very poorly put together IMO. You get what you pay for with that one, I hear great things about the remora aqua-c HOB skimmer. Just turn off the skimmer for an hour or two when feeding.

 

[EDGRAY]

:welcome.... Glad to have you here :mrgreen:


IM with you guys no SKIMMER NEEDED stick with weekly water changes... and well to get the glowing effect on some corals you will need some ACTINIC PC or a strong moonlight like

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/P ... 004+113544

And well the best option is to have a combo of MH & PC something like this

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/P ... 004+113352

Not sure how long is you tank or you budget so the link is just an example but you can always get a kit of MH and other of double PC.. also 3-4 pc sounds good too.. well just in my opinion. HTH

Eddy :cool1: