chris's 10g sps tank

[Tim224DT]

Good luck!!! There is a lot of 10 gallons in this one this year heheh



might be one more dont know yet.

[hng]

Tank is looking nice Chris. As far as the maxijet is concerned, do you feel like you're getting good flow in all corners of the tank? IME, a maxijet 1200 has a strong but narrow stream, and in a 10 gal tank, tends to create a whirlpool effect. You might want to consider a Koralia 1 or nano, or you could mod the maxijet with a $25 kit for a wider flow pattern. That's just a suggestion, but if the flow pattern is already OK, then don't waste your money buying new stuff.

[chrischris]

ya theres not that good of flow but im going to do the maxi jet mod and if the doesnt work out im going to get a koralia 1

[chrischris]

ok well i did a temp. sump/overflow setup
i bought a little 50 w heater
on the left you can see the drain and right the return( a mini jet 606)

[know-it-all]

I'm finding that the 50w heater I got isn't enough
but the tank is currently in the 60 deg basement

[chrischris]

well i only needs to keep it up at night when it drop to 73 in my house but during the day it stays around 76-78 so im not worried about the temp dropping to low as much as i am it getting to high when i get my viper 150w clamp light
oo ya im not going with a retro fit because im not that confident with my wirering skills so ill just get a fixture its the same price

[chrischris]

=does anybody have any advice for keeping sps?

[fish.freak]

I have been keeping sps for a little while now, Im no expert though.
Good flow, heavy skimming, strong light, and lots of calcium.
Do you have any specific questions?

[chrischris]

ya one ive asked befor but havent got an answer to what useing a korilla 1 or a tunze nano stream do you want to point it directly at the corals?

[fish.freak]

Yea if they aren't too close they can take it, you just have to try it and see what happens. Watch the polyp extension, and the color over the days following the adjustment.

[chrischris]

thats the only worry i had but now im ready

[fish.freak]

Originally Posted by chrischris

thats the only worry i had but now im ready

giggity giggity...

[chrischris]

ooya the big quag

[chrischris]

well a shown here you can see my limited time overflow

heres my return

heres my limited effort overflow

[fish.freak]

Way to get creative with the resources at hand.