My Nano Reef Build

Aussie reefer · 01-26-2008, 06:47 AM

Hi everyone i am new around here and am from Australia.

The tank i am entering was started on the 5th of january this year and because it is when the comp was started i am asuming that it is ok for me to enter it into the competition. If not let me no

the tank is 2foot X 1foot x 1foot 3inchs
not sure on water volume yet but i will calculate it and post asap.

so far the tank is setup with 10kg of live rock as primary filtration along with a canister filter which has a small amout of media in it. the tank is also hookd up to a hailea 150A chiller to miantain a constant temp of 24 - 25 degrees. i am running a 600l/h powerhead to give good water flow and circulation for all corals and anemones that i plan on adding into the tank.
i currently have 3x blue-green chromis in the tank to test how the tank is going and they will be removed before other livestock is introduced.

Here is a picture of the tank as it stands at the moment. the pic was taken yesterday.

chiller and canister setup

ckreef · 01-26-2008, 08:58 AM

Kewl little Micro Chiller.

What type of lighting are you planning on using.

Charles

TheBeak · 01-26-2008, 08:59 AM

hi and welcome....

what sort of lighting do you have or plan?

edit: looks like 18.7 gallons

Loverotties · 01-26-2008, 10:20 AM

Welcome to TRT!

and good luck with your Nano!

miniwhinny · 01-26-2008, 10:39 AM

Welcome to the build off, your tank is looking great so far

fish.freak · 01-26-2008, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aussie reefer

Hi everyone i am new around here and am from Australia.

The tank i am entering was started on the 5th of january this year and because it is when the comp was started i am asuming that it is ok for me to enter it into the competition. If not let me no

the tank is 2foot X 1foot x 1foot 3inchs
not sure on water volume yet but i will calculate it and post asap.

Welcome to the contest and TRT.

Sounds like you should be good to go as far as your start date is concerned.
I got 18.7 Gallons form your measurements.

Aussie reefer · 01-26-2008, 07:41 PM

thanks for the warm welcome everyone it is grate to be here and also thanks for the help with the conversion to gallons guys i didnt have a clue.

I am currently running a dual t5 light setup with 1x 20000k white tube and 1x actinic tube. I am very pleased with the how the lights are working as i have never used t5 lighting before.

Hopefully over the coarse of the year i will be able to build up a nice little nano reef.
Hoping to add some of the nicer livestock this week or the next so i will post pictures and keep you updated when i do.

Wiskey · 01-26-2008, 08:11 PM

Welcome to the buildoff!!!! That is a really cool little chiller

Do you plan to stock with corals? What kind of corals do you plan to keep?

Whiskey

Aussie reefer · 01-26-2008, 08:26 PM

Definantly plan on stoking with alot of corals. Im not to sure as to what kind of corals i want yet i think i will just go with what catches my eye when i come accross them. i will be slipping down the the coral plantation in my area tmorow and having a good look at what i want. i think i will definantly have to go with a small elegance coral and posible a hammer coral if i can find one.
I will also be putting 1 or 2 anemones in the tank as i plan on keeping a pear of true percula clowns.
I plan on keeping alot of corals and minimal fish. possable only 2 percula clowns and a mandarin(when the tank has a large population of pods) along with a few inverts.

DarthOcellaris · 01-28-2008, 07:20 PM

welcome to trt and the build off

fish.freak · 02-08-2008, 11:34 AM

Have you got any corals form the farm yet?

DaveTheReefGeek · 02-08-2008, 11:35 AM

Welcome to TRT, and to the build off!
I like your nano chiller!!
Good luck, I'll be tagging along for the ride!

Elegance Coral · 02-08-2008, 12:24 PM

Living in the land down under, you should be able to stock it with some awesome corals

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Hay Mod's, This isn't fair. He gets to cheat

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Wiskey · 02-08-2008, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elegance Coral

Living in the land down under, you should be able to stock it with some awesome corals

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Hay Mod's, This isn't fair. He gets to cheat

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cheat

Any progress with this tank?

Whiskey

Aussie reefer · 02-14-2008, 02:09 AM

hey guys i am back.
sorry that i havent been updating but there really isnt alot to update just yet. i have had to spend alot of money on my motorbike racing lately and as a result the tank has unfortunatly taken a back seet to this. however all is good now and i will be back on track within a few weeks.
Unfortunatly i havent got a chance to get any corals yet. i have only added a couple of nice anemones and clown fish into the tank.(i will post pics in the next day or 2)