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yardboy · 06-16-2005, 10:15 AM

OVer at Reefmonkey they've got a nano build-off contest going with a max of 25 gallons for the system. 25 gallons is small for a marine system, can be tricky to keep stable.

rmhuntley · 06-16-2005, 04:23 PM

Here's a shot of my 5.5, it's not the best quality, but it will give you an Idea. the sinularia TDC is not in a good mood today, so it looks bad/

Whitten · 06-16-2005, 05:48 PM

Mine is not considered a Nano by some but I think it is last largest size that a tank can be before it turns into a regular reef tank.

By the way the tank is a 1.2 gallon.......I'm just kidding it is a 30 gallon Cube. And the Tang was not my pick but I did save his life from certain flushing at the pet store. Unfortunately his wounds were to great and he sadly passed away this afternoon. He lost an Eye in transit if you were wondering.

petshopboy78 · 06-19-2005, 03:57 PM

Gorgeous tank!!! I was thinking about doing one of those 30 cubes. what are you running for filtration?

Whitten · 06-20-2005, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by petshopboy78

Gorgeous tank!!! I was thinking about doing one of those 30 cubes. what are you running for filtration?

Thanks for the generous comment. The 30 gallon cube is indeed a wonderful tank. I really love the shape as well as how nice it looks in a room. I was over at a friends house tonight looking at his tank, and got to thinking about it though and if I were to do it all over again, I would have gone with a 40 gallon Breeder tank...it really is so much easier to make it a reef tank with how wide and shallow it is.
That is not to say that I have any regrets because I absolutely love my tank...I love the shape and the way the rock looks in it as well as the build quality.

As for filtration I have very little by conventional standards. My tank at that point had a 3 day old freshly put together refugium in the sump. Before that it was just a bare sump with water movement. I have about 60 lbs of LR in the tank so I have what some would call over kill but it was all necessary to make a reef wall look as well as prepare for a mandrin goby.

petshopboy78 · 06-22-2005, 04:29 AM

Nice!
Protien Skimmer?

Whitten · 06-22-2005, 01:19 PM

Not yet, but Coralifes Super Needle Wheel Skimmer is getting some suprising and excelent reviews...so that might be an option.

petshopboy78 · 06-27-2005, 04:16 AM

I manage a local pet store and we have a large Coralife needle wheel running one of our systems. I have been really impressed with it. They make (or somebody makes one for them) a very user friendly and well made skimmer. I give 2 thumbs up.

Whitten · 06-27-2005, 05:59 PM

That is what I am hearing. Supposedly it was a korean company and Coralife bought the rights to rename it as theirs over here. So far there is a huge thread over at RC about it, and people have been saying that they are even better than the Remora skimmers.

bigjumangi · 08-04-2005, 05:06 PM

Hi all I'm new to this site and I guess I'm also a relative newbie to keeping a tank. I have a 25 gallon tank. Here are some pics http://photobucket.com/albums/v459/m...el/MariosTank/ . I am currently thinking of taking out the Chromy and putting something else in but don't know what. Can you guys give me some suggestions. My current residents are a Damsel, Clown, Ghost Eel, Chromy mentioned above, Bubble Anemone, 3 snails, 2 hermit crabs, 2 emerald crabs, and one starfish.

Whitten · 08-04-2005, 07:58 PM

Whoa, BigJumangi....first off hi, and welcome. Glad you found this thread.

Now down to business, I really wouldn't put anything else in the way of fish in the tank. While I love you eel, and they are a fun addition to an aquarium they are very finiky critters especially in a small system. You mentioned that you had 3 snails 2 hermits, and a couple of emeralds....well unfortunately for you and your clean up crew it appears that while ghost morays only get to be 20" long they do prey nocturnally on crustaceans, and small fish. At any rate you may not have a problem know but I shoud think that with time you may be adding more crabs to your tank.

I really honestly wouldn't do much more in the way of fish unless you get something a little more effective in the filtration department. A good hang on the back Skimmer like the Aqua C Remora, or the Coralife Super Skimmer are two cheap and easy alternatives to that Hang on the Back filter system which will with time really won't be much more than just a means to move the water.

By the way your Anemone is actually a type of Sebae Anemone, not a bubble tip. Believe or not that might actually be better thing because it is closer to the natural host of the specific type of clown that you have chosen.

Give me some specs on your tank, it is looking good so far but I need to know what kind of equipment you have. What kind of light and what not.

customshopguy · 08-04-2005, 11:55 PM

May as well post here too so it does not go away too soon. Any comments or quetions are welcome as always.

bigjumangi · 08-05-2005, 09:40 AM

Thanks for the reply little fishy. Hi to you too. I will get you my specs when I get home from work today. Ya I know that the eel will soon be making my lil critters disappear. They will be scraficing themself for a good cause. LOL! So you don't think even if I take out the Chromy I can put in another fish? I would like something with more color.

Whitten · 08-05-2005, 10:47 AM

Well it isn't so much that I don't think you can it is that I see that you like your anemone and your clown and those anemone types do like very clean water. With the current bioload you have I would be weary to put another more colorful fish in, because it is more than likely going to be larger than the chromis. That is unless you are running a very good skimmer and keeping up with the weekly water changes. Things will go fine for a few months, but then after that nitrates and the lot will begin to build up which makes for a difficult time controling them. It is at that point that most leave the hobby because they get so frustrated as to why they keep killing things.

I am just looking at it for the long haul, I just want to see your tank and that cool eel a year from know and see everything very happy.