[AnotherMeuser]

After all the twists and turns in life’s windey road I have returned to the hobby. When I had to break down my 75gallon the intention was to downsize to a 45gallon cube but that never got further than buying the tank… but I digress…here I am in 2023 dipping my toes back in with a 5gallon nano. The plan is a zoa garden with the possibility of a few lps, birds nest or Monti and maybe a torch or hammer if space allows. Here I am so far…. I’m bleach curing some of my old rock from the 75.

I have a couple pieces of reef saver in the tank for now just to look at.
The tank is a marine land 5 gallon portrait tank with integrated filter. Out the door Upgrades i have on the way are 130gpm return pump, a Kessil a80BT and ceramic bio media. I’m still looking for an economical DC wave maker pump something like a mp10 but smaller.

 

[jerryclunsford]

Welcome back and have fun.

 

[VWD]

Welcome back!!!!

 

[AnotherMeuser]

Just got done pulling out the last of my Tonga rock from storage, right at 40lbs. Got it bleach curing as well, if I’m gonna do a little I may as well do a lot. What I don’t use in this little nano will go back into storage clean, ready for whenever I decide to get the 45 cube going. I still have another 3 milk crates full of other rock that needs to be sterilized as well, but that’s another weeks project.

 

[Tinsnips]

Welcome back!

 

[Wiskey]

Welcome back!! This hobby has a way of never letting people go for too long. I love the tank, I have a little 3 gallon on my desk at work and it's a ton of fun. No fish, but I have a bunch of sexy shrimp and a variety of coral in there.

Whiskey

 

[Doug1]

Welcome back Meuser, nano looks good

 

[hackshobby]

I've come to the stark realization someone forgot to post a welcome on here....,,I'll keep my eyes open for that schlump and fine him! 😁
Till then, HOWDY, and welcome back AnotherMeuser!

Like Whiskey said, we get almost as many returns as new reefers on here......the ones that got hooked on this and had to stop for a bit, rather than a passing fancy that passed for them.

I had a heartbreaking failure of my system this past winter.....and after licking my ego wounds am looking forward to returning, though as most, greatly reduced in capacity.

Looking forward to following,
Hack

 

[AnotherMeuser]

Welcome back!! This hobby has a way of never letting people go for too long. I love the tank, I have a little 3 gallon on my desk at work and it's a ton of fun. No fish, but I have a bunch of sexy shrimp and a variety of coral in there.

Whiskey

Your 3 gallon is my plan, all corals but still thinking about a little crab and possibly one fish. Are there nano sized goby?

 

[AnotherMeuser]

I've come to the stark realization someone forgot to post a welcome on here....,,I'll keep my eyes open for that schlump and fine him! 😁
Till then, HOWDY, and welcome back AnotherMeuser!

Like Whiskey said, we get almost as many returns as new reefers on here......the ones that got hooked on this and had to stop for a bit, rather than a passing fancy that passed for them.

I had a heartbreaking failure of my system this past winter.....and after licking my ego wounds am looking forward to returning, though as most, greatly reduced in capacity.

Looking forward to following,
Hack

Sorry to hear about your tank… After my 75 crashed I intended on restarting in a cube but life got in the way. I will say, it feels good to be salty again!

 

[AnotherMeuser]

I think I found a much cheaper alternative to a mp10. Has anyone had any experience with the hygger Mini Wave Maker? https://a.co/d/80F0YGj

 

[Doug1]

I am still looking at a 10g self contained with a few small gobies and a fer loe light polyps

 

[Wiskey]

Your 3 gallon is my plan, all corals but still thinking about a little crab and possibly one fish. Are there nano sized goby?

Yeah! Emeralds are great, they help with many kinds of algae as well. I had one for a long time but I don't think I fed the tank enough. I'm going to get another one myself. I have a hermit in there, but it's not good for bubble algae.

There are golbies like the Clown Golby that stay really small and are good for a 10 gallon tank. They are also perching fish that don't really swim around all that much.

Whiskey

 

[Wiskey]

I think I found a much cheaper alternative to a mp10. Has anyone had any experience with the hygger Mini Wave Maker? https://a.co/d/80F0YGj

I haven't used that one, but propellor powerheads for a tank this size are a challenge. I used this one in my 10G and eventually moved it over to my 25.

Turbelle® nanostream® 6040 - Tunze

Hi-Tech für Aquaristik

www.tunze.com

Whiskey

 

[AnotherMeuser]

Yeah! Emeralds are great, they help with many kinds of algae as well. I had one for a long time but I don't think I fed the tank enough. I'm going to get another one myself. I have a hermit in there, but it's not good for bubble algae.

There are golbies like the Clown Golby that stay really small and are good for a 10 gallon tank. They are also perching fish that don't really swim around all that much.

Whiskey

Both of those are on my list. I picked up a clown and a couple hermits to help kick start the ammonia cycle. I’m having a hard time finding a small enough pump that is controllable. I will definitely check into the one you shared. Thank you.

 

[Wiskey]

Both of those are on my list. I picked up a clown and a couple hermits to help kick start the ammonia cycle. I’m having a hard time finding a small enough pump that is controllable. I will definitely check into the one you shared. Thank you.

Yeah, I faced the same thing. All the propellor pumps are huge. This one is a little different because it inverts the motor to have it running vertically and save space. There is also the AI Nero which is like a computer fan and has the motor overlapping to save space.

This is what the Tunze one looked like in my Cuby, I think this is 8 gallon in the display?
(It's in the back left)
IMG_0425 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

From this side view you can see it better. Behind the algae magnent:
IMG_0427 by Wiskey2727, on Flickr

Whiskey