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14-01-2013, 11:28 AM | #1 |
Dragon
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illumnae's 2013 newbie office setup
The old office set up crashed and got overrun with hair algae. I suspect it has to do with lack of skimming (the Dymax iQ skimmer stopped working after awhile) and fish dying over the weekend. The ammonia/phosphate spike probably triggered the algae, and thereafter it was really hard to get rid of.
Since the new year was approaching, I decided to just bring the tank home and bleach bomb it, and to upgrade the office tank 1 size up to the Ocean Free 34L instead (previous setup was OF 24L). I decided not to go with a budget setup this time but spend a bit more on quality equipment so that the tank can be low maintenance but still look nice (otherwise colleagues see the tank so ugly very malu!) Here's the details of the current set up: Tank: Ocean Free 34 litres AIO Filtration: 4kg live rock + Bubble Magus e3 skimmer Lighting: Beamworks 6x 3W (2 blue 4 white) Clip-on LED Substrate: Carib-Sea Ocean Direct Aragonite sand (10lb) Water: D-D Instant Ocean mix Pumps: Stock 480L/hr return pump + Hydor Koralia Nano 900L/hr Additives: Prodibio Nano Reef Kit Current Livestock: Swalesi basslet - 1 pair Tectus fenestratus snail - 2 Nassarius sp snail - 3 Rose Bubble Tip Anemone - 1 Super sun coral - ~10 heads Ricordea california - 3 Ricordea yuma - 4 Bispira sp. feather duster worm - 4 Future Livestock: Mandarin goby (pellet trained) - 1 Helfrechi firefish - 1 Percula clownfish - 1 or 1 pair More corals! Here's a picture of the current haphazard and ugly setup: Hopefully I'll be able to rescape it nicely soon! |
15-01-2013, 11:53 PM | #2 |
Endangered Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Beautiful tank bro! really hope i have the chane to set up a marine nano one day.. may i know where did u get ur live rocks?
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16-01-2013, 10:17 AM | #3 |
Dragon
Join Date: Jul 2005
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bro, maybe you can try FOWLR, easy maintenances. no need strong light for corals and less algae problem..
you may want to try the TUNZE nano skimmer 9002, very good for nano tank. I use that for my nano tank last time with SPS. no problem. |
16-01-2013, 11:14 AM | #4 | ||
Dragon
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I did consider using a Tunze 9002, but it takes up valuable real estate inside of the tank, which reduces water volume (less stable tank) and also reduces the amount of bioload the tank can support. That's why I chose to use the Bubble Magus e3 hang on skimmer instead. It hangs on the outside and actually increases water volume somewhat instead of decreasing it. Further, it's rated for 100-300 litres, allowing me to massively overskim the tank for peace of mind Skimmate is coming out green tea colour as bioload is low now. |
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16-01-2013, 11:18 AM | #5 |
Arofanatic
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Waiting for more updates, thanks.
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16-01-2013, 11:30 AM | #6 | |
Endangered Dragon
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16-01-2013, 11:54 AM | #7 |
Dragon
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The e3 takes about an additional 10cm behind the tank
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17-01-2013, 12:48 AM | #8 |
Endangered Dragon
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Did u noticed any difference in quality from the live rocks from iwarna and marineLife?
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17-01-2013, 02:05 AM | #9 |
Dragon
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Both are good quality. I find ML one has more coralline algae growth and slightly more porous. However, iwarna has a greater selection and hitchhikers better
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17-01-2013, 09:58 AM | #10 |
Arofanatic
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Bro I have the same tank as u!
Will the Hydor Koralia Nano 900L/hr create sand storm in the tank? Ive been hunting high and low for a wavemaker for pico tanks....didnt manage to find any... |
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