Hello!
Overview:
I've got a quite a bit of experience with saltwater tanks, but I lack around the coral bits but am keen to learn. I've had larger tanks in the past but never a nano! After doing a lot of research, I found the the Dymax iQ3 and iQ5 tanks seem to be a good little all-in-one solution, so I ended up settling on a iQ5 :happy2:
Tank start date: 5th March, 2015
Equipment Specifications:
Tank: Dymax iQ5
Dimensions excluding filter box:W22cm x L20cm x H27cm
Dimensions including filter box:W22cm x L27cm x H27cm
Volume: 13 litres
Protein skimmer: Dymax Mini Skimmer
Lighting: Dymax Zon 46 LED Blue and White
Auto Top-up: Nothing yet, open to suggestions... need to learn more here.
Water Flow: Dymax Pump that came with iQ5 (think it puts out 300lph)
Heating: Dymax Mini 30W Heater
Cooling: none yet, heading into winter so may not need any yet...
Water Quality and Changes:
Last tested: 7th March, 2015
Salt: Red Sea Salt
Water: Pure Dew purified water
kH: N/A
pH: 8.20 (test kit)
Phosphate: N/A
Ammonia: 0-.25ppm (test kit)
Nitrate: 0ppm (test kit)
Nitrite: 0ppm (test kit)
Calcium: N/A
Magnesium: N/A
Salinity: 1.023 (Hydrometer temporarily)
Additives: None yet. Open to suggestions.
Future plan:
Am handicapped at the moment the tank is about to go through the Nitrogen Cycle, but will look at add a cleaning crew after consisting of snails, hermit crabs, and a cleaner shrimp.
Livestock:
What appear to be a few hitchhiking brittle starfish? Other than that, nothing yet.
Corals:
None yet. Open to suggestions.
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