Fruju Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 I was wondering how many people have attempted a marine reef nano tank and if they had any details on how they did it? Did they find costs to be about as high as a more 'mainstream' sized tank? Also, is it possible to have a non-algae covered tank without using RO unit water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 haven't had a go myself, but have heard it can be done, and reasonably cheaply as long as you have all the skills required. and yes it is possible to have algae free tank without RO water, they had them before RO units were around, have a look into older methods, there is some decent knowledge there, plus you find a lot of "new" things really aren't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 My first marine tank was 22 litres and it was hell, it was really hard to keep params right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 wow, 22L, thats extreme nano, most reef keepers consider 75-100L nano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Yeh that was the only tank we had and we didn't really research and got confinced by the shop people it was alright for a pair of clowns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 if you sump it, you should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 lol, sounds like you found nemo the hard way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony law Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 :sml1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 lol, sounds like you found nemo the hard way :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Check out Nano-Reef.com :thup: Awesome site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 They have some freaking nice tanks on that site :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 I know!!! !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 awesome tanks!! my only gripe with reefers is that their tanks are always showing off in dark rooms with lighting to make the corals etc... flouresce. it kinda gives me the mental image of someone locked in their rooms since the 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 awesome tanks!! my only gripe with reefers is that their tanks are always showing off in dark rooms with lighting to make the corals etc... flouresce. it kinda gives me the mental image of someone locked in their rooms since the 80's You should talk to henward about your gripes with lighting :digH: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 Check out thise acropora tank that uses 10K XM Halide bulbs! Not a nano, but it just shows that you don't need to use fancy lighting for some corals to get them to look nice http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-12/totm/index.php The blue T5HO's are used as moonlights and do not run while the halides are on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Wow, that is freakin impressive!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 I had a 22L nano marine as well. Had no problems with it. Didn't use RO water either. No skimmer, used purigen and carbon in the filter. Had 3 coral frags, fire shrimp and a small damsal in it. That was until I got my 450L tank, everything went in there. My build: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=53458 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 3 400w xm halides seems pretty fancy to me, certainly alot of light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 Well the tank is loaded with acropora. From what I've read they need quite a lot of light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 yes they do Joe :lol: , hence my post. They need alot of good light, they seem to have it so no real shock that they look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 But with such a small volume swings in the chemistry would be rather common no? How do running costs compare to say a 200L freshwater? Salt is the ongoing cost right? (Excluding food/lighting/power) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raeh1 Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 man those tanks are awesome. Some hard core set-ups to run them. My wife insists everything must fit in the tank. :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 man those tanks are awesome. Some hard core set-ups to run them. My wife insists everything must fit in the tank. :facepalm: Check out some of these :thup: Most of them have all the equipment hidden in the stand. http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/ This is my favourite !drool: http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/?tank=62 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 I love the last link joe, I saw that a few months ago, it has gladiator clowns !drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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