reuben.a Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Hi guys, this is my AR380 nano reef. The tank is run using all stock equipment apart from replacing tropical bulb with marine actinic and daylight bulb and carbon has been removed. It has been running for almost 2 months. No fish yet, just letting it run until completely stable and more mature, and until I have enough pocket money for an orchid dottyback Corals: Two ricordea yumas' (green, and orange) Green star polyps Palythoas (greens and purples) Orange zoas A tiny leather that popped up Pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Looking good, the AR380's are very neat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted May 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Yeap they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aer0 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Im jealous of how nice this looks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebee Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Looks great, I have an ar380 and I would love to do this. :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Looks great, I have an ar380 and I would love to do this. :thup: DO IT! All he changed in this tank was the light bulb! it still has the Same stock filter ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeebee Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Haha yes I would, but I don't know a thing about reef aquariums.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted May 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Thanks heaps guys, but yeah marine is nice, it's great when all your hard work and money begins to pay off. still have a long way to go yet though haha :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 okay just an update on the tank, everything running smooth and overall really happy with it :thup: no fish yet but ill hopefully getting a pair of young clowns soon and possibly a torch...if im lucky !drool: anyway heres a few pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aer0 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 is that a dreaded apitasia in the third photo back corner of the tank? its looking awesome what size water changes are you doing? are you using NSW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 is that a dreaded apitasia in the third photo back corner of the tank? yes, yes it is lol but thats fully under control, just need to get to them as soon as they appear rather than leaving them for another day haha and yep nsw all the way! i like it - but i have to be honest, i havent actually had experience with asw before so i cant compare but yeah anyway i havent had any problems with bad water quality from nsw or anything so so far so good:) for water changes i do around 10l every week and a half usually, so quite a lot considering my tanks only 35 litres but regular water changes are a must as im not using any other means of filtration apart from live rock and a bit of sponge in the top filter part. i want to buy some new lights but id be wanting good ones so my thinking is that if im gonna spend a bit on lights, i might aswel upgrade to a slightly larger tank around 100 litres maybe and i want a sump because then there is more room for media and a skimmer:P im short for money at the moment so might have to find a job to fund my pricey hobby hahaha damn! :rotf: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aer0 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ive just switched from NSW to ASW, simply because over the winter i cant get out and get a good NSW collection often enough for my tank... not that its big but im wanting to stick to weekly changes every sunday. So Ive bought puredue and some coral salt for my changes... seems to be going well. For lighting, im also on a tight budget so I went DIY with LED lighting, is that much of an option for you? check my fluval edge thread, if you want more detials PM me, i can help if you want to do something more specific with the lights... mine are still in progress there will be more added. Im really digging nano's at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Yeah ive seen your tank, its coming along great! Very tidy and i love bangaiis haha, im considderring getting one for my tank. and Well the plan was to get better light and a wavemaker and then just remove top filter/light canopy because lights arent the best and filter doesnt do much but yeah, ive also thought about sumping it which could work id do it with an overflow that wont take up much tank space such as this one recommended by Ethan Russell on here, http://blog.aquanerd.com/wp-content/upl ... nout-2.jpg they are fairly pricey though but a sump on this tank would mean i can think about a skimmer and possibly a dosing pump to get some nice corals growing well! nanos are awesome, once i started i was surprised how much easier they are than what people make them out to be...well see how my tank goes once i add a few fish :slfg: :spop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camtang Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 What is NSW and ASW? Please excuse my ignorence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Natural Salt Water or Artificial Salt Water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aer0 Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 ive thought about sumping to add a skimmer and remove heater etc... but really it starts to go against the reasons of having a nano for me. I dont mind a regular weekly water change, I know its going to do good things and I know the reef salt im using is doing well for coral growth. If i were you id stick with the standard setup as much as possible to maintain that nano usage.. tear out the lights and upgrade if you want/need to get better coral growth, but with light stock levels you will be find with that standard HOB filter and good water change schedule i reckon.. this is all my own opinion though! and P.S. all cardanals are awesome, bangaii are extra cool.. there are a few local ones here going cheap too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reuben.a Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 got some new rock so a bit more room for future corals, hopefully getting a pair of ocellaris clowns in a week or two :happy1: anyway, heres a few pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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