3 litre nano pics

[steve1s]

Here's some pics of a ¾ gallon nano I set up last month. All seems to be going quite well. I think I may add some >1" frags and see what happens...

Tank Specs:
3 litre cube AZOO mini
7 watt 7100k PC lights
60 litre/hr hang on filter
no heater.

Inhabitants:
Razor Caulerpa Caulerpa serulata
Grape Caulerpa Caulerpa racemosa
Pink Colt Coral Alcyonium Linnaeus
Brown Star polyp Pachyclavularia sp.
Orange/Green/Brown zoanthid Zoanthus sp
Green mushroom Actinodiscus sp
Nassarius snail Nassarius sp
Cerith snail Cerithium sp

Cheers
Steve

[RazerCorals]

nice improvement over 1 month. just wondering is that a clip-on PC from target or something? I was looking into those before, but decided MH was the way to go. How is the spectrum.

[steve1s]

The clip-on PC is just fine. The corals are showing great color and growth. The 7100k spectrum should not present any problems. The small size of the tank and the relative 7 watt Pc should actually support many different types of corals except for the size constraint. My LFS will be getting some small 1" blue Montipora Digitata's soon and will be giving that a try.

MH wouild be a little much on a tank less than one gallon but could be used on a larger mini-reef sized tank.

Cheers
Steve

[RazerCorals]

Yea I know if you went with MH. It would be refil tank. Hour later, what it's empty again!!!

[phistio]

steve,

i'm sure you're fine with the clip on...but if you were wanting a broader spectrum of lighting, you could easily achieve that with some cold cathode lighting...

[steve1s]

steve,

i'm sure you're fine with the clip on...but if you were wanting a broader spectrum of lighting, you could easily achieve that with some cold cathode lighting...

Have not seen any available locally yet. If you could provide a manufacturer link, that would help me in sourcing an alternative...

Thanks for the suggestion :D

Cheers
Steve

[RazerCorals]

Can you get t-5 in that short of a bulb?

[phistio]

as far as i know, t-5's don't come that small...

steve, i'll be happy to supply you with some cathode info...gimme a few to get all my resources together...

[Lahatiel]

ever get that cathode info? or am I just blind and not seeing it?

[phistio]

sorry...been wrapped up a bit with a few other things going on...

also, i wanted to see if there was anyone at the IMAC toying with the same technology...

anyhow...here is the distributor where i was directed to get them from...

http://www.elwirecheap.com/coldcathodes.html


http://store1.yimg.com/I/glowingstuff_1735_203384
http://store1.yimg.com/I/glowingstuff_1739_606550

[Travis]

Sweeeeet, is a Nano that small hard to control? My wife and I were down at the LFS last night considering a 5g for our bed room. And I though that was small :lol: . I'm not ready for that yet though...

[steve1s]

Travis,

Nano's are not much different than any other size tank. The only thing you need to be very mindful of is there is little room for error. Being prapared and planning the set up and stocking prior to purchase would be a good idea.

The only real concern for me personally in such a small tank is evaporation. Something to be very careful of. Continual changes in salainty can harm the inhabitant over time. Other than that, I find maintenance relatively simple. A basic water change every two weeks seems to do the trick quite nicely... :D

Cheers
Steve

[Marshallsfive]

:D Hello
Cool tank - I also was looking at this for a Nano tank to put on my desk at work. Only problem would be the amount of evaperation over the weekend. So it looks like I'll be going with the Eclipse-3

How often are you topping off and how much?

Thanks!
Steve- :P

[steve1s]

I will usually need to add ¼-½ cup of fresh water daily. Sometimes more on warmer days..

Good luck with your eclipse.. 8)

Cheers
Steve

[humpit_ags2006]

how many watts do you recomend for a nano if you are going to run corals i heard like 3-4 watts per gallon

[steve1s]

I would use the 3-4 watt thing more as a guideline, not a rule.

Tank depth and height of the lights has much more to do with it than the gallons. As well as types of light dependant animals to be kept. Most Azoo's come with lights already.

The one on the cube came with a 7watt 7100k PC light.

Cheers
Steve

[TheOmniComet]

How do you measure Salinity in such a small tank?

[steve1s]

Excellent question!!

Right now I just syphon out the water using a small length of airline tubing into the hydrometer. Not all that accurate but it does the job.

I am planning a few more different "species" nano's and will definately be investing in a refractometer prior to moving forward.

Cheers
Steve

[valexia]

When i first saw these tanks come into the store i knew someone was going to try it sooner or later, heck the thought came into my head more than once!!! LOL! I cant believe your getting it to work! now i am sooo tempted! (Ps. i work at a place that sells a little livestock) Hmmm, this might be fun.... :D
It looks fab...to say the least!

[ReefMad1967]

Steve thats really nice! My friend and i thought about setting up a tank like that in a goldfish bowl but we never did. We started nano's instead! :mrgreen:

[Fishmonger]

With a tank that small do you put any LR in or LS ?

[steve1s]

The LR and sand where both scavenged from the 90 gal reef tank. Made it much easier to establish a healthier tank. Escpecially one that small. I am currently experimenting with a small digitata frag and will post a pic once there is some progress.

Cheers
Steve

[jepoy420]

hey steve im the one who emailed u about ur 3litre nano. i was wondering do u hav any fish in those 2 tanks? and wat kind of life do u have in those tanks?