good tank setup

[cafetao]

I'm thinking about setting up a nano in a month or two. Where can I find a good tank setup or the individual components at a decent price? Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated :D

[joey182]

The eclipse 6 or 12 are good and the minibow 7 i good to put some sand,live rock,a power head, and a 32 watt smartlamp and let it cycle your set. Good fish include clowns gobys royal grmma damsels. You will need a good additive I use c-balances two part additive and lugols solution.

[Phish]

The first thing I am going to ask is, "do you have salt water experiance"

I asked this because a nano is not a 'beginner' tank, it is much, much harder to raise properly and take care of, all of the readings (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, etc...) can be at 0 and syrocket by the end of the day, I have to monitor my reef at least 4 hours a day, if you are new to saltwater, Bigger is Better, the more water you have, the more stable it is.
You honestly would have an easier time taking care of a 500g reef, over a 10g reef... that said.


Standard beginner size is 10g, I would opt for a 20L, they are the hight of a 10g but twice as long... With that aquascaping would be fun and nice looking.


Spects for a 10g.

*LR at least 15lbs (get around 20lbs for finished product)
*LS at least 15lbs (for DSB use)
*Ebojagger 75w heater.
*Aqua Clear HOB (hand on back filter) Mini or 200 or 300 all will work for use of carbon, or mechanical filtering if neccessary.
*B-Ionic two part Calcium/Alkalinity supplements
*Test kits from Salifert or Dry-tab (I would not suggest you buy anything else...) Salifert being my Number one Choice.... You will need to buy Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate to start then pick up PH, Calcium, etc... (more detail can be found but I am lazy)
*Around 65w of light will also do the trick... BUT if you get the 96w powerquad from www.hellolights.com you could put in a clam or two (if you want any)
*Powerhead (use with the HOB at all times, take out the filtration in the filter and let it run, moving the water for circulation) I would suggest around 150gph of flow in a 10g...

Usually you dont need a filter for more than flow...

[Phish]

Even though its small, it isnt going to be cheap By the way...

[cafetao]

Thanks for the advice. Yea Phish I've got experience with the subject, I've been keeping a larger reef for a while now. Your specs are right where I was thinking. Thanks for the confirmation. And I'm planning on $500 just to start the tank so I'm well aware of the cost. If you guys have some experiences that would be useful or websites where I can find some stuff for cheap that would be great

[Phish]

What kind of lighting are you going for?, If you can afford it, I would suggest a 70w MH.

If you never went there, I would suggest going to www.nano-reef.com

You could find all kinds of useful info there.

I also go there as Phish...

[cafetao]

I'm looking at two 55w PCs on a twenty gallon at the moment. I was thinking of maybe getting some acro frags, would this be enough light?

[Phish]

2x 55 for a 10g is more than you need
it just ends up being a waste of money
Get the 70W MH, much better