check out this kids nano

[Detritivore]

check out this kids SPS nano! it seriously looks better than mine!

from: http://haaga.aqua-web.org/Nano/index.htm

 

[Detritivore]

 

[Detritivore]

 

[akirasan]

What makes you think the tank belongs to the kid? He's just standing beside a tank

Seriously though, those corals are really growing! Check out how they veer towards the light! Fantastic stuff and beautiful tank. Once those spaces start filling up, you're looking at the next TOTM!

 

[Mchava]

and to think that all he is using is two canister filters and 4 15watt NO bulbs. Not even a skimmer. I wish my tank had all does colors.

 

[skier06]

great little tank, alot nicer than my 90. kinda off topic, what is that last coral there?

 

[SeanT]

Last coral in the center looks like a Pocillipora.

 

[thrlride]

I find it hard to believe that is 4 15watt NO bulbs.

 

[skier06]

the tan skinned one?

 

[CamBarr]

wow that is one sweet nano. defiantly makes me want to set one up.
I don't know how this tank is so successful?
It looks pretty well established still looks like a newer tank.
these are some of the things I noticed.

Lighting: NO fluorescent. Lacking intensity but good color and im sure they have a acceptable PAR. no doubt in my mind that you can run a amazing SPS tank with Fluorescent lighting.

Filtration: canister filter??? i understand how they are using it mainly for circulation but wouldn't this cause a ton of problems in the nitrite/ammonia area? not to mention dissolved organics and nutrients??

DSB: Not to start a DSB/BB war but i personally am not a fan of DSB'S in SPS tanks(just my personal preference i have used both found the bb method to work better ) but my point is wouldn't this add to the ongoing phosphate/high nutrient lever that would inhibit color/growth?

What the heck makes this tank so successful?
I would like to set up a tank with similar lighting but run it bb as an experiment so see what happens?

Maybe its just that amazing EURO magic water???

cb

 

[jshorter]

I am wondering how long the tank has been set up? There is no sign of coralline algae, etc. I could almost bet that the tank was set up, and all the corals have only been in there for a short period of time! It would be interesting to see this same tank in a month or 2....I bet it wouldn't look the same!!!

Just my observations.

Jason

 

[Adrian]

I see coralline...I also see acros and montis that have started to encrust

 

[jshorter]

Yea, I see a LITTLE coralline. And montipora can encrust quickly. I just have a funny feeling that this tank is a "weekend" set-up, and that most of the corals were tossed in, and the pictures taken. I can't imagine this tank being able to survive on it's current set-up for any length of time!!

 

[CamBarr]

Looking at the photos I too noticed the same thing. But the corals are starting to encrust upon the substrate and the sand looks somewhat established???

 

[Adrian]

Well not to argue, but IME it takes longer than a weekend, at least a couple of months for coralline to grow, and definitely for an acro to start to encrust, not to mention the fact that the birdsnest is obviously growing into the light. Have you ever kept sps under NO or just going by what youve read

 

[CamBarr]

I personally Have kept SPS under NO. My results were pretty good.
Color held well in most species but there was a defiant lack of growth. I also had a bunch of macro algae's grow which isn't a big deal but they can get out of control

 

[CamBarr]

also im not bagging on this tank im just trying to figure out why its is successful??? the method used is not of the norm?

 

[jshorter]

I tried SPS under NO when I first started the hobby years ago. I can say...it didn't work! And I had more watts per gallon than this set up.

 

[CamBarr]

bingo- I think I may be on to something here.
ok this system depends on 3 different types of media.
Carbon, phosphate remover and DENITRATE.
Hmm de nitrate????? with further investigation DENITRATE sounds to be doing the same thing as ZEOVIT yes i said it ZEOVIT
first by using the canister filter he is fluidizing the media.(sounds kinda like a zeo filter?)
sea chem states this : DIRECTIONS: For best results, de*nitrateâ„¢ should be placed to assure the flow of water through it, such as in a canister filter, chemical filtration module, or box filter. Flow rate should not exceed 200 L (50 gallons*) per hour. If higher flow rates are unavoidable, use Matrixâ„¢ or Pond Matrixâ„¢. It is best to rinse off dust before use. Once de*nitrateâ„¢ has been in use for several days, nitrate concentrations should start to fall and level off gradually at a concentration of about 4ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“5 mg/L as nitrate. As long as nitrate concentrations remain under control, the product is not exhausted. Each 500 mL of de*nitrateâ„¢ treats about 100ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“200 L (25ââ"šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“50 gallons*), depending on initial nitrate concentration and the current biological load. Enough should be used to remove nitrate at a rate at least as fast as the rate of formation. If very high nitrates are initially present, they should be brought down to less than 20 mg/L with water changes.

sounds kinda like the same principle of a zeolith?
please correct me if im wrong?
cb

 

[jedininja]

It really does look like a new tank to me. Very little corraline, and most of the encrusting that you see on encrusting on reef plugs/rubble that has been putty epoxyed to the rock.