My First Nano M-Tank

[marino420td]

I picked up this tank on clearance from my LFS for $150. It came with the skimmer, lights and powerheads at that price, too good to pass up. I think I will order the nano size live rock from Premium Aquatics to fill it. Probably Marshall Island rock. Here are a few pics.

 

[Henry22]

Whats the skimmer and lights? If their decent I'd say you got a good deal.

 

[marino420td]

Here is a link to the tank manufacturer. I got the MT-2101 that has two 36 watt pc's.

http://www.finnex.net/pages/product/MTank.html

 

[k_kagy]

If I were you I would throw a hang on filter as well.

 

[BLKTANG]

If I were you I would throw a hang on filter as well.

Or more L/R.

 

[marino420td]

I will be ordering approximately 15 to 20 lbs of live rock today.

 

[Shooter7]

Rich, that Marshall Island nano rock from PA is good stuff. That's what I got in my 26 gal bow and my 10gal. It did have a few aiptasia pop up on it, but I was able to take care of those. Lots of good shapes. Cool looking setup you've got.

 

[Henry22]

If you have small aiptasia peppermint shrimp are cool, although mine used to hide alll the time till i got a cleaner and now their buds.

 

[marino420td]

I ordered 18 lbs of Marshall Island nano rock from Premium Aquatics. It will be here Wednesday and I'll post pics then.

 

[vanmo92]

looks like this will be a nice tank. i cant wait to see more pics after you get more lr and coral.

 

[stretch415]

That is the exact tank Im looking for. Is it a 20 gallon? That is a hella nice tank

 

[marino420td]

It is a 20 gallon. I haven't measured but I believe that is total water volume, including the filtration system on back.

 

[marino420td]

The rock is here

The rock is here

I ordered 18 lbs of Marshall Island nano sized rock from Premium Aquatics on Monday. It arrived today and pics are below.

First the package- it was in good condition.

Now the opened package

After paper peeled back

All rock laid out - many more pieces than I expected

Some close ups so you can see coloring- sorry for the blurry photos

Now in tank pics

This rock has awesome shapes. Lots of holes and as I stated earlier, many more pieces in 18 lbs than expected. Only a few small pieces of rubble. I would highly recommend this rock.

Let me know what you think of the aquascaping. First attempt and I think it turned out ok.

 

[marino420td]

More pics of aquascaping

More pics of aquascaping

 

[Ray Whisperer]

Looks great

 

[Henry22]

That rock is awesome. If i do another tank I will order from them.

 

[stretch415]

Any idea who makes that tank?

 

[aural]

dude he put a link to the manufacturers website towards the top of the post... read up!

love the rockwork you did on the tank!

 

[marino420td]

Thanks for the compliments. I did a really crappy job of aquascaping my 65 gal and it is too much trouble to change now. I tried to get an interesting shape with plenty of ledges to place corals. All while keeping the rockwork from touching the sides and front. I'm happy with the look so I think I'll leave it as is.

 

[spf9992001]

That's a great deal on the M Tank. The rock and aquascaping look very nice.