Hello RC!
For years I've had nanos. I made many mistakes with my very first 10 gal nano about 15 years ago. had it for about 4 years before I moved out of my parents house. In a tiny apartment, I allowed myself a 9 gal cube which I loved. I really miss it- it is now planted FW tank. Then I moved to a condo and upgraded to a 20 gal JBJ nano cube which is nearly 2 years old now. I have to say, I never liked this cube.. the bow front drove me nuts with the distortions.. I couldn't modify it- HOB skimmers wasn't working properly, the lighting was OK though never felt it was worth it to upgrade lighting on a tank I didn't like much.. yea. after 2 years of having it, I decided to take the plunge into a 75 gal reef! Since I wasn't sure how the floor supports are, I felt 75 is the largest I could go. I didn't want to risk it with a larger tank.
OK, enough with my nutshell history.. here's the fun stuff:
Standard Marineland Reef-Ready 48"x18"x21".
Aqueon Pine Stand
Trigger Crystal 36" sump (30 gals)
Coralvue Reef Octopus INT100 Classic Skimmer
Return Pump - Lifeguard Aquatic Quiet One Pro Series 2200
AutoAqua Smart ATO Micro
Reefkeeper Lite Controller (not in use at this time)
Coralife HO T5 light fixture- 4 bulb
Spectrapure RO/DI 4-Stage Filter with Booster
60 lbs Sand (1 inch SSB in DT, DSB in Sump)
about 50 lbs of LR
of course, the usual heater, refractometer, testing.. so on.
Currently my tank's been up for nearly 2 weeks. It is still in the cycling phase- my tank is void of any livestock at this time. I have a pair of clowns and some corals from my 28 JBJ nano that will be moving into the 75 once it's ready. I figure while I (im)patiently wait for it to complete its cycle, I can keep busy here and hopefully get advice as I go along.
Photos!
My tank as it stands today:
With the old temporary light- but you can see the stand better:
The sump:
I am also in the process of setting up my first QT tank. The decoration is there because the tank looked so empty, lol. I need to pick up some PVC:
For years I've had nanos. I made many mistakes with my very first 10 gal nano about 15 years ago. had it for about 4 years before I moved out of my parents house. In a tiny apartment, I allowed myself a 9 gal cube which I loved. I really miss it- it is now planted FW tank. Then I moved to a condo and upgraded to a 20 gal JBJ nano cube which is nearly 2 years old now. I have to say, I never liked this cube.. the bow front drove me nuts with the distortions.. I couldn't modify it- HOB skimmers wasn't working properly, the lighting was OK though never felt it was worth it to upgrade lighting on a tank I didn't like much.. yea. after 2 years of having it, I decided to take the plunge into a 75 gal reef! Since I wasn't sure how the floor supports are, I felt 75 is the largest I could go. I didn't want to risk it with a larger tank.
OK, enough with my nutshell history.. here's the fun stuff:
Standard Marineland Reef-Ready 48"x18"x21".
Aqueon Pine Stand
Trigger Crystal 36" sump (30 gals)
Coralvue Reef Octopus INT100 Classic Skimmer
Return Pump - Lifeguard Aquatic Quiet One Pro Series 2200
AutoAqua Smart ATO Micro
Reefkeeper Lite Controller (not in use at this time)
Coralife HO T5 light fixture- 4 bulb
Spectrapure RO/DI 4-Stage Filter with Booster
60 lbs Sand (1 inch SSB in DT, DSB in Sump)
about 50 lbs of LR
of course, the usual heater, refractometer, testing.. so on.
Currently my tank's been up for nearly 2 weeks. It is still in the cycling phase- my tank is void of any livestock at this time. I have a pair of clowns and some corals from my 28 JBJ nano that will be moving into the 75 once it's ready. I figure while I (im)patiently wait for it to complete its cycle, I can keep busy here and hopefully get advice as I go along.
Photos!
My tank as it stands today:
With the old temporary light- but you can see the stand better:
The sump:
I am also in the process of setting up my first QT tank. The decoration is there because the tank looked so empty, lol. I need to pick up some PVC:
