Hello everyone! Ive always wanted to have a saltwater tank but never knew anyone that had one so Id be jumping in blind. So I hesitated and never dived in. Then a couple weeks ago I happened upon a deal too good to be true. I got a 24g nano tank with a full setup for an unbelievable price. I couldnt pass it up so I jumped.
I set it up with live rock and sand a day day later and let it cycle for a few days. Met some people in local shops and they had advice and taught me how to speed up the cycling so I could get some clean up animals inside. Ive got some hermit crabs and starfish going right now. Ive taken my water in for testing every few days and so far it looks great.
My tank is the 24g nano by JBJ. Its one of the original series with the bulb lights. The two bulbs are both the 50/50 bulbs with one side 10k and the other acintic. This is my first question. My local shop owner assures me this light setup is perfectly fine for corals as long as I swap the bulbs out every 8 months. Is this accurate?
My second question pertains to filtration. I have three compartments in the back. I am building a DIY media basket to place in the side where the water exits the visible part of the aquarium. In this media basket I put chemi pure elite in the bottom, the middle Ive left empty and the top has a filter sponge to grab the little floaties. Should I leave middle empty? If not, what do people suggest?
Third question. A few people have recommended an algae scrubber for my middle compartment. These few people have then tried to get me to order ones that are several hundred dollars. After looking at them in the local shops, I quickly realized I could build one of these myself pretty cheaply. I hopped on youtube and saw that someone already has and it cost about 50 bucks total. I would install this algae scrubber in the middle compartment of my tank. Is this a good idea?
Thanks for taking the time to read this and Im glad to be here. Ive had my tank for a couple weeks and I already am hopping on craigslist looking for someone trying to dump a large tank to have a centerpiece for my living room. =)
I set it up with live rock and sand a day day later and let it cycle for a few days. Met some people in local shops and they had advice and taught me how to speed up the cycling so I could get some clean up animals inside. Ive got some hermit crabs and starfish going right now. Ive taken my water in for testing every few days and so far it looks great.
My tank is the 24g nano by JBJ. Its one of the original series with the bulb lights. The two bulbs are both the 50/50 bulbs with one side 10k and the other acintic. This is my first question. My local shop owner assures me this light setup is perfectly fine for corals as long as I swap the bulbs out every 8 months. Is this accurate?
My second question pertains to filtration. I have three compartments in the back. I am building a DIY media basket to place in the side where the water exits the visible part of the aquarium. In this media basket I put chemi pure elite in the bottom, the middle Ive left empty and the top has a filter sponge to grab the little floaties. Should I leave middle empty? If not, what do people suggest?
Third question. A few people have recommended an algae scrubber for my middle compartment. These few people have then tried to get me to order ones that are several hundred dollars. After looking at them in the local shops, I quickly realized I could build one of these myself pretty cheaply. I hopped on youtube and saw that someone already has and it cost about 50 bucks total. I would install this algae scrubber in the middle compartment of my tank. Is this a good idea?
Thanks for taking the time to read this and Im glad to be here. Ive had my tank for a couple weeks and I already am hopping on craigslist looking for someone trying to dump a large tank to have a centerpiece for my living room. =)