show me your nano!
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midknight
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Actnup,
Here is what I am doing with my 10.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=831443
Nwxt 2 projects are my 33 and my 25 T with 20 refugium.
Here is what I am doing with my 10.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=831443
Nwxt 2 projects are my 33 and my 25 T with 20 refugium.
Thank you for your post! Your tanks look great I can't wait till I get to that point.....well if you guys can come up with any advise for me I'm starting with some sand and water at this point in my 10 gal its been about a wek since I put the water in there what, how, why anything just give me some info.....what did you guys do to get to this point......thanks again guys and the tanks look great!
Milleme
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Im still workin out some kinks on mine. You can check out its thread http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=7334676#post7334676.
Heres a pic
Heres a pic
PRESTO2345
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Here's a 24 GAL. setup since FEB
Here's a 24 GAL. setup since FEB
Side view
Here's a 24 GAL. setup since FEB
Side view
Ok now.... let me ask... i have heard 2 different answears on this question and i dont know what one to go on.... I am looking at getting some live rock (fiji) but I was told that you should wait about 6 weeks now i heard from someone eles you can put it in within a couple of weeks if the water is all good....now im going to go along with the guy who told me 6 weeks does that sound about right or is there something eles i should know???
Best way is to buy live rock from a established tank like i did, U live in Florida, u can get it for free. and also try to get live sand from a established tank if u can. I paid $50 for 30/lb or tonga and fiju rocks, thats a good *** deal. OH YEAH, u have to put the live rock and the live sand together...
dantodd
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If you wait longer you will have less die off. If you are mail-ordering there will usually be enough die off to cause a mini-cycle anyway so just drop it in after a couple weeks.
Personally I would wait until the cycle is complete and get local LR, a little die off may cause a brief cycle but it is worth it to me for the benefits of high quality live rock and some of the great hitchhikers you would otherwise lose.
Especially when you are looking at such a small tank as a 10, the cost of rocks isn't that much. If you are interested in creating basic aquascaping with base rock then add that as soon as you can.
Personally I would wait until the cycle is complete and get local LR, a little die off may cause a brief cycle but it is worth it to me for the benefits of high quality live rock and some of the great hitchhikers you would otherwise lose.
Especially when you are looking at such a small tank as a 10, the cost of rocks isn't that much. If you are interested in creating basic aquascaping with base rock then add that as soon as you can.
Kogo
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please refrain from advising people to do things that are against the law.
many people may not realize it, but collecting live rock in florida is prohibited.
as for the live rock / cycle time question. it is not a question of time but rather a matter of the condition of the rock.
live rock is either cured or uncured.
uncured means that some organisms have died off in transit. uncured rock will have a smell to it that is either fishy or like the beach at low tide. this rock will release decaying material into your water resulting in an amonia spike. many people use this spike to start the nitrogen cycle (as aposed to damsels, cocktail shrimp, urine, or expensive additives).
cured rock has had time to clense itself from the decaying material and possibly begin some new growth. cured rock will have no smell and it is ready to biologicaly filter your water from the moment you add it to the tank. many people use this for instant cycling. however, to do this you must have a sufficient amount of rock and a resist adding a million fish the first day.
my prefered method (with nanos) is to use cured liverock (enough for a good aquascape) on a thin (1/2"- 1" ) sandbed.
i add light and coral frags on the first day. i can do this for two reasons. (1) the rock is cured and ready to filter organics. (2) corals add almost no bioload to the tank. if the tank is 5.5g or more i might add a single fish (choose wisely) after the corals have had a chance to settle in. with 10g or more i may add a second fish (use your judgment and track your paramaters)
i have used this method on all four of my nanos ranging from 2.5g to 20g. and i think my pics speak for themselves. [ side note: i do use a refugium on my 20g].
it is particularly interesting to watch all the life that emerges from the rock in my 2.5g because there are no fish to eat the tiny creatures. i have mysis shrimp, every sort of pod, and baby snails. i can stare at this tank for ever.
sorry for the long post... hope its helpful... have fun... and good luck.
when you say you dont have any fish in your 2.5 that is something that i am interested in doing....now regardless fish or no fish all your levels need to be perfect before you can put the live rocks in correct? (ph, nitrate, nitrite, ammo, gravity)....and wouldent your 2.5 basically be considered a refugium with nothing to eat off of it?
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