Solana tank owner thread.

[Hooked4life]

ronbis,

1. I have the MP10 which I think is plenty of flow in my mixed reef, but I also upgraded my return to a Quiet One 2200 on a 1/2" SeaSwirl, which creates a lot of flow.

2. I've heard the ball fixture gets too hot to mount a moonlight on it. I'm using this 1-watt LED http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1366
I attached it to the false backwall with ZooMed MagClip.

3. The tank is big enough for a sixline but you might lose him if you don't cover it. I got rid of my flatworms with a Springeri damsel. Yes I said damsel. I swore I'd never own one, but I was desperate. He cleaned up the flatworms amazingly quick and was a model citizen. I was sad that I lost him when I moved the tank last fall.

HTH

 

[dustinc]

To get rid of the flatworms, I would dose that thing with flatworm exit. Follow the instructions carefully and it will get rid of them. Just make sure and dose again 1 week later to get rid of the few stragglers. I would do it now before you get your tank to heavily stocked.

 

[MVlk]

ronbis, First congrats on the new tank. They are neat AIO's.

1. MP10 will work great. I have mine turned down to abut 25% of max flow. Lots of room to go more if needed.

2. I ran Chemipure (not elite) and Pruigen in the bottom of the 2nd chaber for a while. Seemed to work well. With my new setup it was easier to just run a reactor. I think the reactors with carbon and GFO are better. That said, most do great without.

3. No input sorry.

4. I have six-line in my tank. He is a great fish and works well.

 

[Hooked4life]

ronbis,

1. I have the MP10 which I think is plenty of flow in my mixed reef, but I also upgraded my return to a Quiet One 2200 on a 1/2" SeaSwirl, which creates a lot of flow.

2. I've heard the ball fixture gets too hot to mount a moonlight on it. I'm using this 1-watt LED http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1366
I attached it to the false backwall with ZooMed MagClip.

3. The tank is big enough for a sixline but you might lose him if you don't cover it. I got rid of my flatworms with a Springeri damsel. Yes I said damsel. I swore I'd never own one, but I was desperate. He cleaned up the flatworms amazingly quick and was a model citizen. I was sad that I lost him when I moved the tank last fall.

HTH

oops messed up my numbers--I've run ChemiPure Elite since day one. It's in the middle chamber on top of some live rock. I change it every 90 days. I've never had a serious algae problems in this tank. No skimmer, 5 gallon water changes every 7-10 days.

 

[wastememphis]

Filled my tank up with water this weekend:

 

[MVlk]

Looking good Neil!

 

[Grizzy]

Here are some pics of my just over 2 month old solana:

 

[MVlk]

Grizzy, Beautiful shots! How about a FTS?

 

[poolkeeper1]

Great shots/Great Fish

Great shots/Great Fish

Here are some pics of my just over 2 month old solana:

Where did you order that fish from, Hopefully I can get one too... Nice
Bill

 

[ronbis]

To get rid of the flatworms, I would dose that thing with flatworm exit. Follow the instructions carefully and it will get rid of them. Just make sure and dose again 1 week later to get rid of the few stragglers. I would do it now before you get your tank to heavily stocked.

I tried flatworm exit twice, about 3 days apart. The directions called for 4 drops/5 gallons but I increased it and used 50 drops for the solana. Killed a lot of them, but they are still in there (not a ton, but some still). I hate the way that stuff made the starfish in my live rocks writhe around and didn't want to kill them so I used 50 drops the second time too. Does anyone know if flatworm exit kills feather dusters? I don't want to do that. Might try one more time at triple or quadruple strength.

Thanks for the replies. Going to order an MP10. Still undecided about the phosban reactor though.

 

[killarsox]

How high off the water should a light fixture be? I've got a 150w halide, I was thinking 4" just though't i'd check.

 

[wastememphis]

4" is pretty close, you can do that if you want too but it might heat the water up. On my last tank I think the halides sat about 10-12" off the waters surface, mostly so I could reach under them if needed.

 

[TriggerHappyDude]

Here are some pics of my just over 2 month old solana:

Grizzy, is that a 50mm Macro lens?

 

[SpankythePyro]

4" is pretty close, you can do that if you want too but it might heat the water up. On my last tank I think the halides sat about 10-12" off the waters surface, mostly so I could reach under them if needed.

How'd that work out for sps?

 

[wastememphis]

It worked out fine there was 2 x 250watt halides and a 2' deep tank... kept clams on the bottom.

 

[rreed]

Solano pump

Solano pump

Anyone change from the stock solano pump? I'm wanting to use a mag drive 350gph. Since I added the chiller lost 120 gph due to head pressure. I know I could pick that back up with mag drive, but will it fit? Anyone else using mag drive?

 

[killarsox]

Hey, i'm having a little bit of trouble setting up the Solana. I've got the sand, live rock, and water filled in the tank. But how much water should I have in the back overflow compartments. I think I way too much, as it's probably only an inch from the rim of the tank. Any help is appreciated.

 

[rreed]

Hey, i'm having a little bit of trouble setting up the Solana. I've got the sand, live rock, and water filled in the tank. But how much water should I have in the back overflow compartments. I think I way too much, as it's probably only an inch from the rim of the tank. Any help is appreciated.

Thats too much for sure. I keep mine just below the level that the skimmer section feeds. So where your skimmer feeds next chamber I went 1/2 inch lower than that in 3 chamber where return pump is.

 

[MVlk]

I have mine filled to the little ridges in the third chamber that are intended to support the cruddy included ATO bottles. Just works well as a reference point for me.

 

[Clavius]

Hey all, I'm new to ReefCentral. Check out my Solana here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1783203