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Hey all, just joined this forum, checked it out a few years ago when I was doing FW stuff.....Sold all of it, and now just getting into starting a Nano reef! :biggrin: Lots of questions, lots of info.....Hoping to pick your brains and snag some used gear :wink: Here's the hardware thus far

10g standard (20") tank
Fluval 204 (primarily for circ, maybe a tray or 2 of filter)....I know its a little less than ideal, 180gph
standard heater....letters worn off, but used it in my 45 so should be adequate


Soooo, I need a light....was thinking Coralife 36w 20".....Maybe go to a 24" because I may decide to goto a 20g tank instead.....but I can cycle my rock and stuff in the 10 and decide from there....Anyone want to sell a light? or tank? haha

Lastly, this tank will house a bunch of low maintenance coral, mushroom, a few crabs (thinkin pom pom), shrimp, snails and for swimmers a clown (how original!) and likely a boxfish.....very minimalist....

thoughts? suggestions? got stuff to get rid of (including rock/sand)? let me know!

Hoping as I get more knowledgeable I can help out some too.....

Welcome to Canreef!! :mrgreen:

Welcome to Canreef

welcome to Canreef...have you stopped by Red Coral at all?

Alright! So went to a 15gallon instead, wanted a bit more flexibility.......So got it, 15lbs of Live rock from Wai's, about 25lbs or so of live sand, and decided to pick up a new heater, 100W should be plenty. Mixed up my water, used RO.....Got my salinity around 1.021ish.....Waiting for the sand clouds to clear to do my first chem test.....Will be interesting, this packet of bacteria that came with the sand says I can start adding inverts when the water is clear......Not so sure about that, so I'll see what the tester says about that time! At any rate, I can't wait to start adding the cleaners to start things off and just drop feed them for a bit....My Fluval whips quite a bit of water around so I think the circ should be ok as it is for now.......

Question: How do most of you aerate/oxygenate your tank?? Just keep some ripples on the top surface? I don't want to introduce air because air=noise...And I'm not into noise...

Checked out the following today.....Big Al's, Red Coral, Wai's, Riverfront......Crazy Big Al's wanted 10.99/lb for rock!! ouch!

Still need a light, and maybe some wildlife eventually for the rock

sounds like a good start. one thing i have to say unfortunately is that their really isn't any boxfish that would bot outgrow your tank.(at least that i know of)

take a look at the Hagen GLO 24 inch T5HO fixtures. We sell them at elite aquatics and they are awesome quality! i'm using one for the reef im currently building actually, and i love it so far.

AHHHH, my noobism kicks in early.....I actually meant COWFISH....haha, yah they are a bit different hey? Thanks for the light suggestion I'll check it out! Anywhere other than Elite selling it?? I hate going down south just to "check stuff out"....Happen to have a pic of the Hagen you have setup? Is it 2 flourescents, or PC? Come with an actinic?

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cowfish and boxfish are very closely related, and sadly there's also no cowfish i can think of thats good for a 15 gallon or a beginner.

the lights are double fluorescent, 48 watts of T5HO and you can use any T5 color bulbs you want(10,000k,14,000k,fiji purple, ect.)
i do have a few pics, and i think riverfront may sell it as well. here's a link to them online: http://www.hagen.com/uk/aquatic/glo/index.cfm

here's some older pics of mine (on a 30 inch tank):
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...azy101/072.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...azy101/069.jpg

Welcome:biggrin: