starting up nano; finally..

[Mik_101]

Originally Posted by bv_reefer

it's only a standard 10 gallon, so for filtration should a Hagen Aquaclear 30/50 be sufficient? (it'll be skimmerless)
for flow what would be sufficient? koralia 1 or mj-600?

i would go with a Koralia nano as far as flow. For skimming i would use this. http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...-Nano-Skimmer/

[brizzo]

Koralia nano is a very nice unit, I just recently added one to my 24g. I find the MJ pumps add alot of noise to the tank, and the koralia is almost silent in the water. And it has a very low power consumption too (3w or something?)

[bv_reefer]

Originally Posted by Mik_101

i would go with a Koralia nano as far as flow. For skimming i would use this. http://oceanaquatics.com/store/produ...-Nano-Skimmer/

i don't know mik thos things look pretty useless, i meen a skimmer for $30? you can see why i'd be skeptical about it. totally missed the 18'' model on oa.com thanks again

anyways all equipment aside anyone have any experience with that Caribsea Arag-Alive Special Grade Reef Sand, does it actually promote rapid cycling or just a bluff, should i just stick with regular dry substrate..

[kwirky]

i recommend against the 9" fixture from my own experience with one. The bulbs don't last long and they're expensive and hard to find. A cheap little T5 fixture or even a home depot T5 light would be fine (fixture from home depot, bulb from LFS).

i had a nano-skimmer. it went in the garbage cuz that's what it is lol.

As for the HOB filter you could get a rather large one and fill it with liverock. You throttle it way back in speed and you've just increased your tank's water volume by 25%

[bv_reefer]

ya maybe i'll just go with that home depot T5 fixture probably the cheapest.
lol i thought so, the nano skimmers are the next thing to skimmerless, really thats too bad the 9'' looks so compact and looks good, i'd think that pc's would last relatively long, o well t5 it is

[justinl]

not all nano skimmers suck. If you're willing to dish out the dough, the nano tunze is a pretty kick a$$ skimmer. and the deltec line is never a bad choice either. you get what you pay for.

[bv_reefer]

thats the two i considered, the tunze nano, and aqua c nano, other than that all this other nano crap doesn't impress, i remember hearing specifically at one lfs that the aqua c nano has more power than the tunze models, hard to say which one i'll go for.

on to paint, which paint do you guys recommend for the backside, and spray or roller, i've heard that roller is the better way to go about it, true?