20G Reef Build

[Myka]

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

20g Aquarium-45.99$
AquaClear 50 Filter-59.99$
Rio Nano Skimmer-49.99$
Visitherm heater 75watt-44.99$
Koralia Pump-49.99$
Salt for a 50g-26.59
Arogonite sand?
Live Rock-Fencer
Lighting?

Those are high prices...where are they from?

[Skimmerking]

What you can do is, buy a refugium hang on, don't buy a skimmer, and do 5 gal water changes every week. This is the easiest was yto support your tank with the natural trace elements. And your corals will thrive. there is a thread about this guy that have a SPS 20 gal nano and thatis whathe does and the corals are huge in his tank.... and lots of colors too with growth up the wha zoo.

Second. when doing a smaller tank, think what is the easiest way to run it. like a topp off system. more more auto matic it is the less chance that the water parameters are going to go out of whack. Since in a smaller tank things happen alot more faster then in a bigger tank. lots of swings. There is noting wrong with a 400 w light over the tank , you just need to make freakin sure that you have a way of moving the heat away from the water. I have seen a Guy on RC that has a 20 gal with a 400W over his nano, he had a piece of glass over his tank starife to allow for the heat to blow over the glass in stead of heating his tank. This allowed the air to blow over and not be humid in the hood. He had a fan sucking in and out.

For the skimmer if you do decide to go with a skimmer get a good one. A Remora pro will keep the tank clean. You can always have the tank drilled for a closed loop and get rid of the power heads. then you havea 10 gal or a 5 gal for a sump the heaters and Skimmer in there along with a float switch. and your of to the races.

Man you have me wanting to go to a smaller tank.


HTH

[SeaSerpant]

Well i junked the 20g and got a 60g. you can see my build here. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=38703