mseepman's 16" starfire nano

Oscar · #1 09-17-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mseepman

Hey Kevin, I have to say that I am nothing but happy with the RK2 considering it's price.

Why the RK2 and not the elite? Who did you get the RK2 from?

mseepman · #2 09-17-2008, 04:42 PM

Nigel, I love the starfire...and yes, I do see a difference. When I do the next big tank I will be doing all viewable sides in starfire if I can afford it. It's just so clear.

Oscar, I picked the RK2 for price...it's for my nano tank and not my main tank so I couldn't justify paying too much. It's awesome by the way...I still don't know how I could have done this without it.... I've got a PH probe now, and I need to fashion a holder out of Acrylic and then I will get it going. I plan to connect it to my PC tonight and flash it to the latest firmware so that it can e-mail me if there is any problems with the tank when I'm out. I purchased it directly from the manufacturer...shipping and duty were a little higher than I liked but still, all in I'm looking at under $350 including taxes.

Okguy · #3 09-17-2008, 04:55 PM

Mark, I've got some scrap acrylic if you need some to build your probe holder.

Cheers,

Kevin

mseepman · #4 09-17-2008, 05:05 PM

Thanks Kevin,

I went to IPP in Kelowna and got a "pile" of acrylic for $10. They have pre-wrapped piles available in all kinds of thicknesses and it was a great deal. I also got the right stuff for putting it together and the right jigsaw blade for cutting it.

Pier Pressure · #5 09-17-2008, 06:19 PM

If you are worried about the hermits starving due to lack of algae, just throw in a small wafer so that they have something to chew on. Algae wafers are pretty cheap at the petstores. Nice tank, by the way.

mseepman · #6 09-17-2008, 06:51 PM

Thanks...I ended up putting in a coral that wasn't doing great in my main tank and it has a little algae on it's plug...so their feasting on it.

Wish I knew exactly what the "brown" algae that's forming on everything was and if there was a need to do something about it.

mseepman · #7 09-20-2008, 05:32 AM

So today, the local LFS brought in some really nice specimens for nanos so I couldn't help myself and got my first fish for the tank...a yellow clown goby. It's only about 3/4 of an inch long. I will post pictures tomorrow but after the initial fright, he seems happy.