mseepman's 16" starfire nano

[Myka]

Well you don't have much for bio filtration in the nano, which is the likely contributor to the algae.

[mseepman]

Bio filtration meaning the Liverock? I know that the Ecorox are going to take a little while to seed...so that's probably it.

Any recommendations for now? I change about 15-20% of the water per week right now.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Bio filtration meaning the Liverock? I know that the Ecorox are going to take a little while to seed...so that's probably it.

Any recommendations for now? I change about 15-20% of the water per week right now.

Yep bio filtration = live rock. Aside from cooking the EcoRox before hand...there's not much to do other than wait it out.

[mseepman]

Well, I've been a little busy with my year end at work lately and so I've been remiss on getting updates for this thread.

Over the last week or so, I've been moving some coral frags over from my main tank to the nano.

Here are some pics:
FTS


Closeups




I've been pretty religious on checking this water and here's my current readings using Salifert kits
Cal: 450
Alk: 7.7
Mag: 1300
PH: 8.1
Temp: 79.5
PO4: .25
Nitrate: <10

The MH/T5HO combo has been putting out some pretty serious heat on me...but my DIY FAN bank has been maintaining things at about 80.5 at their worst.

[Myka]

Lookin good! Are you seeing any coralline growth yet?

[JDigital]

Do you got pics of the DIY fans?

I might have missed the post if you did...

[Myka]

I'm gone for 5 weeks, and there are NO updates to read?!?! I'm a little miffed!!