Snazzy 12g Nano

[Snaz]

Originally Posted by fishytime

thats a great looking wee tank!......no coral goes into my tank without being dipped first.....while dipping may not get everything every time, its cheap insurance that definitely helps lessen the chance of introducing something nasty like nudis....

I'm a big dipper. I don't usually acclimate my corals. Everything gets a fresh water/iodine wash before it goes into the display. Everything jumps off but i guess some eggs sneaked through.

[Nano]

Any chance you could post or pm me some pics/instructions on the DIY ato?

[Snaz]

Originally Posted by Nano

Any chance you could post or pm me some pics/instructions on the DIY ato?

By far the best DIY I did for this tank was the ATO, even better than the LED lights. A constant nonfluctuating salinity makes everything so much happier.

This is the guide I followed when I built mine:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...howtopic=29093

- Replaced the battery operated air pump with a proper Aqualifter.
- Use a 1g green glass olive bottle as a reservoir, it lasts weeks unless it is the summer then it lasts 2-3 days before needing to be refilled with fresh water. Evaporative cooling ftw.
- Because the float switch is not suitable to directly switch the Aqualifter on/off I built a 9v relay in a project box that accomplishes the task nicely. The reason the above build thread uses a battery operated air pump is because a float switch should not be directly connected to a 110v appliance. I ran like this for more than a year but the awful sound of the battery operated air pump and swapping batteries pushed me towards building the relay box.

I can take pictures if you are interested.
Keith