Jeramy Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Ok here is my first installment of my nano tank build(clap) Patience is the Key. Going to take it slow and get this old rock back in shape befor I set up my tank which will give me time to build the stand and assemble all the parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Not sure if those pictures went through right or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 This will be fun to watch, I'll tag along. I don't see the pics from my phone...maybe it's just a phone thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobler132 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 nope, no pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 I just scrubbed them down with a new unused tooth brush(man was the wife pissed about that one) and put some fresh water back in the tank with a pump running . I have it in the bathroom because it is dark in there most of the time. When the new tank gets here I will probably switch to salt water and run a skimmer in there. its amazing how much junk came off those rocks . By the way the tooth brush it completely toasted. I still dont know how to post my pictures but when I do I will get the thread updated =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Get an image hosting site like photobucket (it is free). upload the photos. Under the uploaded images there is an IMG tag. copy and paste into your post. It will look something like [ IMG]http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/dsoz/IMG_9747.jpg[/img] in the text, but when it is finally posted it will look like: Good luck. dsoz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 28, 2011 Author Share Posted August 28, 2011 Awsome thank you =) going to try right now =) Me and my daughter scrubin rocks. was amazing how much crap there was on them dust cob webs dead spiders and egg sacs plus the old algea and coraline that was on there !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 I added salt to the mix have the rocks pretty clean and free of debris. Tank should be here some time this week adn I will get a protien skimmer on them at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Looking good. Off to a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Just got the email from fedex and my tank will be here on the first =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smann Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Well at least you didn't put the rock in the bathtub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberduck9 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 lookin good buddy! cant wait to see the tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 2, 2011 Author Share Posted September 2, 2011 Almost done with my stand just need to skin it and put a door on the front . Rocks are doing well and will soon go in the new tank. I love the lights on the cube =) Gona Paint the stand black, it has a outdoor vynil on the top of it so I dont have to worry bout spills damageing the wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Got my tank stand done and painted got my tanks set up with lots of help from Brina (the little kinder she is, always had what I need next half way across the room(laugh)) Here are a few pictures after the dust had settled now just gotta wait for it to thouroughly cycle. wich is good it will give me lots of time to research the corals I will be going after to stock it with, I have 2 24w compacts on there for lighting any sugestions as far as low light softies that are not to difficult to raise would be greatly appreciated(naughty). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Green star polyps and ricordia have been easy for me and are doing fine under 64watts of t8 fluorescents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 Not much to report I did pick up a new small peice of live rock to help seed the old rock it is coated in a nice purple coraline algea, I an planing on getting some garf grunge in the near future as well. I used grunge in the past to seed my tank and like all the varity in coraline algea that it provided as well. If any thing changes I will keep you posted with picks but dont expect much for the next month or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 So I was not all that happy witht the way my rocks were aranged so I moved them. I figure its best to do that while its still cycling then after i have fish in it. I am not sure yet just what I am going to keep in there but decided I needed more caves and nooks and cranies. I also picked up one red tip hermit and 1 astrea snail I have a lot of brownish red algea blooming all over my rocks and did not want it to get to out of hand. The two of them have a lot of work to do and I dont think the will be endanger of running out of algea durring the cycling stage of my tank.(clap) my 2 over worked cuc members hope they dont unionize on me(scary) Has any one had any experience with clown gobies in a nano tank. Also can they be bought tank bred or only wild I would like to only buy tank raised species of fish for my system corals as well. Not always possible but I will try. thanks for input and feed back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 Just did my first water test amo. 0.25ppm nitrite 0.50ppm nitrate 5.0 pmm ph 8.0 temp 77.5 sal. 1.024 kh 9.0 calc. 360 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 21, 2011 Author Share Posted September 21, 2011 Just wondering for those of you who have glass tanks with round corners what type of algea scraper do you use to keep the corners clean? (scratch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 (clap)got my grunge ordered today it will arive next week. Mean while I will be setting up a 10gal quarantine tank so that it can cycle and be ready for adding fish next month when my tank is reay to put fish in. Also my one snail and one hermit are doing a remarkably good job keeping my tank algea free and sugestions on what I could feed them to keep them happy for the next month if the eat the last of the algea? Should a quarantine tank have a light or not? and should I black out the sides of the tank to reduce stress? thanks all in Advance:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Tank is looking good. As for the clown goby. I had one very active and a nice lookin fish especially for the price. For cleaning the corners I found the old fashion way is the best, by hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Great start to your system. For QT tank ya you need to have some sort of light over it for the fish to have natural day and night cycle. I wouldnt worry about blacking out the sides, just make sure you have some rocks or something in there for the fish to hide in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ok so I made a mistake last night(flame) I was testing out a light fixture I had built for my fuge area of my filter wanted to see how hot it would get if it even affected the tank when the other lights are off. The bulb is a 13 watt compact flourecent only 2700k I planned to use a 6500k but it was for a test so i did not go out and buy a new bulb. I check the temp of the tank went to bed and left the light on the fuge. When I came out this morning and looked in the tank the waster has a kind of brownish red tint to it and you can practicaly see the algea floating in the water, and it has been like this most of the day. Is this because i dont have any macro algea in the fuge yet or cause of the color of the bulb I use dor both, even though the tank is still cycling should I do a water change or just let it run its coarse? DOH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 When I was at the meeting today I was checking out the clown fish and man I did not realize they could get so big. I am having second thoughts about being able to house them in my little tank =( Is it normal for them to grow that large or was that just the breeding pairs that were so big? Maybe I should consider a no fish reef just a shrimp? not sure what do you guys and gals think =) thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burningbaal Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 I like my watchman goby/ pistol shrimp pair...would be nice in a nano (I got them from a 10 gallon, now in my 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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