1 gallon Nano

[Condiman]

here is my little nano http://www.hostedimage.com/is.php?i=9481&img=1gallon_closeup.JPG closeup

http://www.hostedimage.com/usr/642/1_Gallon_Front.JPG

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[Condiman]

I will give stats on it later

[Zack]

LOOKS very cool

[Watchman]

It's not one of those aquascene 1 dealies is it?

[Condiman]

I dont know my wife had it in the basement and I confiscated it she used to keep a beta in it.

[Charles Poole]

What do you plan to put in this tank?

[Condiman]

colt and some discosomas and other low light Shrooms
The tank is currently in its diatom stage

Ph 8.3
Alk 350
Calc 450
Nitrate .05
Nitrite .01

[Condiman]

well I have added a small finger leather and some yellow polyps. Ohh and some GSPs. The funny thing is the GSP (Green Star Polyps) are spreading faster in there then they are in my show tank. :o

[microreefguy]

how long have you had this tank set up?

[Condiman]

since December 1st of 2003. I do my testing twice a week and change 3 cups of water per week.

[microreefguy]

what all equipment do you have with it? if any.

[Condiman]

Only equipment I have in the tank is a small little fountain powerhead, 15 watt heater, and 2 = 9watt PC for lights

[microreefguy]

that's all i have as well. rio 50 with a splitter and coralife minimight 6 inches from water surface. no heater though. constant 79 F from heat produced from pump. i'm using a computer fan to keep the hot air away from the tank made from light. also, eclipse filter with sponge, biowheel, and no carbon.

are you using anything to aid in the cycle process besides LR and LS? also, how long did it take for you to get your readings that low? oh, and what temp are you keeping it at? and you aren't adding anything to the water like additives or supplements? sorry about all the questions, but this is my second attempt at this nano 3.5 gal. my first try went horribly wrong due to bad advice and unexplainable circumstances.

one week since retry with new LS, water, complete cleanout of filter and pump. one crab (unidentified and dying), green and orange mushrooms (struggling), tube worm with red featers, green and yellow star polyps (dying), sponge (looks dead), and blue and green button polyps (one looks dead and the other struggling). left over inhabitants from first disaster.

[Condiman]

are you using anything to aid in the cycle process besides LR and LS? also, how long did it take for you to get your readings that low? oh, and what temp are you keeping it at? and you aren't adding anything to the water like additives or supplements? sorry about all the questions, but this is my second attempt at this nano 3.5 gal. my first try went horribly wrong due to bad advice and unexplainable circumstances.

I used existing lr from my show tank to aid in the cycle process. I believe it only took about 3 weeks to cycle all the way. I am not adding any supplements because since I cange water once a week I dont have to add any.

Do you have any pics of your setup? Also I would not use a sponge in there because it causes to may problems

[microreefguy]

i'm not getting the option to post pics for some reason, what gives.

[Zack]

Hey
you must use the http://www.coralforum.com/templates/smartBlue/images/lang_english/reply.gif button to post pics

[microreefguy]

i did click on reply, i still don't see the option to attach pics. i know it's usualy on the bottom and you hit browse to get the pic you want and then attach, but that option isn't there now.

[Zack]

hmm try one more time, i think i fixed it.

[clownman_1988]

nice tank

[microreefguy]

thnx Zack. here are some pics of my setup.

[clownman_1988]

nice tank i hope you get your coral and stuff going hope it works out :)

[Condiman]

Personally I would loose the sponge and biowheel that is probably the problem I have no external filtration on my tank.

Same, I Removed The Bio Wheel From My Fresh Water Tank. Clownman How Come Your Icon Pictur Says Jman?

[microreefguy]

no filtration at all? can you do that? i mean will the tank work without that?
what do you do about waste that floats around in the water?
without the sponge, crap will always flow around. doesn't it also hold beneficial bacteria? without the sponge, how do you keep the water clean? loose the biowheel? doesn't the biowheel provide bacteria that eliminates ammonia and nitrites. also, doesn't it help in aerating the water? if the tank will work better without that, then i'll remove it, but i don't understand how that's possible. i read everywhere that filtration is one of the most important things to have. your tank is doing fine without a filter?
i'm getting the beginning of red slime. on my LR and LS. i use my filter to hold phosphate eliminator stuff, since red slime feeds off of it, i'm trying to eliminate every trace of it from the tank. my readings for phosphate reads almost 0. i'm surprised that some red slime can live on such short supply of phosphate. without the filter, where will i put it?

this is some very interesting info. thnx for all the input.

[Condiman]

That is what the LR is for it dose all of the filtration for the tank here is the link to the site that got me started on doin a one gallon http://www.angelfire.com/ma3/jonsreef/1gal/.

[microreefguy]

:shock: that was so cool. thnx. so i'm guessing fish are out of the question. i was thinking of having a total of three hermits, two astrea snails, a cleaner shrimp, a percula goby, and one other small fish. spread out over time of course. will i need the filter then?

[clownman_1988]

yeah that had a lot of helpfull info thanks

Clownman 1988 How Come You Icon/Picture Says jman??? :?

[clownman_1988]

oh my pic says jman cause i couldnt get one so i asked him to get one of a black sea clown for me cause i have one and he sent it to me and it just had his name on it i really like it cause it looks all most the same just a little darker and lighter in areas thanks jman

[clownman_1988]

nice tank

[Condiman]

it might work with proper filtration but I am keeping mine simple to see how well it works with no fancy stuff involved

[nanoman123]

colt and some discosomas and other low light Shrooms



u say u have 2 9 watt lights right? thats 18 watts per gallon. why go for low light when u can get any coral you want? if your tank is big enough, you could get a ultra maxima clam or something.

[Condiman]

I go by intesensity of the lighting not the watts per gallon rule also colts and discos are more hardy in such a small enviroment.

[newtofish]

Just found this thread. How did this tank work out? Just wondering.

[Condiman]

mine is still goin strong

[nanoman123]

I go by intesensity of the lighting not the watts per gallon rule also colts and discos are more hardy in such a small enviroment.

yes ive learned alot since that last post ill have to agree with you on this one. got any new pics?

~Matt~

[Condiman]

I will try to when I get a chance

Nice little compact package you got there condiman!