Trying to set a 10G nano reef.

[Kiko]

dude i just notice you but a skimmer in the ac50!!! that is soo kool howd you do that?!?!

[Raul]

Trying to figure out what else I can put in the tank, the bio load besides the corals are:

the two clowns, two pearl crabs, and the skunk shrimp, well and also all the snails which hard to count.

[Kiko]

man workin on it fast!! thats tight man... i cant wait till i get mine's together... =DD

[Raul]

so far is looking good, I even added a protein skimmer inside the AC50 which might not really help but it is skimming someting, but the tank is looking good, the only thing is that I lost a head from my torch and not sure why, so I frag it off.

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/raullozano3/IMG_0302.jpg

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[Raul]

ah good to know, one of this days I will remove the rim, somehow I still like it with the rim

[johnnymisty]

Ten gallon has no brace its just trim. The trim is just cosmetic for looks and holding glass tops or a hood won't affect anything by removing it

[Raul]

Ha funny, well nah, I rather get rimless tank than just remove the brace of a tank.

I might get in the future this the 11g or the 17g.

http://www.marinedepot.com/Mr._Aqua_Rectangle_Frameless_Glass_Aquarium_Tank_Rectangular-Mr._Aqua-AZ1119-FIAQRA-vi.html

[kyletc]

Oh, btw you can make yours rimless very easy. That's what I did with this one. I just took that black brace off

[kyletc]

I have 10 pounds, that's cause I plan on adding zoa colony's. Ya I can I just took some water out to transport a fish

[Raul]

Here Is my DIY 10g rimless

Looks very nice, i wish I had a rimless tank, how much rock you have?


Can you fill it all the way to the top?

[kyletc]

Here Is my DIY 10g rimless

[Raul]

Here is an update pic, but I already added some fish, the corals and the shrimp and crabs and I am a happy camper, parameters all look good. I went for percula clowns people say nay I say yay!! Diatoms are dying well they are being eaten by the CUC. Poor zoas I scared them when I added this guys.

And I need to say the ATO is a must with a nano, it has really help me with the salinity to keep it on the spot.

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/raullozano3/IMG_0251.jpg

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[ometh]

Very nice.

[Raul]

well so far the thank is doing good, running with some diatoms as expected, but added some few corals and waiting on the CUC, but so far it i like it.

parameter are stable,

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w376/raullozano3/013.jpg

[Raul]

So it is been a week, and it seems the tank is close to cycle, i been feeding ammoia very small quantities, and well every morning AMMONIA is 0. nitrites are almost 0 so I will give is a day or two, now ofcourse my nitrates are around 40 to 80 ppm since I been dosing ammonia.

how to I lower the nitrates, I know live rock it is supposed to help, but should I do a partial water change like 50% and stop dosing ammonia ?

And for that when I take saltwater i have to put the same quantity and salinity correct?. BTW i got the refractometer that thing is much simple and fast to use.