nice nano tank you have there. i was thinking of having a marine nano tank too. I would like to ask if you have to top up the water everyday due to evaporation? and what water do you use for top up? what is the ideal temperature for marine?
Tank has been running for a month and things seems to be quite encouraging maybe i'm still new to this saltwater tank .. Sharing with u guys =)
1ft cube tank
Age : 1 month
Lighting: 2 x 14W T5
Skimmer: Rio Nano Protein Skimmer
Filtration: Hang-on
Live Rocks 5kg
Cooling: Fan
Livestocks:
2 x Clownfish
2 x Fire Goby
2 x Cardinal Bangaii
1 x Royal Dottyback
1 x Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
3 x Turbo snails
(I know i'm overstocking but i can't resist not getting them home =p)
FTS
FTS with actinic
Favourite fish
Skunk cleaner shrimp
mini zoas garden
Last edited by emmanuelwoon; 23rd Feb 2010 at 05:04.
nice nano tank you have there. i was thinking of having a marine nano tank too. I would like to ask if you have to top up the water everyday due to evaporation? and what water do you use for top up? what is the ideal temperature for marine?
Very nicely done, but water parameter for one feet is really difficult to maintain especially temperature ( skimmer and lighting usually is the cause of heating up). thumbs up for you,
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hmmm... if fan is on throughout the day, there will be quite a fair bit of evaporation. I top up with saltwater and if salinity is too high, i will add distilled water.. **COSTLY!!!** Ideal temperature would be i guess 26 to 28 degree celsius... but if you are not intending to keep corals, i guess even at 30 degree celcius, the fishes would still be able to do well.
hmm... temperature is a big issue because i am using a fan... but nontheless, i guess these more "hardy" corals should be able to tolerate the temperature.
if u do not have many test kits, then water parameters will not be an issue. haha.. just perform more water change to keep water clean and fishes happy.
Topping up with saltwater is not advisible as it will cause your salinity to increase especially for a pico tank. If you use distilled water, get the NTUC house brand, 3 x 1.5L @ $1.35 only.
As for temperature, I find that nearly all corals can survive at 30 degC. My current 322 tank is running between 28-29 degC.
hi there, sorry to hijack your thread. may i know where to get the 2 x 14W T5 light you are using? and what's the dimension of it too? i'm looking for a high watt 1ft light for my planted tank.
Isn't this setup with too many livestock?
Otherwise, I like it a lot!
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i am just asking if those 3 types that i mentioned can survive at 30 degress, never mentioned that i want to keep them together. I just want to know so that i can make a choice what to keep if i want to go into marine. i am also asking my questions while reading elsewhere for more information.
maybe my question are not really welcomed because i got asked back 3 questions for asking 1.
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Hmm, I do not know what made you think you are not welcome here, my question directed to you is for me to find out what YOU know about the 3 types of animal you have queried. I was waiting for your reply but got chided instead?!? Yes, I've learnt about this side of the hobby, not all area of it, but enough for me to keep a marine tank and am willing to teach and advise but it seems to me for a person who wants to find out the answer but did not want to be questioned in order for me to know what YOU know is awfully pitiful. Since you wished to be spoon-fed and are not comfortable with being questioned, I will not disturb you any longer.
Even though I am the moderator of this section, I will not abuse what privilege I have or been given and make your life difficult in this forum. Life is too short for me to mull over this and you are not the 1st forum member I encountered who seems difficult. This forum is a community effort and if you have some difficulty being in a community to communicate, I can't help you then. Wish you all the best in this side of the hobby! Good day to you!
If you've learnt, teach, if you have, give.
Don't walk behind me as I might not lead, don't walk in front of me as I might not follow. Walk beside me, as my friend.
Mohamad Rohaizal is my name. If it's too hard, use BFG. I don't mind.
i wasn't trying to be difficult. I just asked a question, which i hoped someone can help answer. There's many threads asking many different questions all the time where answers can be found if searched hard enough.
Your way of answering me by asking me questions to trigger me to find the answers myself is maybe your way of style.
i have not done anything wrong to warrant you to abuse your privilege and make life difficult for me in this forum.
Hello boxedfish,
Just to answer your query, I do not think those animals you selected, will survive at such temperatures. A cooling fan or chiller might be required, to keep them happy.
If the slug you are referring to is a Nudibranch, I think they are not very easy to maintain in a marine tank. Some species are poisonous and from what I recall, if they die, they might cause deaths in the other animals present in the tank. From what I recall, some if not all, have a specialised diet. I remember that they do feed on other poisonous animals, like anemones and such. So unless you can provide those food items regularly, it's best to avoid them.
A search on Google might help more, regarding the individual species tolerance for higher water temperature, and their compatibility. Some shrimps are more hardy than others. You should also do a search on their diet, because some have a specialised diet that we cannot replicate in the home aquarium.
For an invertebrate only tank, perhaps keeping some Hermit Crabs or some marine shrimps might be worth the effort, if you can achieve the optimum conditions for the species concerned.
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Thanks Stormhawk for your concise explanation and effort put in to my queries.
so the fan enough to bring down the temp?? how degrees does it bring down??
set up is really nice!
hi just checking, what's the thickness of ur tank?
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