Hi everyone,
I’m about to start again with a tank, after a lot of years of inactivity. I’ve some experience but mainly with freshwater...I’ve had only one reef tank for a short while as a pennyless student before giving up.
I would like to start again with a reef and I’m considering the Red Sea max nano as an option, because it has a nice design and al the tools are in the back sump. However, I am also a bit worried about it being too small to start again and not that easily forgiving.
The E170 would also be an option, but that’s crazy expensive, especially considering buying the rest of the equipment (rocks, heater, maybe a different skimmer as well!)...
Models with Sump might be out of question, as home insurance might not cover flooding damage if, for example, the return pump breaks down and tank’s water flows all in the sump.
It’s a request of my better half that the tank does look good, with no equipment in sight.
My idea is to have no sand at all to keep the NO3 and PO4 low. I a seriusly thinking to start with dead artificial rocks pus bacteria in order to avoid pests such as aitpsia and other common things coming from live rocks.
I would like to get some soft corals and eventually some easy LPS (No feeding required to corals). For what regards the population, I would also like to keep the organic load low, so the alternatives are:
1x Pseudochromis paccagnellae
OR
2x Nemateleotris magnifica
ELSE
2x Elacatinus oceanops
potential upgrades to equipment of the MAX NANO would be a decent skimmer (Tunze 9001, any experience if it fits in the external sump?) and a MP10. Is there any valid and cheaper alternative to the Max Nano within the 75L-150L (circa 20-40 gallons, I suppose) range?
any tip to help me to start up or comments?
Thank you for your time!
Cheers
I’m about to start again with a tank, after a lot of years of inactivity. I’ve some experience but mainly with freshwater...I’ve had only one reef tank for a short while as a pennyless student before giving up.
I would like to start again with a reef and I’m considering the Red Sea max nano as an option, because it has a nice design and al the tools are in the back sump. However, I am also a bit worried about it being too small to start again and not that easily forgiving.
The E170 would also be an option, but that’s crazy expensive, especially considering buying the rest of the equipment (rocks, heater, maybe a different skimmer as well!)...
Models with Sump might be out of question, as home insurance might not cover flooding damage if, for example, the return pump breaks down and tank’s water flows all in the sump.
It’s a request of my better half that the tank does look good, with no equipment in sight.
My idea is to have no sand at all to keep the NO3 and PO4 low. I a seriusly thinking to start with dead artificial rocks pus bacteria in order to avoid pests such as aitpsia and other common things coming from live rocks.
I would like to get some soft corals and eventually some easy LPS (No feeding required to corals). For what regards the population, I would also like to keep the organic load low, so the alternatives are:
1x Pseudochromis paccagnellae
OR
2x Nemateleotris magnifica
ELSE
2x Elacatinus oceanops
potential upgrades to equipment of the MAX NANO would be a decent skimmer (Tunze 9001, any experience if it fits in the external sump?) and a MP10. Is there any valid and cheaper alternative to the Max Nano within the 75L-150L (circa 20-40 gallons, I suppose) range?
any tip to help me to start up or comments?
Thank you for your time!
Cheers