I am in the very beginning stages and looking at getting a IM 25 lagoon AIO tank. I truely dont know where to begin on setting up a fairly maintenance free/simple nano reef tank. Smallest I have ever had was a 55g. I love the kessil lights on my other tanks so I wouldnt mind doing that but if there is something better/cheaper I would be interested. I would like help figuring out the following
Filtration:
Lights:
Skimmer:
Live Sand or Barebottom:
Live rock or Dry rock:
ATO:
Stand:
Fish:
Cleanup crew:
I think what I really would like is to keep some easier SPS corals and a nice clam as I have always found those interesting. I think for fish a pair of clowns and a wrasse of some sort would be great. I like the Idea of the 25g aquarium because weekly 10-20% waterchanges are so little. I plan on doing a 2 part doser if the water changes dont offer the alk/calc needs. I also am intrigued by the BB tanks since it would make cleaning up so much easier and then dont have to worry about water flow blowing around sand. But a goby/pistol shrimp combo sounds awesome too..... so many way to go.
If you had to start a nano tank from scratch what would you do?
Filtration:
Lights:
Skimmer:
Live Sand or Barebottom:
Live rock or Dry rock:
ATO:
Stand:
Fish:
Cleanup crew:
I think what I really would like is to keep some easier SPS corals and a nice clam as I have always found those interesting. I think for fish a pair of clowns and a wrasse of some sort would be great. I like the Idea of the 25g aquarium because weekly 10-20% waterchanges are so little. I plan on doing a 2 part doser if the water changes dont offer the alk/calc needs. I also am intrigued by the BB tanks since it would make cleaning up so much easier and then dont have to worry about water flow blowing around sand. But a goby/pistol shrimp combo sounds awesome too..... so many way to go.
If you had to start a nano tank from scratch what would you do?