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Over the past 5 years or so i have had a small handful of fresh and saltwater nano tanks, most recent being a Nuvo 20 mixed reef that I have had running for almost 3 years. At this point that tank is basically running on autopilot besides a 3ish gallon water change every week or two. Since moving into a new house I dont have a great spot for that tank, and its been sitting in the middle of the kitchen for the past few months. I was attempting to sell it as a full set up, but after getting no bites I decided I want to start over using all the lessons I have learned in the past couple years.
I have always wanted BTAs but have never gotten around to getting any. I have a pair of clownfish in my 20G that I love, and have decided to do a nem tank only. I have also gotten approval from the lady of the house, and she is excited to have an anemone tank in our living room.
My goal with this tank is to reduce the maintenance that I have to do minimal maintenance. Part of the reason for downsizing to the 10G is that my weekly water change volume can be 1-2 gallons, which will be a small enough to be easily managable and still cover a significant enough volume of water. I will also be adding pods early and letting them establish, based off lessons learned from @Bulk Reef Supply Biome Cycle. I am going to be keeping the bioload light as well with my current pair of Blacker Ice Clownfish, some Rock Flower Anemones and Rainbow Bubble Tip Anemones. I understand a BTA tank might not generally be considered "low maintenance" but after talking with @Hooz about his tank I think I can pull it off.
Here is the current plan:
Tank:
Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 10G Pro 2 (First brand new tank ive had)
Stand:
Custom Built Stand (Thread Here)
Light:
AI Prime 16HD with Flex Arm (Bought used, have had it sitting around for a year)
Misc Equipment:
Return Pump: Included IM Mighty Jet DC Pump
ATO: Tunze Osmolator 3155 (I have this on my 20 currently, am hoping it will fit in the 10G)
Filter Media: Will run the IM Media Caddy with InTank filter floss and carbon, will add ChemiPure Blue if phosphates creep up. Thinking about adding a roller instead, not sure about manual or automated yet. Automated would help with low maintenance.
Heater: Will probably take the heater from my 20G, may upgrade to a titanium heater with InkBird controller.
Aquascape:
Rock: Bought the CaribSea LifeRock Nano Reef Kit, broke it up and glued back together
Sand: CaribSea Special Grade
Salt: Currently have Instant Ocean Reef Crystals, will keep using this for now
I will be building the stand over the next week. I will be building a furniture grade Mid Century Modern Walnut stand for this thing, as woodworking is another hobby of mine. I'm going to make some modifications to make it a little more affordable and structural since wood (especially Walnut) is wildly expensive these days. I will do a build thread for this once it is done. (The table the tank is sitting on in the below pictures is not permenant and the tank will not have water in it while it is on this table). See aquascape pics and tank stand model below.
I have always wanted BTAs but have never gotten around to getting any. I have a pair of clownfish in my 20G that I love, and have decided to do a nem tank only. I have also gotten approval from the lady of the house, and she is excited to have an anemone tank in our living room.
My goal with this tank is to reduce the maintenance that I have to do minimal maintenance. Part of the reason for downsizing to the 10G is that my weekly water change volume can be 1-2 gallons, which will be a small enough to be easily managable and still cover a significant enough volume of water. I will also be adding pods early and letting them establish, based off lessons learned from @Bulk Reef Supply Biome Cycle. I am going to be keeping the bioload light as well with my current pair of Blacker Ice Clownfish, some Rock Flower Anemones and Rainbow Bubble Tip Anemones. I understand a BTA tank might not generally be considered "low maintenance" but after talking with @Hooz about his tank I think I can pull it off.
Here is the current plan:
Tank:
Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion 10G Pro 2 (First brand new tank ive had)
Stand:
Custom Built Stand (Thread Here)
Light:
AI Prime 16HD with Flex Arm (Bought used, have had it sitting around for a year)
Misc Equipment:
Return Pump: Included IM Mighty Jet DC Pump
ATO: Tunze Osmolator 3155 (I have this on my 20 currently, am hoping it will fit in the 10G)
Filter Media: Will run the IM Media Caddy with InTank filter floss and carbon, will add ChemiPure Blue if phosphates creep up. Thinking about adding a roller instead, not sure about manual or automated yet. Automated would help with low maintenance.
Heater: Will probably take the heater from my 20G, may upgrade to a titanium heater with InkBird controller.
Aquascape:
Rock: Bought the CaribSea LifeRock Nano Reef Kit, broke it up and glued back together
Sand: CaribSea Special Grade
Salt: Currently have Instant Ocean Reef Crystals, will keep using this for now
I will be building the stand over the next week. I will be building a furniture grade Mid Century Modern Walnut stand for this thing, as woodworking is another hobby of mine. I'm going to make some modifications to make it a little more affordable and structural since wood (especially Walnut) is wildly expensive these days. I will do a build thread for this once it is done. (The table the tank is sitting on in the below pictures is not permenant and the tank will not have water in it while it is on this table). See aquascape pics and tank stand model below.
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