Wife finally gave "All Clear" and I am setting up my nano reef in the basement next to my work space. Currently cycling with Microbacter Start XLM dry rock kit. Current plans for the tank is all LPS coral tank. Blastomussa (lots of Blastos! ), Acans, Favia, Hammers / Frogspawn, and Gonipora if it can handle the lighting and flow. Current plan is to keep the stock light from the Fluval Evo. The PAR rating I have seen looks like it should be able to support LPS no problem. If it does not, I plan to upgrade to the Fluval 3.0 bluetooth, that way I get a much better light without having to remove the hood.
I have made some of the usual upgrades.
-Chamber 1 media InTank Media Basket
-Chamber 2 media InTank Media Basket
-1/2 Random Flow Generator with 2 pieces of Loc-line ( works great, tested with air bubbles, lots of movement and random flow thru out the tank )
-Upgraded Return Pump: Sicce 1.0
-Heater: 75w Cobalt Aquatics Flat Neo Thermal
-Stand: Ikea Kallax with 2 door upgrades
-Optional: Hydor Koralia Nano ( 240 gph ) power head if I find the RFG is not producing enough flow by itself.
Tank is cycling with 10 lbs of Marco rock ( a mix of shelf and small base rock ) and 10 lbs of Hawaiian Black substrate. In media basket One, I have a package of MarinePure Bio Media Gems for additional Bio Media. Salt mix is Red Sea Coral Pro. Its what I use in my wife's 50 gallon and the LPS in that tank are doing great.
Once Cycled and fully up and running I plan on running.
Chamber One: Filter Floss, Chemipure Blue, Bio Media ( Gems )
Chamber Two: Refugium ( using JBJ Nano Glo LED as light ), Filter Floss
Chamber Three: Return Pump, Heater, ATO
I have not picked out livestock yet, thinking Tailspot Blenny and Fire Shrimp. Maybe a pair of clowns.
PS - Yes Chamber 3 is low, I ran out of salt mix making the water for the tank. Stole some water from my wife's 50 gallon, but new mix is already in the mail.
I have made some of the usual upgrades.
-Chamber 1 media InTank Media Basket
-Chamber 2 media InTank Media Basket
-1/2 Random Flow Generator with 2 pieces of Loc-line ( works great, tested with air bubbles, lots of movement and random flow thru out the tank )
-Upgraded Return Pump: Sicce 1.0
-Heater: 75w Cobalt Aquatics Flat Neo Thermal
-Stand: Ikea Kallax with 2 door upgrades
-Optional: Hydor Koralia Nano ( 240 gph ) power head if I find the RFG is not producing enough flow by itself.
Tank is cycling with 10 lbs of Marco rock ( a mix of shelf and small base rock ) and 10 lbs of Hawaiian Black substrate. In media basket One, I have a package of MarinePure Bio Media Gems for additional Bio Media. Salt mix is Red Sea Coral Pro. Its what I use in my wife's 50 gallon and the LPS in that tank are doing great.
Once Cycled and fully up and running I plan on running.
Chamber One: Filter Floss, Chemipure Blue, Bio Media ( Gems )
Chamber Two: Refugium ( using JBJ Nano Glo LED as light ), Filter Floss
Chamber Three: Return Pump, Heater, ATO
I have not picked out livestock yet, thinking Tailspot Blenny and Fire Shrimp. Maybe a pair of clowns.
PS - Yes Chamber 3 is low, I ran out of salt mix making the water for the tank. Stole some water from my wife's 50 gallon, but new mix is already in the mail.