Nano desk top tank

[finallysalty]

I am looking at getting a tank set up for my office. I already have two at home, so why not let the obsession spread to the office. Thinking up to 29 gallon. Any recommendations or types of lights for such a small tank?

I am leaning toward a 10 gallon maybe. Thinking mostly softies since the lighting won't be fabulous and water flow will be lower. I have never done a nano before so all the help and ideas will be great.

 

[finallysalty]

Anyone have a nano 16 gallon nuvo? I really like the sleek look and rimless stlye.

 

[LetItReef]

We have dual lamp T5 HO Aquatic life, 48 watts total on our 29g. Not much wattage but ok for Softies and might be ok with Euphyllia.

 

[IotaElwyn]

I have the 8 gallon Nuvo and I love It.

 

[finallysalty]

I am thinking all softies but didn't know if the flow I'd enough to get any movement in the softies

 

[LetItReef]

Low to moderate flow, try Hydor Koralia 240gph

 

[finallysalty]

I have the 8 gallon Nuvo and I love It.

Do you have a skimmer?

 

[finallysalty]

So what I am thinking so far is this

•10 gallon nuvo fusion nano
•Adding a stream spin nozzle
•rapid LED par 38 mixed color
•Reef lamp clamp booster

I think that is a good starting point and would be great for softies maybe couple LPS. I just want a small foot print and that keeps the price around $200

 

[Oscaror]

 

[finallysalty]

Amen, LED is my only choice. I have AI Hydras on my other tanks. Just wouldn't feel right with out the LED.

I also want to try out the PAR 38, I am thinking of using a few in a frag tank set up.

 

[finallysalty]

I am also thinking coral only, since I don't work 7 days a week to feed fish.

 

[Mustang Man]

I think you have a good setup right now, only thing I would add is more flow since the 92gph return pump that comes with the Nuvo is kind of week especially with a spin stream attached. I would recommend adding a Knano240, you could even mount it to the back wall to reduce the visual impact of the pump on the tank. I think the PAR38 is a great choice, another option to the RapdiLED PAR38 is the Coral Compulsion PAR38 which has more LED options.

 

[finallysalty]

I do like that light! Options are always good.

The kano looks good but is the flow one direction ? I like the stream spin for the varied flow. Maybe a better choice is to upgrade the pump so I can use the spin and get more varied flow? Thoughts?