The Long Nano

PeterLL

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Hey everyone,

I've been a few years out the game, but a new country (hello from down under), new city, new job, and new house has meant it's the perfect time to get back and stuck in.

This time I have gone for a 90 cm long nano, with the Aqua One Low Profile, measuring around 28 x 28 x 90cm and coming in at a whopping 59l. Still, size doesn't matter. My vision for this is to keep it clean, tidy, and low tech (the new job is good, but still, don't want to be throwing out a grand for lights). It will likely be mostly softies, but I want to build around some key fish with character. I am not doing a sump (KISS), so I will be running an external canister filter, with an inline heater, and some glass Lilly pipes on the return to keep the look sleek. I will likely consider adding a powerhead to one side of the tank, but going to see how it goes. If I can avoid any wires and equipment in the tank, that would be my dream.
Anyway, for now, I have chucked in some rocks, some aragonite sand, and now some water.

Fish wise, I am wanting to stock a Court Jester Goby, a Yellow Clown Goby, a Firefish, and likely two clowns. Coral wise, I am keen for a good zoanthid collection, alongside some leather corals and gorgonians.

Anyway, for now, some pics of the aquascape.

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Looks like a great comeback, good luck with your build!
 
Added a bit of water, heat, light, and flow, so off to a good start I reckon.

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Going to get it cycling now with some prawns and keep an eye on the parameters, while I enjoy the cleanest the tank is every going to look.

Current lighting is an Aqua One Strip Glo LED. Will likely upgrade, but going to see how it fares when I start adding corals.
Trying to keep it clean has meant getting over my fear of an external filter (and it leaking everywhere), so current set up is an Aqua One Ocellaris 400 external filter ((this isn't an Aqua One promo thread I swear) and a 200W hydor inline heater. I have an external temperature controller at the plug, but set to only kick in if the temp gets above 27C, so only if the heater gets stuck on does it kick in. Electrics just below in an outdoor power board box.

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For my own interest and to keep myself accountable, current costs are running at about:

Aqua One Opticlear Low Profile Aquarium 90x27x28cm 59L: 199.95 AUD
Aqua One Ocellaris Canister Filter 400: 51.00 AUD
Hydor External Inline Heater 200W 12mm: 52.74 AUD
Red Sea Reef Base Sand: 59.00 AUD
Used Reef Rock: 90.00 AUD
Aqua One Strip Glo LED 90cm: 60.00 AUD (Facebook Marketplace)
Glass Lilly Pipes: 32.33 AUD
Temperature Controller: 29.99 AUD
Silicone Tubing 2m: 32.98 AUD

Seachem MultiTest Marine Basic: 69.95 AUD
Giant Pacific Refractometer: 42.00 AUD
5ml Dosing Syringe: 5.00 AUD
Seachem Stability 100ml: 8 AUD
Seachem Clarity 250ml: 18 AUD
Sachem Prime 100ml: 9.5 AUD
Seachem Purigen 100ml: 18 AUD
Filter Wool: 23.95 AUD
Waterproof electrical box: 30 AUD
So far running total: 832.39 AUD / 587.98 USD.

While reefing seems a bit cheaper here in aus, there are some weird import restrictions.. which has led to some interesting prices. Including the 225 AUD Cleaner Shrimp (and this is the best price I could find...)

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