Maintenance of a nano reef tank
Gill Passman
I just want to make it known that now my little Nano reef tank project is 6 months on that I do not find the maintenance of the tank anymore arduous than any of the freshwater tanks….it took a little longer to stabalise for sure but I was a true beginner….but right now it is just down to weekly water changes (have to anticipate a day in advance to do the mix but that is no great issue), scraping algae off the front of the glass (a little more frequent than the planted tanks but about the same as the Mbuna), feeding…and topping off with freshwater to compensate for evaporation……I guess it is very easy to forget what we go through when first setting up a tank be it goldfish, tropical or now indeed marine….once you get the hang of it life becomes sooooo much easier
Gill
Mellie
that setting up a new tank is rewarding in watching the plants taking
root and the fish 'finding their feet' but the water changes and water
testing does drive me nuts after a few days. Set up a quarantine tank
for my bumble bee goby's today and added some seeded gravel and a
plant so cycling is speeded up as the thought of cycling a tank for a
month is so not appealing.
After your algae problem, squirted liquid and clown bites it is good
to hear that you are enjoying the tank so much.
Cheers
Mellie
On Feb 26, 6:44 pm, "Gill Passman" <g...@taylorpassman.co.uk> wrote:
> I just want to make it known that now my little Nano reef tank project is 6
> months on that I do not find the maintenance of the tank anymore arduous
> than any of the freshwater tanks..it took a little longer to stabalise for
> sure but I was a true beginner..but right now it is just down to weekly
> water changes (have to anticipate a day in advance to do the mix but that is
> no great issue), scraping algae off the front of the glass (a little more
> frequent than the planted tanks but about the same as the Mbuna),
> feeding.and topping off with freshwater to compensate for evaporation..I
> guess it is very easy to forget what we go through when first setting up a
> tank be it goldfish, tropical or now indeed marine..once you get the hang of
padeen
On Feb 27, 10:44 am, "Gill Passman" <g...@taylorpassman.co.uk> wrote:
> I just want to make it known that now my little Nano reef tank project is 6
> months on
That's great Gill. Now that you have plenty of time on hands ;) can
we put the 'bite' nemo-style on you?
I reckon it would a great resource for the group if you wrote up your
experience. I think marine tanks are one of those things that many
freshwater people would like to have a dabble in but are put off by
the seeming complexity. I'd love to have a soft-coral tank. What
do you think about a how-to guide? Even if it was just a collation of
the posts you've made here, put into one document that we could put in
the 'files' section of the group.
There are plenty of resources for nano tanks on the Web, but I can't
find one that gives practical experiences that one can follow in a
step-by-step way.
Nick
Melissa Phillips
large systems at work so much harder than my little tank was. Of
course moving 100's of gallons of water in buckets as opposed to a few
gallons may have something to do with it:)
Melissa Phillips
something in it that has a wider end (for mixing). I do that at work
all the time, mixes 5 gallons in 10-15 minutes:) I use a bird perch
with a 3 inch piece of pvc on the end (for the mixing part). Thats
just what I found around work.
Gill Passman
actually get my butt in gear I might need to make friends with Tommy again
and get him to host it (just kidding - Tommy and me are cool aren't we
Tommy????) - I pretty much kept detailed notes up until December and have
pictures from start up to current day and my posts to TFA for history......
When I look at the tank, which I have just done, I think that the beauty of
the tank is just awesome and well worth all the time and effort that I have
put into it.....I can't wait until I get my 350L tank (around 96IMP galls)
and believe me you will all get a blow by blow account.....you might also
get an account of my pond project to boot....sad, I have so much time on my
hands in one way....but great that I have this outlet and
interest.....occasionally hubby comments I need to go and get a real job
again - lol
When it came to marine.....I shied away....my Malawi tank was because I was
too scared to try marine.....all the technology and this, that and the
other....and then, I read about, was told about, and researched the Berlin
method.......and I guess the rest is history.....
PFK are currently running stuff on setting up a Nano tank......not sure how
much has made it to the web but it will be there......if you need a link it
is:-
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/home.php
You may need to do a bit of searching but it is all there.....
Gill
PS I'm yet to see what issues hot weather will bring to the tank....afterall
right now it is heated mainly by the lights.......I'm not sure that I will
have the courage to experiment and may well move all and sundry to the
bigger tank....but time will tell.....
Gill Passman
Yes, this is one thing I’ve wondered about…..right now I do my mixes in a 5 gall tank with HOB and heater…..but then again changing water on a 130 IMP gal Freshwater tank is no picnic either…..a 96 IMP gall saltwater is going to need some creativity with the salt mixes…..
Gill
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Subject: [TFA] Re: Maintenance of
a nano reef tank
Tommy Butler
It is certainly possible for me to put together a blog on this.....until I
actually get my butt in gear I might need to make friends with Tommy again
and get him to host it (just kidding - Tommy and me are cool aren't we
Tommy????)
We cool girl! We tight! Hey no prob if you need hosting.
--
Tommy Butler
Altum
was topping off with kalkwasser, so I had to make batches of that up
and set the drip each day. My skimmer required a lot of fiddling
too. It had a limewood airstone that tended to vary in output,
particularly when I replaced it.
It sounds like better calcium supplements and skimmer technology have
made things a lot easier.
--Altum
On Feb 26, 3:44 pm, "Gill Passman" <g...@taylorpassman.co.uk> wrote:
> I just want to make it known that now my little Nano reef tank project is 6
> months on that I do not find the maintenance of the tank anymore arduous
> than any of the freshwater tanks..it took a little longer to stabalise for
> sure but I was a true beginner..but right now it is just down to weekly
> water changes (have to anticipate a day in advance to do the mix but that is
> no great issue), scraping algae off the front of the glass (a little more
> frequent than the planted tanks but about the same as the Mbuna),
> feeding.and topping off with freshwater to compensate for evaporation..I
> guess it is very easy to forget what we go through when first setting up a
> tank be it goldfish, tropical or now indeed marine..once you get the hang of
Gill Passman
On Feb 27, 6:59 am, "Altum" <Pt.al...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It sounds like better calcium supplements and skimmer technology have
> made things a lot easier.
>
> --Altum
>
Calcium supplements and buffering - yes - a lot easier than having to
drip it in....I just keep the levels stable when I do the water change
- but then I haven't really got anything in there that uses the
calcium up at a high rate....
Skimmers - yuk.....but then my current one is only a very basic one -
getting the flow right is a fine art.....
Gill