Many people who keep nano reef tanks are limited by either (A) space, (B) money, or (C) both. This tank will attempt to meet both limitations by keeping a small footprint with a limited budget, without sacrificing looks. (Death to Aquapods! Death to Nano Cubes! Foo to Elos Minis.)
17.5" x 11.5" x 12" (~10 gallons)
Tank is a curved rim Chinese-manufactured tank, available at many LFS. The 10 gallon size was $19.99 at closest LFS.
Stand was self built, but can be easily replicated by anyone willing to try. If you don't have a miter saw, you can ask the people at Home Depot (or where ever you buy your wood) to cut to specs. After that, all you really need is:
- clamps
- wood glue
- 12V+ drill
- wood screw
- sandpaper?
For full details on construction, I will post a separate article at a later time.
Planned Ideal Equipment:
- Ecotech Vortech MP10
- Rena Filstar XP2 Canister Filter, with Lily Pipes and inline heater
- 70W Metal Halide light fixture (FishNeedIt?) with XM 20,000K
See spreadsheet for full cost and equipment details.
Rocks drilled and tied together with fishing line.
Initial dry aquascape.
Cycled started: 04/10/2009
Added vodka and Prodibio BioDigest, along with some established LR to help speed up cycle.
Temperature raised to 80 to speed up bacteria activity.
For next updates, expect...
1. Painted stand!
2. Canister filter + lily pipe set up!
3. Cycled rocks!
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