15 Gal Nano

[cyberloach]

Starting on a new 15 gal nano. Learnt a lot from my first tank which was a disaster.

 

[EricTMah]

Nice.

Hope you don't use that fire place too often. With 15gals I'm sure the temp will rise when the fireplace is running

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[cyberloach]

Lol in three years we haven't used it

 

[heath]

very nice, love how you laided out the rock...

 

[cyberloach]

Thx, all the rock came from unibob glued together with fijicrete

 

[cyberloach]

Where can I get a good cheap submersible fruge light?

 

[cyberloach]

Just filling up the tank now. What would you guys put in the hang on filter. So far this system will be skimmerless tank.

 

[EricTMah]

I'd start with nothing until you begin the bio load. Then use carbon. And once you test po4. Switch to chemi pure

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[cyberloach]

I've got some seachem matrix coming in for another tank any use in a filter with the carbon?

 

[EricTMah]

You can always benefit from bio media in any tank. Especially at the beginning stages.

I would either do one of two things after the tank is established and you are using matrix.
Either take the matrix out completely after tank is mature with lr in it
Or keep it in the filter and take it out once a month with your water change and give it a good shake in the dirty tank water you've pulled out. This stuff can trap a lot of particles. Just like blowing off your rock work before a wc

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[cyberloach]

Thx Eric

I've got coral in my other tank that I will be bringing over once the tank has cycled. Problem is the other tank is been redone because of an insane amount of hair algea (many beginner beep ups) what do I do to the coral to clean it?

 

[EricTMah]

Post some pics and list the corals that you need "clean"

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[cyberloach]

Sorry for crappy photos
Olny been in the tank since the brantford show

Some sort of leather

Duncan

Not sure sun something or other

Mushrooms

 

[cyberloach]

Any idea on how to clean then?

Updated tank shot

 

[cyberloach]

still cycling Nitritesare still present

 

[cyberloach]

Still cycling should it be taking this long? Last time I added bacteria this time I just put in a raw shrimp...

 

[Nonuser]

about a month setup right? what type of fish are you thinking about adding? a Clown would be okay and then add bio load. Have you been feeding the tank? do you have CUC?

 

[cyberloach]

about three weeks. Currently nothing is in the tank
Im eventually putting my two clowns while I redo my tank Nuvo 38 or get a new bigger tank. Long term this will be Coral quarantine tank.

The pics of the algae bloom are my other tank

 

[Nonuser]

I'm no expert but maybe put in some snails if you have algae and feed the tank small amounts of flake or pellets once or twice a week. Personally I would just throw the clowns in there. But i'm a little crazy. Clowns are just fancy damsels

 

[cyberloach]

Nitrites are still high after 5 weeks, is this normal? I've used the add the raw shrimp technic and for the last 10 days added seachem stability.

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