Marine Nano

[malawistu]

iv been thinking about doing this and using my aps 1000lhp external with one of the nano tmc tiles that tank is lovely looking tho

 

[Morgan Freeman]

I think someone should do one of those PAH optiwhite tanks as a mini reef.

Someone built that since my suggestion last night? Wow

 

[Tom]

Twas mine, before Olympia

 

[NeilW]

Have you seen this, Neil?

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/c ... p?sid=3551

That looks great, cheers George. I did remember that from a while back but cant find the PFK with it in, although I do have the issue with the pullout that shows the 30 litre microhabitat setup.

Possibly, you could go skimmer less and use an external hidden behind/below the tank big enough to also house the heater. Enough flow would also eliminate the need for circulation pumps. Hardly any in=tank equipment that way.

I prefer reef tanks with plenty of Zoas, especially when they cover the entire area of live rock. It's not exactly seiru stone!

It may defeat the purpose of having a nano but why not sump it? more water volume, a place to hide heater skimmer etc and you could use a set of lilly pipes on it 8)

Does this mean that in theory I could move my freshwater setup elsewhere but use the same hardware complete with lilies with a new marine tank in its place? What kind of media is best to put in a marine external? Would lily pipes foul up horribly very quickly?

That tank looks awesome Tom, nice one. I like the clever use of the Eheim as a hang on sump too. Is that just a T5 clip on light?

Cheers again everyone for your input

 

[Morgan Freeman]

Twas mine, before Olympia

It's a fantastic tank Tom, you should be proud.