1st post 1st sw aquarium

[BMcCoy]

Well, so far so good. I know people say that a nano is not good to start out with, but that is all I have room or money for. It is a 2.5 gallon with about 5 pounds of live rock. There are some interesting things on the rock that I got. I think that there is a red ball sponge. I do have some bubble algae that I will get rid of. The light is a 50/50 15 watt reef sun in a walmart fixture mounted above the tank. Flter is an aquaclear 30. I do have a question about that. Should I leave all the media that came with the filter, or should I take it all out and use lr rubble? With the light that I have can I eventually keep some corals? Let me know what you guys think. I am trying to add pics now.


Ben

[BMcCoy]

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[bluenassarius]

welcome to RC :)

do you have a bigger pic of your setup? how big is a AC30? I would probably keep the filter media in there myself. the ac500 i have ... has been converted into a HOB sump w/ LR rubble.

[jasutton]

you could keep some shrooms and softies no problem witht hat light. also regarding the AC 30, i would use rubble instead of the sponge as the sponge can breed nitrates. If you can, try to get an auto-top off (ATO) system. It would help with a tank that small. There is a thread floating around here about a gravity ATO that is good on a budget. Although i cant remember where it is.

good luck and keep up the good work!
Jamie

[tangreef68]

maybe a kent marine dosing thing. i have seen those on dr foster smith

[BMcCoy]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I don't have a larger pic, because RC only allows a certain size. I think I will use LR rubble in the filter. I don't knwo the dimensions on the filter, but it pumps 150 gph. What is the dosing thing for?


Ben

[BMcCoy]

Another question. The fission nano skimmer, can it be used outside of the aquarium? There is no space inside it for a skimmer and it looks like a good price.

Ben

[jasutton]

i dont recommend the nano fission skimmer, i have only heard bad things about them. plus your tank is so small i dont think you will need one.
just keep the amount of nutrients low

[BMcCoy]

Thanks Jasutton.


Ben

[BMcCoy]

I'm pretty excited!!! I found a tee little tiny feather duster on one of my rocks. It is so awesome. It is too small to get a pic of. Maybe when it grows a little bit.


Ben

[tangreef68]

speaking of the skimmer, AquaC is coming out with a "NANO" remora for tanks from 5 to 25 gallons.