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Hi Guys and Gals
firstly Let introduce my self, I'm a IT Guy with a passion for tech and Marine life, i'm not really new to the marine life but i have been out of for almost 8 years, in this time i have not kept up with the tech or any new products regarding marine tanks.
my last tank ran for just over a year, which i had to shut down due to work travelling and life just got too busy, now i'm itching to get back into it, the itch started when my 3 year old son started asking if i could buy him Nemo, (this was a great thing as i could tell the wife i'm doing it for him),After seeing so many Pico systems out there i decided to go this route also cos i had the tank in the garage. i have seen many simple yet effective Pico systems running.
so this is the plan please feel free to advise should you see my plan failing.
hoping to keep just 2 clowns and a crown gobie in the tank and a cuc crew and some polyps. nothing crazy
What i have.
Tank - Jebo R310, 27L - With top filtration (had stored in the garage)
Small Jager 25 watt heater (had stored in the garage)
What i bought the weekend
Activated carbon
Seachem stability
Some LR
Test kit
refractometer or hydrometer
bought salt water from the pet store as well as some normal RO for topping up (in case i have some serious evaporation)
digital thermometer
Blue Treasure coral sand
And the start of the build.
After reading many threads on MASA i know it didnt happen if theres no pics, so made sure to take a good few for you guys.
getting the LR setup
The tank gets quite a bit of sunlight during the late afternoon (will this pose any unwanted issues?)
using the top filtration with small bio ball and ceramic rings, and a bag of activated carbon, i plan on doing a 20% water change every week.
Getting the crushed coral in i decided to keep the this about 1cm deep hoping to avoid any unwanted stuff getting trapped in a thick bed. (Hopefully it's ok)
Filling it up
Filled and setup i added a little powerhead just to create a little more flow
Lights ON
The next morning all clear
So now the wait for the cycle to happen, i will also DIY a nice small Blue and red LED to add to the current T5 8W light.
The one problem i'm having at the moment is keeping the water at 25 degrees, either 2 degrees hotter at 27 or 2 degrees lower at 23 (will this cause any issues?) not sure if it was caused by the cold front and the fact the direct sunlight during the day! will have to monitor this.
firstly Let introduce my self, I'm a IT Guy with a passion for tech and Marine life, i'm not really new to the marine life but i have been out of for almost 8 years, in this time i have not kept up with the tech or any new products regarding marine tanks.
my last tank ran for just over a year, which i had to shut down due to work travelling and life just got too busy, now i'm itching to get back into it, the itch started when my 3 year old son started asking if i could buy him Nemo, (this was a great thing as i could tell the wife i'm doing it for him),After seeing so many Pico systems out there i decided to go this route also cos i had the tank in the garage. i have seen many simple yet effective Pico systems running.
so this is the plan please feel free to advise should you see my plan failing.
hoping to keep just 2 clowns and a crown gobie in the tank and a cuc crew and some polyps. nothing crazy
What i have.
Tank - Jebo R310, 27L - With top filtration (had stored in the garage)
Small Jager 25 watt heater (had stored in the garage)
What i bought the weekend
Activated carbon
Seachem stability
Some LR
Test kit
refractometer or hydrometer
bought salt water from the pet store as well as some normal RO for topping up (in case i have some serious evaporation)
digital thermometer
Blue Treasure coral sand
And the start of the build.
After reading many threads on MASA i know it didnt happen if theres no pics, so made sure to take a good few for you guys.
getting the LR setup
The tank gets quite a bit of sunlight during the late afternoon (will this pose any unwanted issues?)
using the top filtration with small bio ball and ceramic rings, and a bag of activated carbon, i plan on doing a 20% water change every week.
Getting the crushed coral in i decided to keep the this about 1cm deep hoping to avoid any unwanted stuff getting trapped in a thick bed. (Hopefully it's ok)
Filling it up
Filled and setup i added a little powerhead just to create a little more flow
Lights ON
The next morning all clear
So now the wait for the cycle to happen, i will also DIY a nice small Blue and red LED to add to the current T5 8W light.
The one problem i'm having at the moment is keeping the water at 25 degrees, either 2 degrees hotter at 27 or 2 degrees lower at 23 (will this cause any issues?) not sure if it was caused by the cold front and the fact the direct sunlight during the day! will have to monitor this.
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