Here it is... 20 gallon nano tank build

[Sharbuckle]

looking good, looks just like my old 20 when i first started it, i would do a %25 water change weekly, or a bigger one bi-weekly, what are your stocking ideas?

[Vincenzo.]

Keep ur lights off for 2-3months. Water change 15-20% weekly.  add 1hermit and 3snails in a month, or a single damsel or chromis ..

[ordi260]

All the stuff that was suspended in the water has now settled down...water is almost crystal clear...whats next?  How much time to wait?  Any daily task?

[ordi260]

looking good, looks just like my old 20 when i first started it, i would do a %25 water change weekly, or a bigger one bi-weekly, what are your stocking ideas?

For cleaning crew:
4-5 mixed snails
3-4 blueleg hermits
1-2 redleg hermits (are they reef safe?)

Fish:
I am thinking about a pair of true perc or 1 true perc and 1 six line wrasse.

Corals (eventually)...
Bubble Coral
Torch Coral
Elegance coral
long tentacle plate coral
pulsing xenias
Eventually some lps (havent read much about them yet)

[nissannx]

get all red legs if you still want your snails lol.. blue legs are vicious

[mikerobart]

Well the torch, elegance, and plate are considered lps. Red legs definitely safer than blue. Scarlets good too. Blues you will lose snails more often as mentioned.

[QueensU]

Keep in mind that LPS corals like torch, elegance, frogspawn, etc will take up a lot of real estate when they are fully extended. They also don't play nicely with others, e.g. they will sting zoas and mushrooms, etc. Its a good idea to roughly plan out where you will put things before you get them (and remember to plan for their size at full extension).

[Vincenzo.]

if you want nice 20g (just my opinion again) .. forget the plane shrooms, and brown/green zoas.... if you want shrooms just pick up Ricordia's, both floridas & yumas. i know they are expensive, but they have awesome color variations and they are SOOOOOO easy to frag. 1 shroom at 20-50$ can be made into min 4 in a matter of seconds. an say u spend 40$ .. and frag it to 4... keep 2 and sell the other 2 for 20$ each.. boombap u just got free Ric's as for zoas bite the bullet and pick up Aussie frags.

[ordi260]

Another little update...tank is cycling nicely so far...

Made some purchases...

Reef Octopus BH-100F

Im having a couple of problems with it...if your interested you can see this thread!

http://ovas.ca/index.php?topic=43418.0

More to come soon!

[cn]

if you want nice 20g (just my opinion again) .. forget the plane shrooms, and brown/green zoas.... if you want shrooms just pick up Ricordia's, both floridas & yumas. i know they are expensive, but they have awesome color variations and they are SOOOOOO easy to frag. 1 shroom at 20-50$ can be made into min 4 in a matter of seconds. an say u spend 40$ .. and frag it to 4... keep 2 and sell the other 2 for 20$ each.. boombap u just got free Ric's as for zoas bite the bullet and pick up Aussie frags.

I have some rics forsale if you want to try fragging it 
By the way very good progress so far. Good luck in this very rewarding ( & expensive) hobby 

[ordi260]

I have some rics forsale if you want to try fragging it 
By the way very good progress so far. Good luck in this very rewarding ( & expensive) hobby 

Thanks!  I soon as the tank is ready to accomodate corals ill drop you a line!

Right now im trying to get my skimmer less loud and bubbly...

[ordi260]

Test results of the march 30th

Temp 80.5
Rel. Gravity 1.023
Ph 7.9
Ammonia 0.50
Nitrite 0.2
Nitrate 5
Phosphate 0.25

[ordi260]

Hey guys!

Here is a little tease of the things to come today:

New stand to house ATO and dosing stuff
Another test results batch
Pictures from my little RO/DI transport rig
Up to date tank pics

[ordi260]

Ok here is a picture update!!!

[ordi260]

Ok so here i am trying to figure out what i will need in the following months (shopping list).

Here is what I have so far...tell me what you think about it and also if you think some major stuff is missing...

-Aqua Lifter Vacuum Pump (for auto top off)

-2 part dosing starting kit (calcium, alk and mag dosing)...I need confirmation that its a wise choice in my tank size
   
-RKM-PC4 Power Bar Module - Digital Aquatics (already have one...its working flawlessly so far and i miss some outlets  )
   
-Dual Bracket ReefKeeper Float Switch Kit - Digital Aquatics (For auto top off)

-ReefKeeper Elite SL2 pH and Salinity Module - Digital Aquatics (I need the switch ports on it for auto top off and ill buy PH and salinity probes later on)

-kH/Alkalinity Test Kit

-Test Kit - Magnesium    

-Test Kit - Calcium

[93GTCANADA]

Looking good. Was your wife drinking the bud lime lol

[ordi260]

Yesterday's Test results

Temp 80.5
Rel. Gravity 1.023
Ph 7.9
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0.1
Nitrate 2
Phosphate 0.25

How about adding some cleaner crew in this weekend???

[Vincenzo.]

id wait longer.

[RossW]

I would not add a thing until your 'trite is 0.

[RossW]

Your pH seems a little on the low side.  What is your alk?