10 gallon nano adventure begins

[jason.kennedy.98478]

So i started planning this tank in about 1997 and it was originally a 360 gallon tank. However until now when I've had the time i didn't have the money and vice versa. Now i have both [emoji1] and due to living conditions a 10 gallon is all i have room for. So 2.78% of the original desired volume. I do have a 120 in storage that will be set up when i have to room.

Equipment on this tank is simple, a marineland 150 biowheel, heater, current usa marine pro light and the jebao knock off of the tunze controllable nano stream.

Part 1 of "the package" from tampa bay saltwater is waiting for me at the airport when i get off work.

Here's the progress so far

More to follow

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

 

[Ljaus]

Following along.

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

TBS rock in the tank, beautiful rock

 

[Coastie Reefer]

Following. I've got a 10g myself and love it. Doesn't take near as long to get it full of coral.

 

[Bcheek]

Following along, I love seeing all the hitchikers that come in on tbs!

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

The water has cleared

So far found a couple porcelain crabs and a lone hermit crab. Ammonia still at 0

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

Well after a slight mishap my Chinese knock off came, thing is quite strong, making my thermometer dance

Oh and if you get a red sea refractometer they don't come zeroed like every one I've ever used. Freaked me out fur a sec when i saw my salinity high out of the scale

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

pH 8.3
Ca 420
dKH 11
Salinity 1.025
NO3/NO2/NH3 0

 

[Steadyreef42]

Sweet TBS rock!

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

Yup the barnacles have their sweepers out, kinda cool to watch

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

Ammonia is uo to 0.25 cycle is starting

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

So ammonia has stayed constant throughout the day. No NO2/NO3 development yet. Had to get an a adapter so i could run my ro/di indoors, the grond water is so cold my 100gpd unit was running at 20gpd

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

Cycle appears to be done, peaked at 0.5 ppm NH4 last night and down to 0 today

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

Porcelain crab doing his thing, sorry for the bad pic will break out the dslr once i get my frostbite clowns and some coral

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

 

[jazonPartij]

You cycled your tank in 3 days??

 

[Budman93]

Your live rock is awesome! Watch out for crappy hitchhikers though, you'll still be finding new stuff weeks after you have it. I run the same light on my 10g and I like it so far. Gets the job done and I'm getting grown on my torch and montipora coral.

My cycle lasted a couple days but thats because mine was completely cured from the LFS. I'd give it a couple days just to make sure it's zero. Maybe dose some biospira too. Did you get live sand?

 

[Elementalj]

You cycled your tank in 3 days??

[emoji848]

 

[jason.kennedy.98478]

You cycled your tank in 3 days??

Not uncommon for TBS rock fresh from the ocean and straight to the tank. Least from other threads I've read and now witnessed