JaysLittleOcean 10 Gallon Nano Reef.

JaysLittleOcean · Jan 31, 2016

Well my last aquarium once again became to difficult to manage because of the demand from my job and I needed to be able to do water changes and other tank maintenance faster with a smaller water volume. So I decided to get a little crazy and repurpose some of my live rock and all of my equipment to a new 10 gallon system located on my desk in my home office. This way if I had to do aquarium maintenance I would not have to leave my desk in order to get it done. So feel free to tag along.

brandon429 · Feb 1, 2016

I really like that you had started BB

is this a rework from a prior sandbedded tank? if so nice clean start its awesome easy to keep detritus out now

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 11, 2016

brandon429 said:
I really like that you had started BB

is this a rework from a prior sandbedded tank? if so nice clean start its awesome easy to keep detritus out now

Yes it is. Just can't seem to let go. LOL

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 11, 2016

So I had to do a little rework of the aquarium and start from scratch. The reason being was because like most people I don't have a quarantine aquarium. So most of the new corals I purchased where placed right into my older display tank. Well one of the beautiful corals came with an Aptasia Anemone and that little devil decided to spread all over the aquascape. So I did what any logical person would do. I tore down the aquarium and started with all new base rock. Unfortunately my two beautiful Snowflake Clownfish are going to have to go along with the ride for the cycle since I don't have any other place to put them. But I am closely monitoring the water levels and diligently conducting water change every week like a good boy. So feel free to tag along.

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 12, 2016

jdpeters · Feb 12, 2016

off to a good start

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 14, 2016

jdpeters said:
off to a good start

Thank you. I am trying a new method of not constantly having my hands inside my aquarium every 5 minutes. It has been very difficult.

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 14, 2016

Here is a list of equipment that I currently have running on my 10 gallon aquarium.

-Tunze DOC Skimmer 9004
-Tunze Turbelle Nanostream 6096 (x2)
-Tunze Multicontroller 7095
-Tunze Osmolator 3155 Auto Top Off
-Ecotech Marine Radio XR30W G3 Pro (12 Hour Lighting Schedule)
-Ecotech Marine Reeflink Wireless Controller
-Innovative Marine Minimax Desktop All In One Reactor (Activated Carbon)
-Innovative Marine Minimax Desktop All In One Reactor (Granular Ferric Oxide - Currently not in use because of the pump failing and I am waiting for warranty repair on the unit)
-Neptune Apex Controller (Not currently setup as I am still debating on whether or not it is needed on this system)

To be perfectly honest I always had my hands in my previous aquariums and it always seemed as though something went wrong. With this aquarium I have been a lot more hands off and things seem to be going smoothly. One of my pumps has a very good amount of coralline algae growing on it that was not present in my other systems. It grows out more and more with each passing day. I take this as a very good sign. I guess my long hours at work are a benefit to my aquarium after all.

pelphrey · Feb 15, 2016

That is a 10 gallon on steroids with all of that equipment! If you have it use it!

revhtree · Feb 15, 2016

Nice Jay!

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 16, 2016

pelphrey said:
That is a 10 gallon on steroids with all of that equipment! If you have it use it!

Yep! I still have an 8 channel dosing system that I am a but hesitant to setup because my coraline algae is growing so rapidly and I need things to settle down before I do more.

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 16, 2016

revhtree said:
Nice Jay!

Thank you.

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 25, 2016

So things with work have been busier than ever and I have been wanting to to get on the forums to give everyone an update as to how the new tank is progressing... and finally I'm on. I wish I could upload some photographs but maybe I can get some up tomorrow. So the aquarium is going through its paces as it slowly cycles. Now I have never personally completed a cycle without lights and that was probably the biggest cause of my algae problems during the evolution of the aquarium. So I was going to try it on this new aquarium. However, I have found the sweet spot with my EcoTech Marine Radion XR30W G3 Pro settings and the Coraline Algae growth in just the last three weeks alone has been incredible. So who am I to stop progress, and just as simple as that I will not be doing a lightless cycle. But that leads way to BRING ON THE ALGAE. So I just placed an order with Reef Cleaners for their 10 gallon cleanup crew consiting of (10 Dwarf Ceriths, 3 Nassarius, 6 Florida Ceriths and 4 Nerites). The little critters should be here next week and I try and post some photographs of the aquarium tomorrow evening.

pelphrey · Feb 26, 2016

I placed an order with @reefcleaners and received my order last week. I'll have my full review uploading Sunday morning on my YouTube channel. A great company to do business with!

JaysLittleOcean · Feb 26, 2016

pelphrey said:
I placed an order with @reefcleaners and received my order last week. I'll have my full review uploading Sunday morning on my YouTube channel. A great company to do business with!

That's awesome. Mind posting a link to your channel?

pelphrey · Feb 26, 2016

YouTube.com/pelphrey

I also did a mini review in the Reef Cleaners section -
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/reefcleaners.444/

As well as in my build thread -
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/27-gallon-cube.207744/page-4#post-2764139

My order was shipped out on Wednesday from Florida and arrived on my door step in Kentucky on Friday. None of the items I bought required next day shipping.