Nano With No Heater

[Ratvan]

I've used Eheim Inline heaters and Canister Filters in the past on my freshwater set ups

 

[Zonatie]

So I think it is possible but you need to ensure there’s some kind of surface disturbance. Some of the lily pipe designs force the water upwards and I think one of those could work.

With a standard lily pipe that blows down and out, I think you’d want another form of surface disturbance. I did it on a 12G long 36”x9”x9” roughly with a standard lily pipe, and I lost two fish when I ran it at first because I had no surface disturbance so no oxygen exchange. I’d still recommend some kind of power head based on that. Maybe an MP10 or something low profile like some of the Tunze options.

The few SPS colonies that I will be keeping (A handful of Acros and Montis) will be located at the surface. Hopefully the flow would be sufficient if I used a surface flowing lily pipe. But I do believe the surface type tend to cause bubble's...?

 

[Zonatie]

I've used Eheim Inline heaters and Canister Filters in the past on my freshwater set ups

I was unaware that Eheim produced Inline heaters.
I will look into them.

 

[Zach W]

Sorry if I come off a bit rude. I've been a member of a certain reef forum for too long where you will not survive by being polite.

No worries at all, I’ll be following and interested in how it turns out!!

 

[Zonatie]

All the inline heaters on eBay look as if they are 300w plus. Would it be worth building my own?