2.5G nano SW tank - Page 2

k-dawg- · 07-20-2008, 03:26 PM

those look like incandescent bulbs to me. Not to rain on your parade but incandescent bulbs are very inefficient and i would say its a safe bet that anything photosynthetic on your lr will slowly die out, not to mention the nem

justintrask · 07-20-2008, 03:27 PM

So I walked in my room today and it smelled like clams. Hmm...

Looked in my tank and realized that my powerhead was overheating because a certain anemone with pink tips decided to get sucked into it. Good thing he was a freebie.

Took the 301 Powerhead out of the tank, so now I'm running the Red Sea Nano Filter (works a-fricken-mazing for such a small filter), and the powerhead 201. Got some mushrooms, not sure which types, and something else that I forget the name of for about $15 total at my LFS. Small pieces. I also took back a lot of the LR I bought, and only ended up keeping two pieces out of it. I have maybe 10lbs total, and 5-10lbs of live aragonite.

3 Small hermit crabs and the tank is almost done.

HAH NOT.

justintrask · 07-20-2008, 03:27 PM

Oh yeah, I also updated my lighting fixture. There are 2 23W PC bulbs on top of the tank, and then a 24/7 15W actinic shining on the tank from behind.

guppyart · 07-20-2008, 07:27 PM

your moving way way way to fast justin.
your tanks going to crash and burn,, you havn't cycled, you didn't listen to the advice about a larger tank which would = a tiny bit more stability.

and it seems you havn't spent all that much time researching and listening to good advice.

justintrask · 07-20-2008, 09:04 PM

The thing is, I may ask for help, but I take it with a grain of salt. I've always been one to try something different, go at my own pace, and learn on my own. I have researched, I have lsitened to some advice, but IMO, part of this hobby is that people need to figure things out for themselves, experiment, and just have fun, and not have people critisize their every move.

karazy · 07-20-2008, 09:42 PM

pics?
plz?

justintrask · 07-20-2008, 09:45 PM

the ones I had didnt save, I have to wait until I get my camera back. They're coming I promise PROMISE.

karazy · 07-20-2008, 09:50 PM

ok

i mean of the tank with the mushrooms

justintrask · 07-21-2008, 03:08 AM

i figured haha

**Scuba Kid** · 07-21-2008, 04:51 PM

When you're dealing with live animals, experimentation is not going to be taken lightly.

We give advice because we have the experience, we've been there, and we at least know the basic ins and outs. You can tell yourself you're learning on your own, experimenting, trial and error, whatever, but you've already killed an anemone and bought more coral without even researching it. How do you know your coral will survive in your tank? You don't even know what the second species is or the type of mushrooms you bought. You need to slow down and take things one step at a time. Let your tank cycle and stabalize before you stock it. You'll save some headaches and some animals.

justintrask · 07-21-2008, 05:32 PM

Updated lighting to 2 50/50 PC.

karazy · 07-22-2008, 07:26 PM

i am getting VERY anxious for pics :P

justintrask · 07-22-2008, 08:09 PM

I have to wait until saturday when my family comes back from vacation, they took all of the cameras

I bough a glass cover for it today, but the realized thatit couldnt cover the tank completely because of the nano filter, so it's half hanging off of the tank. This is the most rag-tag tank I've ever had, but so far my favorite.

The damsel ate some frozen brine shrimp today. Pretty awesome.

Pac-Man · 07-24-2008, 11:35 AM

Wow good luck with this tank. Your going to be on that thing like all the time haha.

justintrask · 07-27-2008, 03:58 PM

Long awaited photos of a complete tank. I decided against the mantis shrimp, I'm going to stick with the damsel, and my friend gave me a lawnmower blenny because he had a major malfunction with him tank, idk if it'll be permenant or not.

karazy · 07-27-2008, 04:00 PM

woot! pics!

yeah, i would get ridof the lawnmower blenny. they dont belong in a tank that size, and you should really only have 0-1 fish in a 2.5 gallon

justintrask · 07-27-2008, 04:03 PM

I am not planning on keeping him, just an emergency take-in. what do you think so far though?

karazy · 07-27-2008, 04:08 PM

i think it looks good. needs some coral on the big rock though. remember that coral grows so dont be filling the tank with coral everywhere
:P

justintrask · 07-27-2008, 04:09 PM

I don't plan on getting too much more corals, but I did have a question about the big rock. How would I go about attaching the corals to it?

karazy · 07-27-2008, 04:11 PM

well there's 2 ways that i kkow of. you can either find a good ol' hole and stick the rock or frag plug its attached to into there, or you can get special glue for corals(get the jell kind) and glue the rock its on onto the big rock

07-20-2008, 03:26 PM	#21
k-dawg- Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 18 Posts: 191	those look like incandescent bulbs to me. Not to rain on your parade but incandescent bulbs are very inefficient and i would say its a safe bet that anything photosynthetic on your lr will slowly die out, not to mention the nem __________________ Kevin 5.5G Nano Reef 50G Reef

07-20-2008, 07:27 PM	#24
guppyart Naked wookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada Age: 19 Posts: 697	your moving way way way to fast justin. your tanks going to crash and burn,, you havn't cycled, you didn't listen to the advice about a larger tank which would = a tiny bit more stability. and it seems you havn't spent all that much time researching and listening to good advice. __________________ photography

07-21-2008, 04:51 PM	#30
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,224	When you're dealing with live animals, experimentation is not going to be taken lightly. We give advice because we have the experience, we've been there, and we at least know the basic ins and outs. You can tell yourself you're learning on your own, experimenting, trial and error, whatever, but you've already killed an anemone and bought more coral without even researching it. How do you know your coral will survive in your tank? You don't even know what the second species is or the type of mushrooms you bought. You need to slow down and take things one step at a time. Let your tank cycle and stabalize before you stock it. You'll save some headaches and some animals. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks Last edited by Scuba Kid; 07-21-2008 at 04:53 PM.

07-24-2008, 11:35 AM	#34
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07-20-2008, 03:27 PM	#22
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	So I walked in my room today and it smelled like clams. Hmm... Looked in my tank and realized that my powerhead was overheating because a certain anemone with pink tips decided to get sucked into it. Good thing he was a freebie. Took the 301 Powerhead out of the tank, so now I'm running the Red Sea Nano Filter (works a-fricken-mazing for such a small filter), and the powerhead 201. Got some mushrooms, not sure which types, and something else that I forget the name of for about $15 total at my LFS. Small pieces. I also took back a lot of the LR I bought, and only ended up keeping two pieces out of it. I have maybe 10lbs total, and 5-10lbs of live aragonite. 3 Small hermit crabs and the tank is almost done. HAH NOT.

07-20-2008, 09:04 PM	#25
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	The thing is, I may ask for help, but I take it with a grain of salt. I've always been one to try something different, go at my own pace, and learn on my own. I have researched, I have lsitened to some advice, but IMO, part of this hobby is that people need to figure things out for themselves, experiment, and just have fun, and not have people critisize their every move.

07-20-2008, 09:42 PM	#26
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 611	pics? plz?

07-20-2008, 09:45 PM	#27
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	the ones I had didnt save, I have to wait until I get my camera back. They're coming I promise PROMISE.

07-20-2008, 09:50 PM	#28
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 611	ok i mean of the tank with the mushrooms

07-21-2008, 03:08 AM	#29
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	i figured haha

07-21-2008, 05:32 PM	#31
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	Updated lighting to 2 50/50 PC.

07-22-2008, 07:26 PM	#32
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 611	i am getting VERY anxious for pics :P

07-22-2008, 08:09 PM	#33
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	I have to wait until saturday when my family comes back from vacation, they took all of the cameras I bough a glass cover for it today, but the realized thatit couldnt cover the tank completely because of the nano filter, so it's half hanging off of the tank. This is the most rag-tag tank I've ever had, but so far my favorite. The damsel ate some frozen brine shrimp today. Pretty awesome.

07-27-2008, 03:58 PM	#35
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	Long awaited photos of a complete tank. I decided against the mantis shrimp, I'm going to stick with the damsel, and my friend gave me a lawnmower blenny because he had a major malfunction with him tank, idk if it'll be permenant or not.

07-27-2008, 04:00 PM	#36
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 611	woot! pics! yeah, i would get ridof the lawnmower blenny. they dont belong in a tank that size, and you should really only have 0-1 fish in a 2.5 gallon

07-27-2008, 04:03 PM	#37
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	I am not planning on keeping him, just an emergency take-in. what do you think so far though?

07-27-2008, 04:08 PM	#38
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 611	i think it looks good. needs some coral on the big rock though. remember that coral grows so dont be filling the tank with coral everywhere :P

07-27-2008, 04:09 PM	#39
justintrask Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 252	I don't plan on getting too much more corals, but I did have a question about the big rock. How would I go about attaching the corals to it?

07-27-2008, 04:11 PM	#40
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 611	well there's 2 ways that i kkow of. you can either find a good ol' hole and stick the rock or frag plug its attached to into there, or you can get special glue for corals(get the jell kind) and glue the rock its on onto the big rock

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