Mystical Lady

been reading about the Nano Tanks and looking at the beautiful pics posted. I am so excited to finally get back into SW! I will probably have 2-3 small tanks (20-30G range or smaller) instead of 1 large one... just suits my lifestyle better right now....Questions abound though as to what I should be looking for when I purchase the Nano. I have never bought one so I don't know the 'bells n' whistles' than might make life easier for the maintenance/viewing of the tanks... where to buy from? brand names to look for?? accessories?? I think one of the tanks will be a Seahorse tank(small ones of course) and maybe a clown/red anemone tank... not sure about the third one yet.... any advice is greatly appreciated!

thought you might want to hear how the corals are doing that I recently bought from you.... I am amazed how fast the ORA HAWKINS BLUE ECHINATA is growing, I thought it would be a very slow grower but I am able to frag it twice already (once was by accident...LOL) .... the ORA PHIL

Welcome to the 'family'

the only thing I have recently changed in my tank is: took out the airstone(figured it was unneeded and made lots of bubbles-although it did look nice with the curtain of bubbles on the backside of the tank) bought a better Skimmer.... have been raising my Calcium lately... was up to 370 yesterday.... its always been low(320-340) so I bought the 2-part stuff and been *slowing* raising .... tested parameters yesterday, everything was inline except my PH.... 7.7 .... but it was early morning and figured I would test again later in the day and make changes then if still low (got busy and never did) made a 5 gallon water change... went out to eat for dinner.... checked on the tank-everything looked OK....went to bed I got up this morning and checked the tank.... strange, I dont' see the usually 'aren't I BEAUTIFUL' yellow Tang strutting about.... found him on the backside floor of the tank.... dead.... also found my Banded Coral Shrimp upside down :( dead... My banded pipefish and bicolor blenny are fighting for their life at the moment.... the only inhabitants that look like nothing is wrong are my clowns, scooter dragonette and yellow goby. the scooter is the only one that looks like its eating, swimming from rock to rock... I have noticed the peppermints dying lately and now have none in my tank....my corals don't look bad, they all seem to be OK... could my dropped PH be the cause??? I put the airstone back into the tank, just in case it had something to do with the O2 in the tank.... I feel like crap.... the Tang has been with me since I got started back into SW.... the pipefish was the first purchase... shoot!!!! what an Easter wakeup :(

This may not mean much to you guys but it means a great deal to me. I find that having your lady salesperson is a GREAT joy for me. She recognizes me and I feel alot better talking with her. Guess its a girl thing but I just feel better knowing you have a woman in there too Hats off to her too! she knows her corals and store items!! and she doesn't mind taking all the money from my purse....LOL.... you trained her well, Johnny.... Jan

whatever you decide, remember WAMAS will get you back up and running with our corals. The people here are wonderful and I am sure your 'house' will be full once you get it cycled Just let us know.... HUGS

As always, Chris, your pictures are AWESOME.... oh and those Acans are pretty cool too

Submitters: Name: Jan, BBName: Mystical Lady Location: where it's taken: Jan's tank Camera Used: Olympus C-2100 Ultra Zoom Subject: RTBA

thats the one AquaC customer service sent to me....I guess that picture was made for dummies like me... so we could see the inside.....LMAO!!!

wouldn't this also need to consider how BIG the skimmer is?? therefore making the skimmer cup larger and needing it to be emptied less often?? mine is a HOB and usually needs cleaning every week.... just curious....

Thanks everyone..... AquaC has GREAT customer support and has sent me a picture, its in my gallery.... and I understand now how to fix it..... I stupidly was trying to CONNECT the pump to the inlet thing on the skimmer while the pump sits in the preskimmer..... when if fact, I see now, I don't have to do that...... DOH!!! sometimes, I amaze myself with dumbness.....LOL.... Thanks for all of your help!!!!

BTW... just how is that Watermelon doing??? the one I have is starting to get Green again around the edges.... my darn snails though, keep kicking it off the rocks even though its glued.... UGH.... Jan

Thanks!!! I hope to 'give 'er a whirl' this weekend!!!

I may have made a mistake in ordering this unit.... http://www.proteinskimmer.com/Product%20Pa...emora%20Pro.htm AquaC Remora Pro hang-on with Pre-skimmer first off, its HUGE.... much larger than my little rinky-dink one I have now.... and I am worried about the weight this might have on the back of my tank... secondly, I am NOT mechanically inclined and I can't figure out where everything is suppose to fit.... and I can't find any 'installed' pictures on the website.... Is anyone using this unit, and if so, can you provide an ' installed' picture so I can figure it out.... the preskimmer has me confused and I dont know if the pump is suppose to go IN the preskimmer or if the pump goes outside the preskimmer and pumps into it.... and is this preskimmer even worth the trouble of installing?? suggestions??? Jan

Thanks for the suggestions, but the phytoplankton I wonder about.... this thing is eating Brine Shrimp like its candy.... In fact, the mouths seem to fight over them....I have it mid-tank under the brace for the tank, so it isn't getting full light(T5).... it seems happy and reminds me of that man-eating plant I saw on a movie once (Little Shop of Horrors). This coral is quickly turning out to be one of my favorites... Jan

sps.... I think.... but with BIG teeth...........lol