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According to nano-reef.com, firefish can be held in a 5gal nano. They only get to 2.5" and are reef friendly. I think this is my current top candidate. http://www.nano-reef.com/fish/?fish=7

Thanks! So I guess I should put the inverts in first, and then fish, to sloooowly add to the bio-load?

Thank you. Not sure about a goby. Don't they just sit perched on a rock and do nothing? I'd like some movement around the reef. I think my kids would enjoy that. As far shrimp, I've had 2 sexy shrimp in a refugium in my old system, and they are pretty cool.

Hello again! After a 4 year break from the hobby, I'm finally ready to start on a new nano adventure. The reason I'm going nano this time is that there is a perfect spot in my living room wall for a small tank. Couple of months ago a Fluval Edge 6gal aquarium caught my eye. It's not exactly intended for a reef set-up, but apparently I wasn't the only one who was thinking SW reef. There have been some success stories on RC and I was up for a challenge. So here we go, a very simple set up - no sump, just a HOB unit, 50W heater, built-in 21 LEDs lights, 8 lbs of live rock, 10 lbs of my old sand and a bit of reef rubble from another Wamas member who sold me the live rock. (thanks again Nathan!) I haven't yet decided what life stock to put in there. Right now I'm thinking mostly softies and maybe 1 or 2 small fish (purple firefish?) I definitely will have a cleaning crew and a cleaner shrimp or two. The tank is still cycling, and I'm looking for some live sand to seed some life back into it. Down the road, I may upgrade the lights depending on how softies are doing. A 20-30% weekly water change should counter the lack of skimmer. Set-up day: Sand storm: The next day:

That's the beauty of a rimless tank design. Note the 3/4" glass thickness!

Do you have a pic? Does it have input and output or just output? Turns out I need something I can connect the input to so that I can insert a small house into the reservoir. I know I'm gonna have to prime it somehow... --Rob

Ummm, nothing related to fishkeeping. I'm trying to mod my whole-house by-pass humidifier to supply more moisture into the air. By design, it's supposed to 'wick' water from a bottom reservoir into a pad that the HVAC air is passing through. I find that to be very inefficient as at any time only the bottom 1/5th of the pad appears wet. What I want to do is to add a small powerhead that would pump the water from the reservoir back to the top of the pad and let it continuously flow soaking the pad to its maximum. The other option is to open up the water control solenoid and install a drain so that the water flows through it, but that wastes a ton of water. (I specifically bought a wicking humidifier to not waste water.) I suppose I could also use RO/DI waste water to run through the humidifier, but that could mock up the pad too quickly... --Rob

Thanks Jason, I think I found what I'm looking for... http://www.micromark.com/STANDARD-DUTY-SUB...-PUMP,8480.html --Rob

Ooh, nice. Is it available in US?

32-73 gph with max head of 15" hehe.... --Rob

----- Sounds like Micro-Jet 320 is the winner at 6W, 1.75" L x 1.5" W x 2.25" H Does anyone have one lying around so I can test it before ordering a new one?

I'm looking for a small powerhead for a household project. What is the most compact, fully submersible pump that will have an output that can easily be connected to a 1/4" tubing? Thanks!! --Rob

Should take less than 5-6 weeks...

Hey Chris, It's probably a good idea to invest in a Chloramine test kit (Hach CN-70) to be able to see when it's time to change the RO pre-filters. I'm definitely getting that when I return to the hobby. --Rob

I was under the impression that Chloramine (and Chlorine) was always used in DC metro water (at least for the past 6 yrs that I've been in the reef hobby). I also thought that regular RO/DI would take care of it. I suppose TDS measurement cannot be used alone to judge true water quality. What additional steps are you taking now to prevent this from reoccurring? --Rob

Chloramine was the root problem??? Explain... --Rob PS. If I ever set-up my frag tank, I'll help you out with some frags...

Looks good Steve. First in line when you decide to break it down and sell it... --Rob

Dottyback? haha, good luck!

Atlantic Blue Tang perhaps...? --Rob

Cutting glass is not as hard as it seems. You can purchase a cheap glass scoring tool at HD or Lowe's and do it yourself. You basically score the glass, and then snap it. Works great for baffles. If you're building a glass tank - that's a totally different story. --Rob

How long do you want your pumps to run? Any size UPS will give you power back-up. This one looks like it should run both pumps fine for a brief power outage. (under 30 min) --Rob PS. Best way to test how long a given UPS will last is to pull the plug and time it. I used a similar 650VA UPS to run my Mag9.5 (93W) and Seio powerhead for about 35 min...

Thanks for your input. I guess I'll try them out. Can't beat the price with 20% discount through the GP. --Rob

Has anyone tried MH bulbs that Air Water Ice is selling? I believe the brand is Spectrum Specialists. Are these Chinese made bulbs? I'm looking to order a new bulb for my new frag tank, so I'm concerned about the quality of the bulb. Thanks, --Rob

Sometimes the restrictor is built-in with the bypass valve. Usually there is a number printed on the bypass/restrictor assembly indicating the flow in mL/min or gpd (I always wonder which one they use). --Rob

It is possible to kill colt coral and xenia? I agree with Chip, something more is amiss than just low salinity. I'm guessing contaminated water. --Rob