Scott's DIY 10 Gallon Nano Build

[scottayy]

Do you guys think 580 gph is too much flow for a 10?

2 x 240 koralia ph's
+ 100 gph return pump from sump

 

[carey]

I think you'll be fine. I would put two 240's at least in a 10g and the 100gph return wont make much more of an impact I bet.

 

[scottayy]

Sweet thanks!
I got all of my stuff today but I thought it might've been overkill.
These LED lights are sweet!

 

[Justin0329]

well, did you finish the setup today? i want to see pics!!!!

 

[scottayy]

It's mostly finished. I still have to wait on my return pump and u-tube to get here. Also have to pick up an ATO container, and sand & bulb for my fuge.

Scrubbing and boiling rocks right now. They've been sitting outside and are all kinds of nasty.

I will probably do some rockscaping tonight but probably no pics until monday when I get it filled!

 

[scottayy]

I've got a while but I kinda wanna think about stocking.

I am thinking a firefish and a yellow clown goby. I could get away with another micro fish. Any suggestions?

 

[Austin.b]

I've got a while but I kinda wanna think about stocking.

I am thinking a firefish and a yellow clown goby. I could get away with another micro fish. Any suggestions?

I would get a hi fin red banded goby. Or sice you already have a firefish, maybe a two spot goby?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2124+181&pcatid=181

 

[needmorecowbell]

I've seen some cool dwarf clownfish at my lfs. I don't know how they do it but they are mini and dont grow to full size. A yellow watchman goby would be cool but with a goby already I'm not sure. How about inverts?

 

[carey]

You could get neon gobies, purple firefish, a two spot blenny, (the two spot gobies are hard to feed arent they?) maybe a cardinal fish. Lots of options. Have you checked under nano fish on live aquaria? Thats where I get most of my ideas

 

[scottayy]

Yeah good idea. I was just thinking what I want that I see in often at the LFS. I'm heading over there now.

Inverts.. other than my cleanup crew probably not. Though I think a fire shrimp would be awesome but probably too big for my 10g.

I also want to make sure everything is reef safe and compatible with each other.

... why is it so hard to make rocks look pretty when piled together!

 

[scottayy]

Alright, so I am thinking firefish, yellow clown goby, yellow prawn goby, and fire shrimp.

Anyone see any problems?

 

[needmorecowbell]

Nope! But make sure theres lots of hiding places. My fire shrimp loves to hide and so do ywg.

 

[scottayy]

I might need to rethink then. The rock I have is pretty dense and not many nooks or crannies.

 

[scottayy]

I know my rocks suck. It's "lace" rock that I bought from the LFS when I didn't know what I was doing. I'm going to use them though. Scrubbed them and boiled them.

What do you guys think? Too much rock? Not enough rock? Too ugly? I'm entirely undecided.

EDIT| lol i suppose i should add that it looks funny because there's no water in there!

 

[needmorecowbell]

It looks nice but know that it will be harder to put frags on it because of the lack of nooks and crannies.

 

[scottayy]

Thank you for your input!

I have an epoxy stick
I generally cut them off of the plug and epoxy them onto the rock. Or if it comes on a piece of rock rubble I have no problem adding the rock to the system.

 

[needmorecowbell]

Yep
One thing I know about sticking frags in places is that you should use super glue AND epoxy. Make a ball of epoxy and put glue on each side. Stick one side to the frag, and the other to the rock. Works great!

 

[200 gallon reef]

Seems like a lot of sand in there. How many lbs is it?

 

[scottayy]

10 lbs

 

[200 gallon reef]

I guess it just looks like a lot.