Alright y'all I'm looking to set up a 16gal nano. I support local buisness so ima buy a coralife 16 off Kevin down at paradise and honestly its a better deal than I've found online, plus he helped me out a lot when I was starting my 75gal (which unfortunately in my sons mom and my split it ended up crashing) so I'm wanting to do a biocube for now to cure the itch in other words untill I find a place I wanna buy then ima upgrade to a 250-300 and use the biocube for more less a frag tank, goby tank. Basically ive been looking into the filtration because I wanna do a small reugium in the back using some,chato and live rock does anyone have a coralife set up with refugium I can,get ideal on? The sell a media basket kit that you can introduce a certain amount of media in but I was wanting to try to turn the whole center chamber into a refugium, and skimmer slot. Advice on this please. My 75 did great until it crashed just wanting to do as much prep and research on these nanos as possible
I was steered away from the skimmer told as long as I keep up with water changes the fish load in,this tank wouldnt be detrimental for the need of a skimmer and the looks of the coralife I can set up a refugium relatively simple just gotta figure out where I want to put the light on. the back is clear, but the light would be less of a eye sore if I could mount it from the lid somehow
If the bioload is low you can for sure get by without a skimmer. A refugium definitely helps some with nutrient transport.
Yea I dont plan on putting many fish in it, more of a coral tank, but I know with corals you stop have some waste produced. Ima get a couple juvenile clowns and a young rose tip to start out with. After my copopods start flourishing I may throw a young mediteranian gobys in. Not 100 percent decided on,that yet but my fiance loves that fish By the time they grow I should be ready to set up my 250-300 gallon at the new house.
I would wait till you get the big tank for that one. Never seen one survive for long in anything smaller than a 75 gallon that was mature with lots of pods. They are an absolutely stunning fish.
I had one in my 75 along with several others that did well Till me and my sons mom split up and it ended up crashing. I wasn't sure on if they would be good in a biocube or not but I assumed as long as every thing was established well they would thrive. I shall wait and probably just make this a juvenile clown and reef tank
I love the mandarin gobys, probably one of my most favorite saltwater fish besides the kole eyed tang they just have a great personality and are always roaming
The only fish that I miss from my freshwater tank are my freshwater puffers awesome personalities I had them to where they would swim up in my hand and eat out of it, and my freshwater ropefish. He would do the same I had 2 that would periodically ball up like snakes when I assumed they mating. Those 2 fish are the only reasons I'd start another freshwater tank
Well got one for Christmas she did great! Just a couple gallons short of water so gotta get some stuff to mix some up and let her run