Evolution Of A Nano Reef Aquarium
I purchased the a Current Aquapod 24 gallon aquarium with the 150 watt 14,000k HQI metal halide and 6 each of the blue and white lunar lights. Building a nano reef aquarium seemed to go against everything that I had learned many years ago when I had a 180 gallon reef tank. The nice thing about a nano reef aquarium is, it doesn’t take very much live rock to fill the tank. I buy distilled water for water changes and topping off evaporated water. Nano reef aquariums are great for SPS coral frags. It is easy to keep up with the weekly water changes and doesn’t cost much since I only change 2 1/2 gallons per week. 64 per gallon, it doesn’t make since to buy a reverse osmosis water purifier for water changes. I have been running the tank for 2 1/2 months now and the SPS corals are already showing signs of growth. Many SPS corals are now aquacultered leaving the ocean’s natural reefs preserved. How could I possibly keep water parameters stable enough to house live corals with a small tank. To attach the coral frag to the live rock, I use Marineland ’s Hold Fast, which is a two part epoxy similar to plumbers epoxy. After running for three days the water cleared and it was time to add the live rock. I started by setting up the aquarium and mixing the saltwater.
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