20 gallon nano reef

[Northernseacorals]

Welcome to the forum mate;

The tank was an impulse purchase eh; I think it will make a good home for some entertaining critters, one word of caution about impulse purchasing; saltwater impulses can often turn out bad, so study up if you want a new fish, coral or invertabrit.

The filter will get you going; I would personally not run the bio wheels, and investing in a good used skimmer as soon as possible will server you well. The heater will be okay too, one of the most important pieces of equipment you could have would be a refractometer, look on www.aliexpress.com for one, can be ordered from there for around $19; and identicle to what stores here charge $50 bucks for.

The choice to use dry/live mixed rock is a good one, it's not let me down before.

Be patient, read lots and understand you are going to have some problems; most; if not all can be handled though educating yourself on community sites like this.

Don't take cranky people to seriously :-) it suppose to be fun after all.

Enjoy you're time here.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by Northernseacorals

Welcome to the forum mate;

The tank was an impulse purchase eh; I think it will make a good home for some entertaining critters, one word of caution about impulse purchasing; saltwater impulses can often turn out bad, so study up if you want a new fish, coral or invertabrit.

The filter will get you going; I would personally not run the bio wheels, and investing in a good used skimmer as soon as possible will server you well. The heater will be okay too, one of the most important pieces of equipment you could have would be a refractometer, look on www.aliexpress.com for one, can be ordered from there for around $19; and identicle to what stores here charge $50 bucks for.

The choice to use dry/live mixed rock is a good one, it's not let me down before.

Be patient, read lots and understand you are going to have some problems; most; if not all can be handled though educating yourself on community sites like this.

Don't take cranky people to seriously :-) it suppose to be fun after all.

Enjoy you're time here.

thank you for your reply first i guess i worded that wrong the rim less tank was a impulse buy but the idea n desicion has been set 6 months ago...ive been slowly patently waiting for sales on equipment ect...summer was starting and was too busy enjoying in the sun ...thus ive watched hundreds of videos, scowered the net for info but again this hobby is very opinunated...i should run the skimmer while cycling??and i have a refractometer and all the nessary chemicals ect n cleaning stuff ive got pretty much everything but protein skimmer...i think lol..i know patience is key too,what do you mean problems??oh i wont take them serous they will be ignored lol..im having soo much fun with this hoping too learn stuff alone the way

[lpsreefer]

You don't need a protein skimmer for cycling.
Not a bad start. A good refractometer is the best.
Good timing too as we have a nano contest starting up. So you can see what we do as reference.
If you have any questions just ask as you well get more information on here they at most Local fish shops(lfs) as we aren't trying to sell you anything.
Looking forward to seeing some pictures.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Awesome ill buy the skimmer now soo when needed I won't be screwed lol...and again I've got a good refractometer not a hydrometer ( garbage)..i very cool I look forward too seeing others tanks..and yeah I've been noticing if it's in a marine or reef books its true...thank you for all the advice and help all

[nanoreefnewbie]

Oh also forgot too add my light schdual too see if that is right..before I said that I'm running a marineland LED with 8 lights 4 moon. 12 super bright lights in total.8 am 830 very latest turn on in morning same time at night roughly 8pmish into darkness for a good hour or two then moonlight on while I sleep till 8 am..good or bad light schdual???

[Enigma]

20 gallons can be a great size. You've got some room for some interesting livestock, and the bulk of the work regarding water quality can be done with easily manageable water changes.

As Matt indicated, keep your eye on this forum section:
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=233

The gloves are coming off and a few of us are doing "nano battle." You might get some good ideas.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Awsome thank you for not saying tank is too small thought it would be cool rimless nano reef yea was told many times that water changes are soo huge on a tank this size like having too do them important not the 2 gallon water change lol...and it starts Oct 1 for six months I might sign up now be last ones too enter in pics ect...