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Nano-rafka: What do I already have. Nano-reef

using the categories that I created in the previous entry ( "What you need to start ), today I will explain what equipment I was able to already collect for this moment, as well as what else I plan to buy.


first Aquarium
I already have an aquarium! Dimensions are 40x25x25 or 25 liters of standard. Long wondered about the size of the aquarium. Mainly just by these dimensions have not bought cubes Nano-Reef Aquael (and black silicone). In my opinion, the bottom surface of 30x30 gives a much less able to arrange than the size of my aquarium, although aquaelowski set is 6 liters of storage volume. Although it was only when buy a rock it is, whether in the case of such small aquariums in general, you can manipulate the term "arrangement" ... Now a bit of glass. Following the advice that can be found on the forums my aquarium is made of ordinary float glass, because apparently the thin windows (I made 4 mm), does not make sense to invest in a more transparent glass which is opti-white. Well, may itself transparency of the glass with the thickness probably is not visible, however the same connection are clearly greenish glass, which probably would not be in glass OW. Let me add that I ordered a clear silicone aquarium glued, because that is my opinion estetyczniejsze. Maybe when black silicone green glass edges were not visible and if indeed there was no opti make sense to insert money. Fortunately, it appears that when turned on the light blue sea, the color of the edge to be visible anymore:) I'm also curious if the check is (hopefully not) a legend that allegedly under the transparent edges after time had pass on algae. In conclusion, I am happy with the choice, the more that the cost of such a reservoir are negligible.

2 and 3 Filtration and circulation

Here fucked hard with rafki Aquael:) cascade filter FZN3 seems to me to be a good idea - it's the flow of 1,200 liters of water per hour. Unfortunately, limited regulation of the water current direction, so probably I'll have to arrange for the circulation of corals and coral do not circulate to how it should be the case. Still, I am hopeful, because through this filter I in one fell swoop rather impressive panel where I can bury a bit of stuff (a heater), which normally would have to be on display in the aquarium and take valuable cm3. Unfortunately, I gave the body a little bit, because by cutting costs, I bought a stimulant and, unfortunately, a bit loud it: / but I have a naive hope that with time it gets ... As for filtration, then I'm going to base it solely on live rock, or I'll put an adjuvant in the form of NO3 and PO4 absorbers, which are available on the market, but it is only in the event of evident problems. I assume that the start- morszczaki who usually nadzianymi and impatient individuals who want to quickly beautiful aquarium in the living room, what they saw out there (sorry for the stereotype, but this is so: P), is cutting the cash register at every step of the trickery and magic to various gadgets that to rapidly change their tank in a beautiful reef. However, I believe that the use of such growth mediums at all times be interference in stabilizing itself and slowly mini-ecosystem, and even though apparently short-term help, and, sooner or later it will affect zbiorniczkowi proverbial hiccups:) This is my theory, but if true - take a look for yourself.

4th Lighting.

1 x compact fluorescent Narva 18W/Blue2 2G11 (blue - actinic)
1 x compact fluorescent Narva 11W/860 G23 (white - 10000K)
For this you need accessories or ballasts, sockets and reflectors.

After activating it turned out that it is very much light as the such a small aquarium, but it is only human in my mind:) Let's see if my mind will share future inhabitants of the aquarium.

recommend to purchase lighting http://www.aqva-light.pl shop, you really do not know what the Polish aquarist would do without him. When you search for the right light for my aquarium, I conclude that the choice of the market is tragic. The choice of lighting it was a veritable torture and, unfortunately, with such small-scale aquarium in the end it turns out that he really had no choice. One should take the smallest fluorescent lamp Narva and apply yourself, because there is simply no alternative. That is to say an alternative would be found, but certainly not the my pocket. Personally, I hope that Aquael put your lights as soon as possible with their Nano-Reef to be sold as a separate item and will probably be one of the first customers. The point is that yes, you can make yourself a glass of cool, but it must be able to. I came out medium (

fifth water.

I so lucky that I have a friend with a filter, reverse osmosis (RO). I'm going to occasionally "borrow" from him a few literków for replacements. I'll think about buying more Filter the resin (DI). For salinity ordered Instant Ocean salt. For the time being 4 kg. I think that to start the aquarium salt should be the least rich in all the extras. This apparently is so, so I think that at the beginning will be like found. When worn it to see if something will need to sprinkle a better quality.

And for now:)

And, unfortunately, will soon show its porażkową lamp DIY!