5.5 Gallon Build Thread

[nanocubeking]

Hi everyone. I have had A LOT of time on my hands,a big sheet of acrylic, and some confidence. The idea for this tank is to make it as cheap as possible. And to do so i would use as much of my existing equipment as possible. I have already finished my sump/refuge. Here it is before trimming and slots put in place.

Then later today after trimming and slots in place.

And were I plan to place the tank.

For lighting I plan to rewire old stock nanocube lighting to fit over a 16x8x10 tank.(even tho the pc's length is 17inches)
I still have yet to actually get the tank.
I'm also not sure of a stock list yet. Definetly some corals. Throw something out there. Maybe ill bite.

-MIles

 

[nanocubeking]

What would be a good light that I could do hards and all else with? I was thinking of some sort of pc or t-5. Anyone please comment back.

 

[steelhealr]

Hards..more specific...LPS..SPS....SH

 

[nanocubeking]

Mainly lps. But i would like a few small sps.

I have been thinking of dwarf seahorses for the tank. So some small branching sps would be nice.

 

[SkiFletch]

Well, that's not the best of ideas if you ask me. Since Seahorses like low flow (less than 10x turnover) and SPS like high flow (30x turnover or more) they're not the best to mix

 

[nanocubeking]

Ok. Um yeah I didnt think about that Ski. Could I put a clam under a t-5. With 40 watts over a 5.5g tank.

 

[nanocubeking]

Over my break I got the 5.5g.

I built my own weir/overflow basket. Now all I need is to do is finish plumbing and buy all the other crap. Here is at the end of today... After a long and tough day.

 

[SkiFletch]

In a tank that shallow, the lighting would be sufficient. Do remember though that clams GUZZLE calcium/alkalinity/magnesium and keeping the chemistry stable in a tank that small would be challenging to say the least

 

[nanocubeking]

So dosing the tank is a thing I would need to do?

 

[Musho3210]

plus a tridacna clam wouldnt fit in there long term

 

[nanocubeking]

Yeah. I dont think Im gonna aim for much other than some lps and softer. What are some gorgonias that I could put in for the seahorses?

 

[nanocubeking]

Are gorgonias able to work in such a small tank?

 

[nanocubeking]

Bump...

 

[SkiFletch]

Photosynthetic gorgonians, sure, but most gorgs are non-photosynthetic and if you can figure out how to maintain water quality AND feed the gorg in a tank that small, you'll win some kind of plaque

 

[nanocubeking]

Thanks Ski. What are some photosynthetic gorgonias?