nano 16

Well this little tank started off as my first foray into saltwater aquariums. I rapidly decided I wanted bigger tanks and went from an IM Nuvo 30l AIO then upgrade to IM SR60 AIO and then now my present reef is a 90 gallon AIO that started its life as a freshwater tank. The Cube is modded up...

I am planning to upgrade my 16 gallon to a 30 gallon and the light I have is the Kessil A160WE Tuna Blue. It's easily able to grow SPS in my 16 and even graduated to my first acropora an Acropora Yongei with success. If I upgrade to the 30 will it be enough or should I buy a second or upgrade to...

Marika's hobby nano tank Disclaimer: first tank, no saltwater or even freshwater experience here, possibly a lot of newbie mistakes. Suggestions or advice are welcome. My wife (Marika) wanted something interesting to look at in the mornings while booting up mentally and waiting for the coffee...

Hello, New to the hobby and currently building my first tank, a 16 gallon mixed reef. Feel free to check my build thread for updates on that. Equipment: Waterbox clear mini 16 Seachem tidal 55 AI Prime 16 HD Tunze Osmolator ATO Sicce Voyager Nano Eheim Jager 100W **Maybe an...

Wanted some advice on my LPS heavy 16 gallon tank and whether my setup looks okay for the species I have selected. Equipment: -AI Prime 16HD -Seachem Tidal 55 HOB -Eheim Jäger 100W -Tunze Osmolator ATO It is currently cycling and I am excited to start my journey Here is my new stocking plan...

Hello Reefers, Here's my little piece. I had a little 10G cube for about a year and a half and decided i needed something new. But as i am limited in space, i needed something custom made. She's been running for about half a year now, but i used everything ( including a few scoops of the old...

Tank Specs Display: Coralife BioCube 16 LED, 15" L x 16.75" W x 17.5" H Stand: None Rock: Dry rock from local fish store Sand: Bought with the tank not sure Lighting: Stock Biocube LED Heater: Eheim Jager 100 Watt Circulation: Maxi Jet 900 pump Skimmer: None Filtration: Stock Filter Media: In...

ive been onna long road of trying to get my return pump more silent and found a few things that might have make the noise and i finaly found the problem. 1 encased the pump in filter sponge to catch some of the vibrarions. 2 found that some noise was coming from to mutch back pressure in the...

How many corals could fit in a 16 gallon biocube?

happy to show of my blue marine reef 60, a poppulair beginner tank here in the netherlands. its a AIO kit that comes with al the basic needs. only thing i did was hook a light inside the second chamber to grow cheatoband microfauna like copepods. first chamber ive got a small skimmer witch...

I’m a brand new aquarist & for my first tank I’m starting with a 16 Gallon BioCube. I’m from Indiana and have been diving once a year in the Bahamas for 30 years. Finally, I can bring the ocean to me! I realize that salt is harder, but since I’m limited to just 1 tank, I decided to jump into...

Hi! This my introduction post. Keegan at my local LFS said that this is the place to learn about reefing, so I joined! He has a small farm and has become somewhat of a mentor, which eases my worries a bit. I’m a brand new aquarist & for my first tank I’m starting with a 16 Gallon BioCube. My...

Hey! I finally am on my way to setting up a NEW TANK!! i have a 16g BioCube LED, which I thought was brand new, but now I’m seeing it’s been used. It’s been drained, vacuumed and wiped out but I’m currently running it full with no heater, no filtration in it, just the pump with water and some...

Got these guys yesterday. I have no clue if i am giving the right amount of flow and would like your help. Its been 24hrs wince adding. This is the coral we got Acro Birds nest, Acan Rainbow, Zoa rasta, GSP. Im the top left we have the outflow that we have faced slightly inward and more toward...

Alright i will try and get a bunch of questions knocked out here by using a number format. In advance thank you for reading and or helping! 16gallon biocube with LED hood 1. For sand wife wants as white of sand as possible any recommendations? In addition to that how many pounds of sand do I...

Hi i just purchased a used 16gallon biocube. Has tank stand some liverock pump and media. What are some things i should immediately do when i get it? To add the person I am buying from will be cleaning it before giving it to me. I will absolutely be cycling it before adding fish but i would...

I want your opinion is it necessary for a wave maker and a nano tank? I have a 16 gallon nano tank and I need to know what I should do .

So I just got my very first Eshopps nano protein skimmer in my 16g biocube that I placed in the middle chamber. It was a bit of a tight squeeze but I got it to fit. I’ve had it for 1 day now and the bubbles will not stop coming out super fast regardless of the depth I place it. I fully...

"Tricked" the wife into letting my get a nano for the apartment... Thought I'd share some pics. I've got two Ehiem 600 pumps installed so I could use the stock pump for mixing and also fit a Tunze 9001 in the rear chamber. A day after filling it up with Red Sea Coral Pro I've stated the...