7 gal - Reef-Geeks

beaultahoe · tahoereef

just startin a 7 gallon reef tank after i gave up for 2 days when my 55 gal crashed.its a cube-7 from odysse. i had to silicone the back in better so 48 hrs and we are gonna have water goin.i was thinkin just puttin dry sand and 1 live rock first weak then ill prolly start with a shrimp or little blenny idk. ill have some pics in a sec

beaultahoe · tahoereef

rgrking · Spawning

very nice, but I'd worry about that one jumping out. You might need a bigger tank.

Barbara · Geekette

WOO HOO!!!

......looks really cool beau!!! .....what filtration do you have for it? and more importantly, what kind of goby are 'ya thinking of?

(gobies like sand too....

)

beaultahoe · tahoereef

the water overflows to the back then im gonna cut off the top of a 4 incch sock and put in the middle in the back and then a pump blows it back into the tank on top and its gonna be at least a week for a fish so im not sure if its gonna be a goby or whatmaybe just a shrimp or 2

beaultahoe · tahoereef

will i need a skimmer for 7 gallons?

beaultahoe · tahoereef

heres my sock idea

beaultahoe · tahoereef

i just cut a little off a 4 inch sock filter

D3monic · All powerfull drifter

Very nice...I have been watching craigslist of a good deal on a nano for my kitchen counter. Would love to mod it with some LED's.

cdangel0 · Geek Story Teller

Very cool.

You probably won't need a skimmer. Especailly sincce you're only going to have very small fish.

Weekly water changes should be enough to keep the build up of poop to a minimum. You just CAN'T skip the water changes on a tank this small.

beaultahoe · tahoereef

i had some problems with the pump and the cheap dry sand i put in there but it looks like its all workin now

beaultahoe · tahoereef

beaultahoe · tahoereef

beaultahoe · tahoereef

beaultahoe · tahoereef

2 snails
1 hermit crab
$5 zoa frag
live rock ?lb.

cdangel0 · Geek Story Teller

Nice!! I like it. Wan to do something like this for my desk.

Keep us posted on how hard it is to keep parameters steady in a tank that size.

chris&barb · Lost

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Originally Posted by beaultahoe

will i need a skimmer for 7 gallons?

I wouldnt worry about a skimmer. With a total of 7gal shoud be pretty easy to keep water quality good with just water changes. If you could do 1/2 to 1 gal per day the water would always be great.

You gonna put corals in this tank?

beaultahoe · tahoereef

so i should see the cycle start in a week or two and everthing else is ready to go.

once i get the cycle started i plan to add a scooter blennie,2 cleaner shrimp and an emerald crab

any1 know how many turbo snails i should throw in there?

roadking1 · BIG T

What do all those cords go to?

Barbara · Geekette

.......and what's this tank looking like these days beau?

.....updated pics would be really nice!

[1 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-02-2010, 10:25 PM	tahoereef
7 gal just startin a 7 gallon reef tank after i gave up for 2 days when my 55 gal crashed.its a cube-7 from odysse. i had to silicone the back in better so 48 hrs and we are gonna have water goin.i was thinkin just puttin dry sand and 1 live rock first weak then ill prolly start with a shrimp or little blenny idk. ill have some pics in a sec	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-02-2010, 10:37 PM	tahoereef
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 10-02-2010, 11:08 PM	Spawning
very nice, but I'd worry about that one jumping out. You might need a bigger tank. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 10-03-2010, 10:06 AM	Geekette
WOO HOO!!! ......looks really cool beau!!! .....what filtration do you have for it? and more importantly, what kind of goby are 'ya thinking of? (gobies like sand too....) __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 10-03-2010, 11:51 AM	All powerfull drifter
Very nice...I have been watching craigslist of a good deal on a nano for my kitchen counter. Would love to mod it with some LED's. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,458 Gameroom cash: $805585 Rep Power: 68
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-03-2010, 10:16 AM	tahoereef
the water overflows to the back then im gonna cut off the top of a 4 incch sock and put in the middle in the back and then a pump blows it back into the tank on top and its gonna be at least a week for a fish so im not sure if its gonna be a goby or whatmaybe just a shrimp or 2	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-03-2010, 10:57 AM	tahoereef
will i need a skimmer for 7 gallons?	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-03-2010, 11:37 AM	tahoereef
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-03-2010, 11:39 AM	tahoereef
i just cut a little off a 4 inch sock filter	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[10 (permalink)] Posted by cdangel0 10-04-2010, 02:03 PM	Geek Story Teller
Very cool. You probably won't need a skimmer. Especailly sincce you're only going to have very small fish. Weekly water changes should be enough to keep the build up of poop to a minimum. You just CAN'T skip the water changes on a tank this small.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,241 Gameroom cash: $668787 Rep Power: 72
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[11 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-04-2010, 03:01 PM	tahoereef
i had some problems with the pump and the cheap dry sand i put in there but it looks like its all workin now	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[12 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-06-2010, 03:20 PM	tahoereef
here it is!	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[13 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-06-2010, 03:21 PM	tahoereef
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[14 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-06-2010, 03:22 PM	tahoereef
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[15 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-06-2010, 03:26 PM	tahoereef
2 snails 1 hermit crab $5 zoa frag live rock ?lb.	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[16 (permalink)] Posted by cdangel0 10-06-2010, 04:40 PM	Geek Story Teller
Nice!! I like it. Wan to do something like this for my desk. Keep us posted on how hard it is to keep parameters steady in a tank that size.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,241 Gameroom cash: $668787 Rep Power: 72
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[18 (permalink)] Posted by beaultahoe 10-07-2010, 10:48 AM	tahoereef
update so i should see the cycle start in a week or two and everthing else is ready to go.once i get the cycle started i plan to add a scooter blennie,2 cleaner shrimp and an emerald crabany1 know how many turbo snails i should throw in there?	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Meyers CA Posts: 163 Gameroom cash: $51555 Rep Power: 6
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[19 (permalink)] Posted by roadking1 12-28-2010, 11:50 AM	BIG T
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[20 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 12-29-2010, 03:59 PM	Geekette
.......and what's this tank looking like these days beau? .....updated pics would be really nice! __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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