my 6 gal book shelf nano

I finaly got it almost all together. I bought the light, and found out the hard way I should have purchased a two bulb instead of a four bulb. It was too wide to sit on top of the tank. The HOB filter was in the way. I ended up attaching it under the cabinets with a little chain. It is 96 watts over 6 gallons. I know a fan will be needed this summer.
The good old damsel came through for me again. The black sand is neat but I foresee a constant need to turkey baste the bottom. I also need to get a smaller black heater and upgrade the filter.
WHAHLA!

great going!!! Finally pics! I hope you set up many many more to annoy the family lol.

Looks nice. That tank is a lot wider then i thought.

TFP has a nice list of heaters Fish Tank Heaters & Aquarium Heaters at ThatFishPlace.com

This one looks interesting but i think i would get two Mini Aquarium Heater | Aquarium Heaters | Fish Tank Heaters | Aquarium - ThatPetPlace.com

Originally Posted by rgrking

great going!!! Finally pics! I hope you set up many many more to annoy the family lol.

Thank you! And don't you worry I will hear about it.



Thanks Chris...The tank is 24 inches long but only 7 inches wide. I really like the idea of the two flat heaters. One at each end should work out great.

You can even put them under the sand and you wont see them

That's a neat little tank...so what's going in it eventually?

Originally Posted by chris&barb

You can even put them under the sand and you wont see them

I looked them up while I was at the frag swap. They won't work for me because they are made to bring the temp up about 5 degrees difference than the surrounding air temp. I have my heat go down to about 65 at night. Dang it!

Originally Posted by Saltcreep

That's a neat little tank...so what's going in it eventually?

I just put the three mini carpets that I bought yesterday in there. I get up this morning all excited to see them.....and they are all snuggled against the rocks towards the back of the tank!
GO FIGURE! I wanted to tell you....there were two stars in the algae! I can't thank you enough for everything.

Thought I would post a pic of the nano since placing the corals in. I had a valentines day present waiting for me. Who needs roses?
We appropriately named him valentine. He wants nothing to do with the bubble.
The mini carpets went from the size of a 50 cent piece to about 6 inches wide.

Looking nice! those mini's aren't too mini now! they look giant in that tank!

Tank looks great. I never was a fan of black sand but in the last few days ive seen a few tanks with it and im starting to like the contrast.

Those anemones sure did get bigger. Wonder what the max size of them is?

Originally Posted by Saltcreep

Looking nice! those mini's aren't too mini now! they look giant in that tank!

Thanks!! with you concerning the size of the anemones.....If they get any bigger, I will have to uproot them.

Originally Posted by chris&barb

Tank looks great. I never was a fan of black sand but in the last few days ive seen a few tanks with it and im starting to like the contrast.

Those anemones sure did get bigger. Wonder what the max size of them is?

I was under the impression the anemones get to be about the size of a large rock anemone. BUT, I was wrong. The black sand is a REALLY nice contrast. It does show sediment but that just tells me it's time to turkey baste it towards the filter.

haha my maxis are about the size of a large rock nem, when I had one I think the approximation is accurate

The one I've had for over a year is about 5-6" - never gotten any bigger. All the new ones expand to that size after a couple weeks of being in the thank. I think they are just competing to see who is biggest

Originally Posted by estanoche

The one I've had for over a year is about 5-6" - never gotten any bigger. All the new ones expand to that size after a couple weeks of being in the thank. I think they are just competing to see who is biggest

Joanne.......It must be ane-man-E thing!

Originally Posted by Lonna

Joanne.......It must be ane-man-E thing!

most definitely they can't help themselves!

Originally Posted by Lonna

Joanne.......It must be ane-man-E thing!

Originally Posted by estanoche

most definitely they can't help themselves!

They do look like a SUPERIOR type of anemone now that you mention it

Beautiful little nano. I like what you have done with the limited space.

Originally Posted by ento_reefer

Beautiful little nano. I like what you have done with the limited space.

Thanks ento! I have found the nanos to be very rewarding. I don't know if it's just because I am around them more or if it's because I am keeping an eye on them due to being so small. One is by my chair in the living room and the other is in the kitchen.

Originally Posted by Lonna

Joanne.......It must be ane-man-E thing!

Lulz!



side note, tank is looking AWESome just be VERY careful when feeding the nems so the clown doesnt get too close to steal food because they are known for being so sticky they eat fish. hope this info helps!

nice tip fire! thanks so much!

so lonna........I know you had a terrible ordeal this morning that impacted this fab tank.......when you get a chance will you update us here too?

Lonna you still have this?