Nano owners help me out....

[RayAllen]

Both biocube 29s ive owned have thrived and done well. With the current ive done three diffrent scenarios. 1st rubble which I took out, 2nd was MAcro which I took and replaced with the sapphire skimmer I bought from you. The tank is doing great, my corals are all multiplying and the fish are thriving. My only issue which im working on in cyno on the sand bed.

Are onyx clown more sensitive than normal percs or something because Ive kept a pair of percs in my last biocube with no problems. No I have a clarkii in this one.

[Mr Cob]

I don't think they are more sensitive than other clowns, I mean they are captive bred...so they should be hardy. I think it's more of them being so small.

[RayAllen]

I see, rob I think you have you basis covered. Nothing you can do but go for it and see what happens.

[Mr Cob]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I sincerely appreciate it.

[Gilbert]

Rob i also think you should lessen the water changes.
I have had my nano up for almost a year now.
Its a 5.5 gallon with a false wall, 2x9watt PCs, and biowheel filter.
I do like 30% water changes every month and everything has been fine.
I currently have a snowflake eel, 2 stripe damsels, and a clownfish in there all living strong.

[ErikH]

lol an eel in a 5.5

suprised you haven't had an ich outbreak!!

Rob, your tank looks like it should support those fishers without any mods

[justahobby]

I've always been adamant about having enough surface agitation with BCs. The lid and small water volume makes me weary about the gas exchange. I leave the feeding lid up continuously to combat for extra air flow.

[FireWater]

In our old BC29 I was worried about the air exchange also. I actually ran the Oceanic skimmer for nothing but to add O2. Also, if you get more flow through the back chambers and add live rock it should help out. I also modified the water tray in the 2nd chamber with a dremel to increase the flow of water through it.

[aggman]

hey rob, i have had my bc14 setup for a year now and i keep it simple. first chamber has the oceanic skimmer, middle chamber has filter floss, lr rubble and a purigen pouch, third chamber has return and 50w heater. and i do 5g wc's monthly. thats it. never had any problems. oh also i always keep my house at 74 degrees. i did notice that many of the people with temp issues don't keep their ac's on 24/7 like i do.

probably late, but that is my experience. this is the only tank i have kept without decided to tade out. all my other tanks...well, thats a whole other discussion.

~alex

[txg8gxp]

I do two small water changes a week, but with the NPS coral I put way to much food through the tank.