Nano Lagoon (6): Build the Reef

http://www.ipsf.com For the 10-gallon Nano Lagoon Tank we add about 6-7 pounds of dry base rock to form a reef-like structure.

The weight of the individual rocks is less important than the shape. Lighter is better. This allows proportionately more surface area upon which beneficial organisms can grow.

The base rock was made on site from aragonite sand and a small amount of cement, mixed and shaped into hand-sized pieces. It is an environmentally friendly product which does not harm living reefs.

The basic shapes are shelf, branch and bommies. Bommies are stable pieces that are placed at the base of the reef. Shelf and branch pieces are added to form an open structure with caves and arches.

We take care to leave about 2 inches of open space between the rocks and the walls of the tank.

The highest part of the reef should not be more than about half the height of the tank. This leaves ample room for corals and other organisms to grow upwards, filling the empty space above the rocks.

Please use only captive-bred organisms in your reef aquarium.

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[ipsfdotcom]

You can use this basic setup for the 10 gal standard (and the 20 gal long, with upgraded lighting and filtration units). For the 45 you need lighting in the 160-200 watt range and larger filtration units, plus internal power heads to generate sufficient water movement. The principles of operation and the biological processes are the same, however.

[eblocker1016]

does the blue background enhance the tanks lighting?

[ipsfdotcom]

The blue color does not enhance the lighting or detract from it. However it does make the reef look more natural because it approximates the royal blue color you would see when diving on a tropical reef and looking toward the deep blue water.

[M0Etivation]

can you keep a reef tank with a canister filter or a hanging filter?

[ipsfdotcom]

Yes, HOB (hang-on-the-back) filters work fine with reef tanks and they are much simpler to operate than canister filters.

[ipsfdotcom]

Keeping the rocks clean of algal fouling in a nano tank is very straightforward if one adds the right snail grazers at the right time, in the right numbers, as described in our subsequent videos. This is called biological control. It is also important to use husbandry methods that keep the ambient levels of dissolved nitrogen and phosphorous very low.

[hamoon007]

can i make the same setup on a 45 gallon tank

[aquamaniacZ]

@ipsfdotcom what about an internel filter like fluval

[vanhalenman60]

are you hiring lol seems like a good job

[1fishfinatic3]

yes you can I've done it before. works great.