Brainstorming Ideas For The Gf's Tank :)
So my gf is currently running a OceanFree Nano tank which is 34L with LED and is a pretty simple setup.
Its running a tunze nano ato and WC's are currently weekly or fortnightly, it is going ok so far but i know shes not 100% happy with it.
So my idea is almost like a pimp-my-ride sorta thing where she is going overseas for a month and ive opted to care for it while she is away but i want her to come back to an amazing tank that will have an easy maintenance guide to put the fun into having a tank there rather than it being a chore.
Note that i am so lazy with tanks where as she will remeber to manually dose something where i will one day and not the next so if i gave her a maintenance routine im sure she will stick to it but i want it to be as simple as possible so she can spend more time enjoying it rather than maintaining it.
a few options i have is:
- Keep the current tank and make some simple mods and upgrades (return, light, filter media)
- Upgrade her to maybe a Innovative Marine Nuvo or something similar, the area she has to work with isnt too large but i can go wider.
i guess one of the biggest things is water volume and being able to fit a decent skimmer, the ocean free tank has an airstone skimmer that i was thinking to upgrade to the mame skimmer but ive had some serious results using my tunze 9004 in my nano cube and i have never done a water change and there's literally no alage in there.
so i call some people to the board because they're just boss at innovations lol...and i encourage you all to come forward with your ideas and innovations. once i have a direction ill begin a journal, i can't let her know im doing this. @Sam Parker @Neillw
the 2 main things i want to try gain that isnt possible on the current tank is:
- a type of colling method, ice probe or something alng those lines
- a decent skimmer.
Stock-wise, she currently has 2 skunk clowns, i would really like to get her a RBTA for them. i figure a month would be enough time to cycle a new tank or do a transfer, it may not be enough time for the RBTA but that can come later once the tank is stable and more mature.
Also i am open to making a little DIY aquarium controller that integrates with her iphone or with a touchscreen..no real budget on it just want it to be simple and easy, im not good at DIY so think of this as a Reefuge project.
Edit:
Option #1 - Designed by @Sam Parker
Option #2 - Suggested by @chimaera @RCanik @Wrangy
Its running a tunze nano ato and WC's are currently weekly or fortnightly, it is going ok so far but i know shes not 100% happy with it.
So my idea is almost like a pimp-my-ride sorta thing where she is going overseas for a month and ive opted to care for it while she is away but i want her to come back to an amazing tank that will have an easy maintenance guide to put the fun into having a tank there rather than it being a chore.
Note that i am so lazy with tanks where as she will remeber to manually dose something where i will one day and not the next so if i gave her a maintenance routine im sure she will stick to it but i want it to be as simple as possible so she can spend more time enjoying it rather than maintaining it.
a few options i have is:
- Keep the current tank and make some simple mods and upgrades (return, light, filter media)
- Upgrade her to maybe a Innovative Marine Nuvo or something similar, the area she has to work with isnt too large but i can go wider.
i guess one of the biggest things is water volume and being able to fit a decent skimmer, the ocean free tank has an airstone skimmer that i was thinking to upgrade to the mame skimmer but ive had some serious results using my tunze 9004 in my nano cube and i have never done a water change and there's literally no alage in there.
so i call some people to the board because they're just boss at innovations lol...and i encourage you all to come forward with your ideas and innovations. once i have a direction ill begin a journal, i can't let her know im doing this. @Sam Parker @Neillw
the 2 main things i want to try gain that isnt possible on the current tank is:
- a type of colling method, ice probe or something alng those lines
- a decent skimmer.
Stock-wise, she currently has 2 skunk clowns, i would really like to get her a RBTA for them. i figure a month would be enough time to cycle a new tank or do a transfer, it may not be enough time for the RBTA but that can come later once the tank is stable and more mature.
Also i am open to making a little DIY aquarium controller that integrates with her iphone or with a touchscreen..no real budget on it just want it to be simple and easy, im not good at DIY so think of this as a Reefuge project.
Edit:
Option #1 - Designed by @Sam Parker
Option #2 - Suggested by @chimaera @RCanik @Wrangy
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