nano questions

And you will be able to sleep at night knowing its not going to overflow haha

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ok well my wife came home with a surprise 10 gallon tank for me, so I guess I am doing a 10 gallon nano. Do you think the HOB filter turned into a fuge would be good enough for a tank this size? or am I better off drilling it adding a sump/fuge? Secondly if I do drill it, what size pvc should I use?

also wanted o ask another question about lighting. would the par38 LED light be enough for a 10 gallon?

 

Just looking to do this right and not make the mistakes from the past. So any input on drilling vs. HOB fuge? I just ran the Filter I could use for the Fuge and it runs smooth and quite, I did trim down the propeller to slow the flow but look kinda fast still to me. If drilling it is the way to go, would a 3/4 hole work for a bulkhead on this size tank?

 

3/4 in my opinion is plenty. If u have room for a sump then maybe that should be the way to go. On my 10g it sits on the kitchen counter so I don't have any choice but hang on stuff. What are you gunna do for lighting? What kinda corals u wann keep? I'm at the same stage in my 10g build as you. Trying to get everything together.

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Well I have thought it over, and I am gonna do the HOB fuge because I have that, a powerhead, heater, Baserock, and everything I need to get it up and running except the light. I plan on doing a PAR30 LED from the sponsor here at 3reef. 1 should work for now and might do two. Now all I have to do is get the flow slow enough on my HOB filter to make a good working fuge.

 

Check out my build thread on my 10g.
I cut up a mailbox to use as a false overflow. To hide the intake for the hob filter and to hide the heater. U should try it out. So far mine coming along good and it will make the tank look way better with nothing visible.

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ok well here is my tank and HOB filter/fuge. minus the pig bank holding the HOB in place. I plan on painting the back wall Blue and painting the Fuge black or something so the light doesnt shine into the main tank. the light is the one I will use for the Fuge, its a 24w 50/50 right now but they make 6700k bulb for it. then the PAR30 over the main tank. I am not goona do any drilling. The heater should fit fine in the fuge, so in this setup, I will have the PH and intake from the Fuge as the only pieces in the tank.

 

What HOB did u use?

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It's an AquaClear 110

 

Now I think ill have to get a 110 instead of a 70 lol thanks

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