What to do with a Juwel Rekord 60 tank.

[Dr_Gonzo2000]

Hiya guys

I have a spare Rekord 60 tank knocking around which used to be a
freshwater setup, but the inhabitants passed away when the heater
failed (i went away for the weekend and the temp went upto 65 dgs).
I'm not sure if i want to convert it to nano reef or leave it as it
is.

If i go down the route of a nano reef i understand that an external
filter will be required to replace the internal (Fluval 104?), and
possibly even a powerhead. The hood has a 18" bulb which will need to
be replaced as it is 8 months old, but surely if i convert it into a
sal****er setup i'm going to need to upgrade the lighting. The only
inexpensive options i have are to either purchase a 2ft T5 unit which
will set me back about £50 or use a 10,000k 50/50 bulb at £18.

I have a 70g FOWLR setup in the living room which has been up and
running for just over a year, which has not proved to be too much of a
hassle (apart from the DAM HAIR ALGEA that is) so i do have some
experience. With that said i appreciate that it is going to be more
difficult to provide a stable environment due to lesser volume of
water.

My main question here is would a nano reef of that size be more hassle
than it's worth, and what sort of inhabitants could i keep in it.

Cheers guys

[Richard Reynolds]

> Hiya guys

> I have a spare Rekord 60 tank knocking around which used to be a
I dont know that tank, how big is it???

ill assume nano talk means its not a 60g :) maybee a 60liter? being about 15usgallons

> freshwater setup, but the inhabitants passed away when the heater
> failed (i went away for the weekend and the temp went upto 65 dgs).
> I'm not sure if i want to convert it to nano reef or leave it as it
> is.

go for it nano's are fun.

> If i go down the route of a nano reef i understand that an external
> filter will be required to replace the internal (Fluval 104?), and
> possibly even a powerhead. The hood has a 18" bulb which will need to
> be replaced as it is 8 months old, but surely if i convert it into a
> sal****er setup i'm going to need to upgrade the lighting. The only
> inexpensive options i have are to either purchase a 2ft T5 unit which
> will set me back about £50 or use a 10,000k 50/50 bulb at £18.

remove all filters use a powerhead and LR as much LR as you can cram in :) (ok a little
less)

get the t5 bulbs if you can, otherwise you will want powercompact lights.

> With that said i appreciate that it is going to be more
> difficult to provide a stable environment due to lesser volume of
> water.

IME thats completely untrue, and even in a few minor cases its much easier.
imageine doing a 50% waterchange and only mixing 3 gallons of water
if the tank accidently gets too hot add 2 ice cubes and forget about salinity changes from
them

> My main question here is would a nano reef of that size be more hassle
> than it's worth, and what sort of inhabitants could i keep in it.

I ran a 7usg nano for a long time, ive taken it down, but not because of problems, it was
alwasy fun and stable. as long as you top off regularly and do routine checks on it, itll
be a nice tank to have.


> Cheers guys



--
Richard Reynolds

[Teeb]

I *think* there are some here who consider *any* home reef tank to be nano..
because they compare it to the ocean, lol. In that perspective, we are all
keeping nano-reefs!

Teeb

"Richard Reynolds" > wrote in message
news:Rujeb.31840$gv5.5311@fed1read05...
> > Hiya guys
>
> > I have a spare Rekord 60 tank knocking around which used to be a
> I dont know that tank, how big is it???
>
> ill assume nano talk means its not a 60g :) maybee a 60liter? being about
15usgallons
>
> > freshwater setup, but the inhabitants passed away when the heater
> > failed (i went away for the weekend and the temp went upto 65 dgs).
> > I'm not sure if i want to convert it to nano reef or leave it as it
> > is.
>
> go for it nano's are fun.
>
> > If i go down the route of a nano reef i understand that an external
> > filter will be required to replace the internal (Fluval 104?), and
> > possibly even a powerhead. The hood has a 18" bulb which will need to
> > be replaced as it is 8 months old, but surely if i convert it into a
> > sal****er setup i'm going to need to upgrade the lighting. The only
> > inexpensive options i have are to either purchase a 2ft T5 unit which
> > will set me back about £50 or use a 10,000k 50/50 bulb at £18.
>
> remove all filters use a powerhead and LR as much LR as you can cram in :)
(ok a little
> less)
>
> get the t5 bulbs if you can, otherwise you will want powercompact lights.
>
> > With that said i appreciate that it is going to be more
> > difficult to provide a stable environment due to lesser volume of
> > water.
>
> IME thats completely untrue, and even in a few minor cases its much
easier.
> imageine doing a 50% waterchange and only mixing 3 gallons of water
> if the tank accidently gets too hot add 2 ice cubes and forget about
salinity changes from
> them
>
> > My main question here is would a nano reef of that size be more hassle
> > than it's worth, and what sort of inhabitants could i keep in it.
>
> I ran a 7usg nano for a long time, ive taken it down, but not because of
problems, it was
> alwasy fun and stable. as long as you top off regularly and do routine
checks on it, itll
> be a nice tank to have.
>
>
> > Cheers guys
>
>
>
> --
> Richard Reynolds
>
>
>
>
>

[CapFusion]

"Teeb" > wrote in message
...
> I *think* there are some here who consider *any* home reef tank to be
nano..
> because they compare it to the ocean, lol. In that perspective, we are all
> keeping nano-reefs!
>
> Teeb

I guess the next level down is "mini nano" when compare to 60G and up.

CapFusion,...

[Teeb]

LOL.. we got onto this topic some time back.. the engineers of the group
jumped in with all kinds of *micro* terms.

Now I have to ask.. how many of you can let a tank *lay around empty* for
more than 5 minutes, lol. My husband has gotten into the habit of telling
people "If you've got any empty fish tanks laying around that you want to
keep for something, hide them from my wife before we get there...."

Teeb

"CapFusion" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Teeb" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I *think* there are some here who consider *any* home reef tank to be
> nano..
> > because they compare it to the ocean, lol. In that perspective, we are
all
> > keeping nano-reefs!
> >
> > Teeb
>
> I guess the next level down is "mini nano" when compare to 60G and up.
>
> CapFusion,...
>
>

[Richard Reynolds]

> Now I have to ask.. how many of you can let a tank *lay around empty* for
> more than 5 minutes, lol. My husband has gotten into the habit of telling
> people "If you've got any empty fish tanks laying around that you want to
> keep for something, hide them from my wife before we get there...."
> Teeb

hehe

I have a few empty tanks

really nothing in them, course there waiting for fry to develop more :)

then they will have sponge filters and baby bangai cardinals :)


--
Richard Reynolds