Nano Reef Tank Setup
where do you fill a 5 gallon bucket to get exactly 5 gallons of water?
is it to the rim or what? Pics would help…..Im trying to set up saltwater for an aquarium…10gal nano tank…..any additional info on small Reef Tank would help….And yes, I know they are hard….only useful setup and maintenance will be good thanks……
lol I’m not making the bucket the tank….LOL….just to clear that up
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I have about 20 buckets of “5 gallon” size around my house, they are all different sizes. It’s not that important really, but if you really want to know, measure the radius of the bucket in inches, and use the mathematical equation for the area of a circle (π*r²) and multiply that by the measurement of the buckets height, and divide by 232 (the number of cubic inches in one gallon, approximately).
As far as setup and maintenance, make sure you understand kH carbonate hardness, and the nitrogen cycle. Also, you will probably want to perform partial weekly water changes on the order of 10-20%.
24 Gallon Aquapod Nano Reef Tank Setup week 1
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