Nano Reef Lighting Question

[ButlerPA]

Greetings,

I just found this forum and have already learned so much. I am a new to the hobby, but have grown up enjoying my father's large reef tanks. I have a small nano reef tank of roughly 20 gallons. The most important question I have pertains to hairy green algae. I have not done a whole lot with the tank other than a couple water changes. I was away for a week and came home to an infestation of green hairy algae. I have 5 small snails, two small crabs, and 5 or so really small crabs. I wish I knew the names of the species, but I don't. I will be more cognizant of learning these details from here on out. Prior to the algae infestation, I did have two turbos, but both have died. I read that zebra stripe turbos may help. Given the size of the tank, I'm not sure if I can add anything else. Any ideas?

Lastly, the tank was used when I got it from my brother. The lighting and fans are pretty loud and I was curious if I can replace the whole top unit which includes the lights, buttons, and fan?

Thanks,

John

[Reefing Madness]

Greetings,

I just found this forum and have already learned so much. I am a new to the hobby, but have grown up enjoying my father's large reef tanks. I have a small nano reef tank of roughly 20 gallons. The most important question I have pertains to hairy green algae. I have not done a whole lot with the tank other than a couple water changes. I was away for a week and came home to an infestation of green hairy algae. I have 5 small snails, two small crabs, and 5 or so really small crabs. I wish I knew the names of the species, but I don't. I will be more cognizant of learning these details from here on out. Prior to the algae infestation, I did have two turbos, but both have died. I read that zebra stripe turbos may help. Given the size of the tank, I'm not sure if I can add anything else. Any ideas?

Lastly, the tank was used when I got it from my brother. The lighting and fans are pretty loud and I was curious if I can replace the whole top unit which includes the lights, buttons, and fan?

Thanks,

John

Probably a good idea to change th eunit, because of age. Also, Green Hair Algae is due mostly because of Phosphates. Turbo Snails and Emerald Crabs will help, the more the merrier. And you can but don't have to, use a phosphate reactor. Are you looking for help in defining what lighting you have? Or need? Or??

[ButlerPA]

I would love some help. If I did it correctly, I attached a couple pictures to help. Thank you for your reply.

John

[Reefing Madness]

So you have one of these?
http://www.nanoreefgear.com/29-gallon-oceanic-biocube
I believe that you have 2 Compact Flourescent Lights in there.
Here are lights you can use. Or do you want to replace the unit with an exact hood?
Lighting
Coralife BioCube 29 Replacement Bulbs - Lighting & Hoods - Fish - PetSmart

Replacement Hoods:
Nano Cube Replacement Hoods

[ButlerPA]

The hoods don't look exactly the same, but I bet they would fit fine. Ideally, since I will be putting more soft corals in the tank, one of the sun pods would be pretty neat and may help. I'm not sure I can do this though. I need the owners manual from my brother.

Are there any credible online fish stores? I was thinking about ordering some crabs and zebra snails.

Thanks,

John

[FoMoCo Master Tech]

Can't go wrong with liveaquaria.com. And of course, Reefland's sponsers .

[ButlerPA]

I actually think the tank is 12 gallons. I am guessing that this leaves me with replacing the entire hood and the sun pod is not an option.

[Reefing Madness]

Can't go wrong with liveaquaria.com. And of course, Reefland's sponsers .

[Reefing Madness]

I actually think the tank is 12 gallons. I am guessing that this leaves me with replacing the entire hood and the sun pod is not an option.

Replacement Misc jbj nano cubes

Here is the fan:
Replacement Cooling Fan JBJ 12 Gallon Nano-Cube

Lights:
JBJ 12G Nano Cube 24W Compact Fluorescent Combo Lamp

And complete hood with lights.
12 Gal DX JBJ NanoCube Replacement Hood
Hope this helps ya out some.

[ButlerPA]

Thanks so much for the good info! I think I am going to replace the entire hood.

John