RIP Nano

I took down the Nano tank yesterday as planned. The majority of the live rock was moved to the quarantine tank and one of the larger pieces was placed in the main reef tank. I wanted to move the live sand to the main tank, but I'd rather rinse off the debris before doing that. The LED lighting and canopy happens to fit the dimensions of my refugium tank. So, it's a bit of an upgrade from PC lighting in that respect.

The reason why I decided to take down the tank is because it required 2 cups of reverse osmosis water every day due to evaporation. I was fine with it at first, but, like the infamous (or mythical?) Chinese water torture, it became unbearable. And, I didn't want to subject my friends to the same torture while I go on a week's vacation.

The battery-operated auto-top off (ATO) device didn't help, either. When it would switch on, it would go "WAAAAAGGGHHHH"!!! This would sometimes go off early in the morning as "WAAAAAGGGHHHH" "WAAAAAGGGHHHH" "WAAAAAGGGHHHH" at random intervals until I decided to just pour in the dang 2 cups of water myself. On the other hand, the ATO for the main tank is one of those high tech models designed by Tunze. It hums along (until it runs out of water in the reservoir after week, then it goes "WAAAAAGGGHHHH"!).

I'm a light sleeper; rats can't tip-toe enough for me while they're outside during the hot summer months here in San Diego.