My 30G Nano Reef Tank (Lots pics)

[anguswu]

Here is my 30G reef tank. I started at sep, 2005. Welcome to leave feedback and sugestions.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/full20070103.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/nightlamp.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rbup2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/sunflower.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/redyuma5.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/poterangel.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/redear2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/botsea.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/stone.jpg

[Mr Sh0tgun]

I hear the sirens now...

You have a really nice tank, but prepare to catch alot of heat about that tang.

[BLKTANG]

Nice colorful reef.

Love the tile star.

[anguswu]

I have a cooler. The tank temperature is keep at 24 to 26 degree celcius.

[reef2]

sweet tank.what r the specs?is it a 30b?

[sunfishh]

Your tank is spectacular :)
What type of lighting are you using?

[drummereef]

Tank is unreal! I didn't see a hippo, did you? :bigeyes:

[anguswu]

I use two 24W T5 actinic+ from 12pm to 12am, one 20000K 150W HQI from 3pm to 11pm, and one 14000K 150W HQI from 16:30 to 19:30. And 4 blue LED light for other time. Most of the picture above is under 20000K HQI.

[BLKTANG]

Any problems with the flame "picking"

[anguswu]

The flame angle only eat what I give it. No any fish harm the corals.

[BLKTANG]

sweet i was thinking about 1 in my 29.

[fishes2889]

Awesome tank!

Any specs on filtration?

Steve

[InvaderJim]

That tank is one of the best nanos I have ever seen. Beautiful.

Can you give us some more information on it?

[anguswu]

Here is the picture of my filter tank behind the main tank.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/filter2.jpg

And this picture shows how the two tanks get together. You can also see a skimmer and auto feeder, but I forget the skimmer specification. I have some zeolite and coralite in the filter.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/filter1.jpg

I have three pumps, one for filter, one for cooler (1/10p), and one for the current in main tank.

Hope the information may help.

[srieger]

wow im surprised you havnt caught hell over that regal tang...but i realllllly like your tank..its absolutly gorgous. deffinatly one of the nicest tnks i have ever seen.

[BLKTANG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8893846#post8893846 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by srieger
wow im surprised you havnt caught hell over that regal tang...but i realllllly like your tank..its absolutly gorgous. deffinatly one of the nicest tnks i have ever seen.


ITS A HIPPO,& THEY ARE HERE NOW.


http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n159/ttpimp/tangpolice.jpg



I will b putting a 2" yellow naso in my 29

[anguswu]

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/crab.jpg

Hay tang police, you need to beat me first.

[BLKTANG]

Relax,j/k


like i said im puttin a tang in my 29.

Your tank is nice.Even if you have a hippo stuffed in it.

[Kigs]

beautiful tank. you should enter it for the jan. ntotm

[srieger]

hands down winner

[edwing206]

WOW. i have a 30 gallon and it looks nowhere near as good as that. can we get some FTS?

[EWC88]

WOW!!!!! that tank is so beautiful!!!! I have a 37g cube that I would like to look like that, but yours goes long ways mine is tall instead of long :(. Can you list the fish and coral you have in there?

[anguswu]

I try to list my coral and fishs.

Flame angel
Potters Angel
6 Line
Blue Hippo Tang
Purple Firefish
Dusky Jawfish
Scooter red blenny
Fire shrimp
Camel shrimp
Blue Coral banded shrimp
Gold Coral banded shrimp
Anemone Crab
Hermit Crab
Red mushroom
Red striped mushroom
Green mushroom
Green Striped mushroom
Green Fluorescent Mushroom
Blue mushroom
Orange Ricordea Mushroom
Pink Yuma
Red Yuma
Yellow Yuma
Blastomussa-wellsi
Sun Polyp Coral
Torch Coral
Goniopora Coral
Trumpet Coral
Purple soft coral
Flourescent Green Star Polyps
Zoathids(Green, Gold, Red, Orange, Blue)
Feather Duster

[srieger]

absolutly beautiful!! congrats on your tank. what type of filtration are you running on it?

[mmd]

gorgoues tank , would look perfect if you paint the back or put a black or blue background....and perhaps trade the tang for a smaller fish...that aside it really is a beautiful tank

[anguswu]

I raise the tang for half years and grow up from 2cm to 6cm. I am planning to trade it for smaller one or some other mushroom.

[anguswu]

Another moonlight photo with banded shrimp
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/moonbandedshrimp.jpg

And my new yellow Yuma
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowyuma.jpg

[InvaderJim]

Your pictures are really good. What do you shoot with?

[edwing206]

I love your tank soo much. it inspires me to collect zoas, shrooms and rics.

[anguswu]

I use Nikon D200 with 105Micro and 18-200 VR. I am still new to the DSLR.

[InvaderJim]

They look really good. Keep up the good work. :)

[anguswu]

Thank you all for the compliments. And sorry to Tang police
Here's the tang. Don't you think he is smiling?
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/dori2-1.jpg

[JustinReef]

He looks great! I am glad to hear that you will be trading him though...best for him in the end! Beautiful tank!!!

[anguswu]

Yesterday I did lots of work for my tank. Firstly, put a black background, move the hippo tang to my friend's 4 feet tank. Here's the pictures.

Move all the coral out of tank, and you can see the hippo tang in the basin. Friend was coming for the tang.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/NKD_3029.jpg

Move the tank and filtration
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/NKD_3030.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/NKD_3033.jpg

Put the black background.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/NKD_3034.jpg

Set the tank and get all coral back in.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/NKD_3041.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/NKD_3044.jpg

Totally cost me 5 hours for all the work. The tank and I needs some rest. I will try get better pictures tonight.

[Victoria]

Could you post in the Jan nTOTM thread so people can vote for your tank. And you did such a nice job on your post here.
Victoria

[anguswu]

Sorry, I will do it tonight after I back home from office.

[tigga]

Awesome 29g setup. So, very colourful! Wish I could have mine like that. Hows the hippo doing?:D

[tigga]

This is a clear winner for Jan nTOTM NO QUESTIONS ASKED! but the hippo might affect it LoL!

[anguswu]

Hippo now is very happy in a large 400G tank.

[Kigs]

wow it's like you memorized the corals positions along with rock positioning. amazing. everytime i had to reposition things, i could never remember how they were for the life of me!

i was just looking at your livstock list and had a few Qs.

- how is it with 2 CBS in a small tank? no aggression towards each other + other tank mates?

- what kind of starfish is that? that's beautiful!

- you have a camel shrimp? i thought they were harmful to the corals?

anyway, great pics once again. thanks for sharing them with us. :)

[anguswu]

Yes, I have 2 CBS and they are not aggresive to each other. The blue CBS is larger than the yellow CBS. I think my live rocks have lots holes when I stack them. That may help.

I don't know what kind of startfish it is, it called red starfish in the aquarium here.

There are two kinds of camel shrimp. One is black and white another it colored(purple and red). The black and white one won't harm to the corals. At least it did not harmful in my tank.

[victor_c3]

I love the way tanks with lots of rock look. How many pounds/kilograms of rock do you have in your tank?

Awesome tank. I really love the way it is layed out.

[anguswu]

Actually I dont know how many weight for my rocks. But surely it is less than you look at them. There's lots holes inside and let the fishs and shrimps live in it.

[nanomilk]

BEAUTIFUL TANK! ahhh... another top favourite tank of mine. You inspired me to change my lights to 20k. Just ordered my bulb last night should be here tomorrow :D Can't wait... ahhh! The colour! :D

[anguswu]

After checking the old pictures, I found my red yuma grew double the diameter. The first picture blow was taken at 2006'08'06 and the 2nd picture was in 2007'01'15. Check the small rock the yuma stand, it can be clear the yuma's growth.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/er1.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/01147.jpg

[mr. bojangsjang]

Awesome tank, by far the best softy tank I have seen. Love the way the Live Rock is positioned.

What are the dimensions on the tank?

[anguswu]

Tank size 60cm x 45cm x 45cm. Next week I have chance to get serveral florida rics. Hope I can get better one.

[MikeTaurean]

Newbish question here but I'll give it a go. Do your rics and mushrooms take over the tank? I've seen the nanos at the store coverd in mushrooms and now I'm scared to put one in my future tank. Love the tank by the way.

[edwing206]

mostly shrooms will multiply fast, but rics don't multiply as fast from what i have seen. just as long as you keep them in check you shouldn't have a problem

[[17]shawn[17]]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8914744#post8914744 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anguswu
Thank you all for the compliments. And sorry to Tang police
Here's the tang. Don't you think he is smiling?
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/dori2-1.jpg


see tangs can be happy in 30g tanks lol :)

[anguswu]

My new companion.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/orangeyumaandcoriswrasse2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/orangeyumaandcoriswrasse.jpg

[edwing206]

wow, that fish is awesome. is it a wrasse? what kind?

[InvaderJim]

Yea, I'd like to know as well.

[Gundo5000]

Nice tank and new wrase!

[anguswu]

This is twin spot wrasse. I like it as well.

[fishes2889]

He looks really small! How big is he?

and watch out for your shrimp...when he gets bigger....MUNCH!

lol
Steve :)

[anguswu]

He is only 2.5cm. Quite small. Actually I bought it to restrain the shrimp and crabs.

[anguswu]

Finally my rics come. Here's the pictures.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/updnright070122.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/dnupright070122_1.jpg

They are in the tank for only two hours, hope them will be larger tomorrow.

[anguswu]

Good night! Going to sleep
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/night070122.jpg

[edwing206]

wow those are nice. thanks for the pics.

[anguswu]

Pictures at 1/23
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/full070123.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowringric070123.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/tricolor070123_2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/twintricolor070123_2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/orangeringric2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowringric2.jpg

[hammerswinger]

very very nice.

[warr40]

wow this is making wanna change over my dinky 30g FW to a sweet reef..........NICE tank

[tsmonrad]

amazing. this is what I hope my new 29g biocube to look like. can you please provide some advice on your water parameters, when you added livestock-corals etc....maintenance schedule such as water changes etc...

[anguswu]

NO2 0
NO3 10
PO4 0.1
Kh 8
Ph 8.1

I change 5G water every week. When I added livestock coral, I will check the rock by my eyes. If I see anything that is not good, I use cutter to scrape it. And then put in salt water(in a basin) to wash it. Check again and put into my main tank.

[edwing206]

what do you feed you marble sea star? and does he climb over all you rocks and clean? oh and also does he knock down corals? thanks

[anguswu]

I did not feed the marble sea star but I feel it grow a little bigger after it live in my tank 5 months. Mostly, it did not always climb over my corals but it climb my rock and glass. My coral with little rock all stick on big rocks, so no coral will be knock down.

[tsmonrad]

with your water changes, what type of water are you adding? do you premix salt water- if so to what SG?

[edwing206]

ok thanks anguswu, how are your corals stuck to the rocks? just wedged there? thanks

[anguswu]

I use quick-drying glue to stick the coral(with little rock) to the rocks.

[EWC88]

What do you feed your coral?

[anguswu]

I feed coral with cyclop-eeze, marine snow, and shrimp meal.

[edwing206]

ok thanks.

[anguswu]

New pictures
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/mirror1.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/mirror2.jpg

[RFC]

Very Very Nice Tank !!!!

I too am using a nikon D200, its a great camera. Do you have any images of your lighting setup ?

Regards

RFC

[anguswu]

The images above is under 20000K HQI and 2 actinic+ T5. The white balance of my camera setting is 9100K.

[anguswu]

Four pictures took today. The color under blue LED is really unreal.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/2caribbean.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/tricolortwin.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/sunpolyp-1.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/nightcaribbean.jpg

[msn711]

I have got to get some ricordeas now!

[elmatth1]

awesome tank! I'm with msn711, i need some ricordeas too!

[edwing206]

hahaha, looks like ricordea prices are going to skyrocket again.

[anguswu]

I like rics. But ric is very few here. I waited about half year and finally got them.

[mahalamata]

awsome setup man!just goes to show that one doesnt need hundreds of gallons and thousands of dollars to run a beatiful reed tank!great work hope mine loos abit like yours soon!

[eaglesrx]

Wow, that is one of the nicest nano tanks I've seen. Very impressive. Love the zoos and ricordia. Nice work!!!

[AVALover5498]

Like RFC said, May I also get a pic of your canopy setup?


-Chris-:)

[msn711]

One of my LFS's here carries rics on a regular basis in one of the all in one tanks, but I think they run $30 or so per polyp.

[Kix]

Hello,

Great tank and great pictures!

Could you please give us the name of this coral : http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/sunpolyp-1.jpg


Thanks

Kix.

[kactusficus]

Hello Anguswu,

Awesome tank, amazing colors... congratulations!!


I love LSP and rics as well. You have some quite gorgeous animals here! Love the Led light also!

Like Kix, i'd like to have an info about the neon orange big polyps you have on the left bottom side of your tank... Looks like Duncanopsammia, but i didn't know duncan. could be that orange!
It'll be grat if you could tell us the exact specie!
I think it's the same coal kix is asking about, even if in closeup, this new image you make makes me thing it's tubastrea. But tubastrea polyps are not that fat, are as separated from each other as I see on your first global image... so mysterious!

[anguswu]

It is tubastra. Feed them with shrimp and cyclopeeze every two days. It will grow like mine.

[nsreefer]

I'm speechless. You're tank is absolutely incredible...kudos

[anguswu]

Here's my new pictures, the pictures were under actinic blue T5.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/T5mirrorleft070130.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/T5mirror070130.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/T5mirrorfront070130.jpg

[jamynsdad]

robbed!!!... you should have won nTOTM. not to take anything away from the winner but this is one of the best tanks on RC

[anguswu]

I believe i should not won nTOTM this month. I got my rics and some other fishs this month. They should go stable and I can join the nTOTM contest. I will wait my tank go more maturate and maybe join nTOTM again. Junkitu do quite well on his tank. His tank is really colorful and beautiful. He should win the nTOTM. And thanks all to support mine.

[anguswu]

Some macro pictures I took yesterday.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/orangespotblenny.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/linepupledisco.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/purplerho.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowtube.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/greenrho.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/blackrho.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/redyumamicro070204.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowringricmicro070204.jpg

[quy_nquyen]

simply AMAZING pictures. im starting to fall in love with rics!

[RV7AFlyer]

How in the world do you keep from getting any micro alge with all those fish and the waste they produce? Beautiful tank by the way!!!

[anguswu]

Changing water and good skimmer is the answer.

[anguswu]

Zoos micro pictures
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/greenmusredzoo.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/redzoo.jpg

[edwing206]

wow, i love the new pics, thanks for sharing. what kind of of skimmer do you run?

[anguswu]

Marco 300p skimmer that have needle wheel pump and 4.65 inch diameter.

[Ocean In A Box]

1. Can you explain more about your external filter, skimmer, refugium, etc ... I was a little unclear about that from the earlier pages in your post.

2. Can you explain what type of substrate on the bottom

3. What type of liverock

4. What brand of salt mix do you use

5. Do you use an auto-top off, if so what kind


Not only is the tank just fantastic...haven't seen colors & aquascape better anywhere...but so is your photography skills! Fantastic work on it all -

[anguswu]

Actually, I don't suggest to use the external filter like mine. I use Eheim 1250 pump to suck the water from main tank and overflow from 1 inch pipe to main tank. I put ceramic ring, zeolite, phosphate and nitrate remover in the filter. The Marco 300P skimmer is in the filter also. I used a canister filter before, but I felt the canister filter is not good enough for my system. So I make the external filter.

I have only sand on the bottom of my main tank. Nothing else. About the liverock, I think I only have coralline liverock. I dunno any different kind of the rock, but I don't use the manmade one.

The salt I use is tropic marine salt, but every two weeks I will buy 5 gallons sea water from aquastore. I change 5 gallons water 2 or 3 times every 2 weeks. So I use both salt with water or sea water.

I don't what the meaning about "auto-top off". Can you explain?

Hope the information I provided may help.

[Ocean In A Box]

Hello -
I think your answers have helped me understand more.
Auto top off =
a way to automatically add fresh water to your tank caused by evaporation... in order to maintain stable salinity

I was wondering what system you may use for this, or do you just add it manually and then test your water more often?

Thanks,

[anguswu]

I add water manually. I draw a line on the tank and add fresh water till the line.

ok, here are picture I feed rhodactis with cyclopeeze.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rhodeating.gif

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rhoeating1.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rhoeating2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rhoeating3.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rhoeating4.jpg

[Jovreefer]

I am in love with that wrasse!!!! is he agressive?

[StunnaShadez]

do you feed your corals directly or just let the current carry it to them? and btw GREAT looking tank

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9200725#post9200725 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jovreefer
I am in love with that wrasse!!!! is he agressive?

The wrasse does not attach fish and inverts. It eat little seastar, mysis shrimp, and feedstuff I gave.

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9201473#post9201473 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by m1enbo1
do you feed your corals directly or just let the current carry it to them? and btw GREAT looking tank

I feed rhodactis directly with cyclop-eeze. Mix the cyclop-eeze with little salt water from my tank. And then dip it on the rhodactis mouth.

[anguswu]

fish pictures
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/flameangel0702091.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/flameangel0702092.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/flameangel0702093.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/orangegoby070209.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/portersangel070209.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/twinspotwrasse070209.jpg

[Ocean In A Box]

how did you make the mini-movie or moving picture? that's cool-

[chillaxe123]

can you post a current stock list

[anguswu]

I use 'GIF movie gear' to make 11 pictures into an animated gif. The software is shareware.

Current stock,
Fish
Flame angel
Potters angel
twin spot wrass
Orange spot goby
Bicolor blenny
Scooter red blenny

Inverts
1 small yellow CBS
1 Fire shrimp
1 Camel shrimp
1 Anemone crab
1 Hermit crab
3 Boxing crab
1 Marble seastar

The purple firefish and yashia goby was eatten by the large CBS, and I move the CBS out.

[bwest]

I love your tank, it gives me some insight and inspiration for my new 30 gallon I just transferred everything to.

[chillaxe123]

i did some reserch on the twin spot wrasse you have and they grow pretty big and are crustation eaters herse the site i found it on
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=382

[edwing206]

that scooter blenny is soo cool.

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9216611#post9216611 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chillaxe123
i did some reserch on the twin spot wrasse you have and they grow pretty big and are crustation eaters herse the site i found it on
http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=382

Yes, the wrasse may grow big. Now it is only 3cm and slow swimmer. It really eat small inverts. I saw it eating the small seastar that only 5mm. I may catch it again when it grow big and move to a big tank.

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9216933#post9216933 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
that scooter blenny is soo cool.

I like the scooter blenny too. You willl see it swim at daytime. Keep knocking its head and searching all around in the tank.

At nighttime, it will hind its body in the sand and only the head is out of the sand.

[anguswu]

New mushrooms, I keep finding the blue shrooms. Here's my new collection.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/blueric070216.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/bluerho070216.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/flrhoda070216.jpg

[edwing206]

the last two don't look like shrooms. are they?
very nice though.

[anguswu]

They are shrooms. They are rhodactis.

[pulled in]

I love the colors of you tank. I haven't seen colors like that in shops around here- where I live.

amazing, hope mine will turn out half as nice!

[pulled in]

I love the colors of you tank. I haven't seen colors like that in shops around here- where I live.

amazing, hope mine will turn out half as nice!

[benya29]

do ur angels every fight its a small tank to keep 2

[anguswu]

The potters angel is smaller than the flame angel. When the potters angel came in the tank, the flame angel was biting it. At that time I have a hippo that bigger and active than the flame angel. So the flame angel not the boss and then the pollers stay safe. But now they live in peace and share their foods. I think I am lucky.

[anguswu]

Here are some of the photo I split the yellow rics.

It was 12 days ago when I cut it.
Before cut
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowriccut1.jpg

cutting
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowriccut3.jpg

After cut
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowriccut4.jpg

After 12 days, I check they are totally splitted.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/twinyellowric070221.jpg

After cutting the base rock. They still have some stress because I touched them.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowric070221_1.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yellowric070221_2.jpg

Finally, I stick both of them on the base rock. And all the jobs were done.

[EWC88]

What type of rock did you use again?

[anguswu]

Common coral rock bought from aquarium. Actually I don't know other kind of rock.

[anguswu]

Some photo taken today.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/discosoma/purplestripdisc070226.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yuma/redyuma070226.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rhod/greenrho070226.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/rhod/blackrho070226.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/sunpolyp070226.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/inverts/anemonecrab070226.jpg

[StCraft]

Jesus Christ, the color of youre nano is incredible, you picked nice coral !

[eva12]

I think your tank is absolutely beautiful! Hands down, best softies tank I have ever seen. As beautiful the pictures are when under the 20,000K lights, do you have any under normal (sun?) light? I want to see what colors the corals are when they aren't under 20,000k or 14,000k lights...thanks.

I am thinking about metal halides or vho for my 33 gallon which I want to be a mushroom and other soft corals tank...your tank is a great inspiration!

[edwing206]

Do you have a full tank shot from a straight forward angle? thanks

[anguswu]

Sorry Eva, I dont have 14000K bulb. I only have 20000K HQI and T5 actinics.

To Edwing,

Here is the full tank shot from the straight forward that I took ten mins ago.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/full070306.jpg

[b0wenj]

Wow I thought I was doing something good with my tank. I am nothing when compared to this. Your tank is really awesome. I was comparing some pictures I took of my tank to yours since I run all T5 bulbs and I noticed that my look is more white and yours is more blue. I really think this is why all your coral have a better coloring. Your ricordias looks alot like mine when only my blue lights are on. I think the T5 in your lighting is over powering the halide and that is why your colors pop more with all your lights on. Looks really nice.

I am almost ashamed to post you my tank so you can compare what I am saying but here is my tank. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1062070


Keep up the good work!

[edwing206]

WOW. Thanks for the shot anguswu. Your tank looks beter everytime I see it.

What are you talking about b0wenj? Your tank looks amazing.

[edwing206]

I think the colors of the corals pop aside from them being really taken care of is he uses zeo. Not sure though.

[anguswu]

Bowenj, your tank is really great and good aquascaping. I like yours. I only picked the colorful coral and helped the color in my tank.

Edwing, thank you for looking my tank.

[b0wenj]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9411231#post9411231 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
I think the colors of the corals pop aside from them being really taken care of is he uses zeo. Not sure though.

What is zeo ?

Thanks for the kind words on my tank but I am not in this league........yet :)

[b0wenj]

I showed your tank pictures to my wife and now I think she is your biggest fan. She told me I should do whatever it is you are doing so our tank can look like this.

I am curious if you know how many pounds of live rock your tank has in it?

I also wanted to say I am not only envious of your tank but now I am envious of your lens 18-200VR. I would love to have one of those for my D70. Your pictures look nice and clear.

[benya29]

i just put sun polyps in my nano tank....can u giv me any advice on keepin them urs look real healthy great tank by the way

[StunnaShadez]

look at the colors in that tank!! :spin2:

[benya29]

where did u buy ur ricordias....sry for all the questions i just admire ur tank

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9411771#post9411771 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by b0wenj
I showed your tank pictures to my wife and now I think she is your biggest fan. She told me I should do whatever it is you are doing so our tank can look like this.

I am curious if you know how many pounds of live rock your tank has in it?

I also wanted to say I am not only envious of your tank but now I am envious of your lens 18-200VR. I would love to have one of those for my D70. Your pictures look nice and clear.

Thank you and your wife for looking my tank. I use 18-200VR to take the full tank picture and 105 micro for each coral. I believe you will satisfy the two lens.

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9412238#post9412238 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by benya29
i just put sun polyps in my nano tank....can u giv me any advice on keepin them urs look real healthy great tank by the way

I feed the sun polyps with cyclop-eeze and shrimps. Put them in dark light and with small flow may help.

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9412531#post9412531 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by m1enbo1
look at the colors in that tank!! :spin2:

Thank you. Color is what I insist to pick the corals.

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9412607#post9412607 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by benya29
where did u buy ur ricordias....sry for all the questions i just admire ur tank

I bought the ricordeas in local aquarium. They import twice a year. I waited very long time and get them.

[EWC88]

How often do you do water changes?

[EWC88]

How often do you do water changes?

[anguswu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9415156#post9415156 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by EWC88
How often do you do water changes?

About once a week for 20%.

[b0wenj]

I see they are looking for tank of the month entries I think this is your month you should enter. I nominate you for an entry and will vote for you. Currently the thread does not have many tanks entered.

[nz_mitch]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9406265#post9406265 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anguswu
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/full070306.jpg

Forgive my ignorance, but whattype of fish is that in the top right corner? It's stunning!

Also, in the bottom left are those tube worms?

[anguswu]

I joined the nTOTM at January. As I said I will wait the tank get more maturated. Actually, the tank is quite stable during this two months. But I don't have willing to join before June unless I expand my tank.

Now I am preparing another flat nano. Size maybe 60cm(W)*60cm(L)*25cm(H). It will be my propagation tank and let me viewing from the topside to have another angle to watch my collections.

[anguswu]

At the top right cornor is regal. You are the first one saw it.

In the bottom left are sun polyps and zoos.

[anguswu]

Torch
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/torch070209.jpg

Regal
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/Fish/regal1.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/Fish/regal4.jpg

Flame and regal
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/Fish/brothers.jpg

Cutted ric fl.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/ricflorida/tricolorricrecover070228.jpg
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/ricflorida/tricolorricfrag070228.jpg

[eva12]

what did you mean when you said cut ricordea up there, did you do it yourself or did it split itself? do you notice the mushrooms spreading often?

[anguswu]

I cut it by myself. The mother ric is still spreading.

[anguswu]

My tiny little crab.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/spscrab.jpg

[BiggySmalls]

dont the regal angels get to about 10 inches long and need 100 gallons of water

really cool fish and NICE looking tank

[chillaxe123]

do you still have the potters angel. they are my all time fav.
and i love the. regal is he eating?

[anguswu]

Here comes the potters
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/Fish/potters.jpg

Unfortunately, the Regal did not eat. I am still trying. As my experience, the other angel may help to lead it eat.

[Houtz]

Just thought I'd agree with everyone, NICE TANK!!

[quy_nquyen]

this is the best nano tank i have ever seen! i going to subscribe to your thread, because i cant wait to see more pictures/progress!

when i restart my tank i hope you dont mind me structing my tank just like yours!

shawn

[quy_nquyen]

your 30 looks HUGE when it's stocked. can you tell me what the dimensions of the tanks are?

[anguswu]

My main tank size is 60cm*39cm*39cm, Sump 50cm*50cm*15cm
Actual size for the total is 28 gallon.

Took another two pictures yesterday.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/overlook070309.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/elev070309.jpg

[junkitu]

Your tank just keeps getting more impressive. You realy should enter it in this month's nTOTM competition.

Your angels are beautiful. Is the regal reef safe?

[anguswu]

Thanks Junkitu,

As I know, regal is mushroom safe. Now, it's third day that regal in my tank and still not open its mouth. Hope I have the chance to see what will happen. If the regal open its mouth before 15th march, maybe I will join nTOTM.

[junkitu]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9443453#post9443453 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anguswu
Thanks Junkitu,

As I know, regal is mushroom safe. Now, it's third day that regal in my tank and still not open its mouth. Hope I have the chance to see what will happen. If the regal open its mouth before 15th march, maybe I will join nTOTM.
I hope the regal eats soon. What have you tried to feed it? Angels are so beautiful. I'm thinking about starting a larger softie tank and would love to have angels with them.

[matt_schultz]

nice tank i'm interested too see how the fish selection comes out but its a nice tank.

[junkitu]

Any news on the Regal?

[TealF]

Try a fresh clam

[TealF]

or a fresh oyster, worked for me

[anguswu]

The regal is still not eating. I put four live clam and try the mysis shrimp.

[benya29]

how is the twin spot wrasse doing, ive read they need 100+ gallon tanks?

[anguswu]

The wrasse is only 3cm long. It is eating every small meal in the tank.

[RevHtree]

Well. well, well.......

The most BEAUTIFUL nano I have ever seen! Congrats on all the hard work and time. You deserve it!

[benya29]

where did u get ur ricordeas?

[reef fanatic]

probably Taiwan, this is all to tease us....lol, jk

[junkitu]

Any updates on the Regal?

[anguswu]

It's sad. It did not make it. I won't try regal again.

[bobaking]

anguswu, nice looking tank! I too tried 4 red sea regal and none of them survive on me! We should hook up when I go back to Taiwan! Do you know Bob Wu by any chance?
- Jason

[anguswu]

I don't know Bob Wu. Glad you like my tank.

[edwing206]

Man that sucks about the regal. Those are awesome fish.

[Pacific Reefs]

Sorry about your fish. I just read you thread and your tank is awesome. fei chung hao!

[wdt2000]

Great looking tank keep up the good work :)

[anguswu]

Thank you guys.

Since my tank is crowded, what I need to do now is keep them growth. I fragged the ric fl. and make a diary. Link as follow,
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=1071304

Hope this information may help.

[anguswu]

Some new photos.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yuma/bgyuma070322.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/ricflorida/pinkmouthric070322.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/ricflorida/orangeric070322.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/bluerho070322.jpg

[brushman]

working on a 20 gal nano. Only been at it for a couple months.
Love your tank..what kind of starfish do you have?
Does it bother your coral?

Hoping my tank will look this great in a year or so.

[malx]

Absolutely gorgeous tank, definitely one of my favorites!

[purebullet417]

can you please post a pic of inside your canopy

[Jadams]

Awesome tank!

[Cantonesefish]

虽然小,可是 很好看! 你的鱼都太漂亮! 你在哪里买了 regal?

[nz_mitch]

Update!

[chillaxe123]

please update


i need my fix:D

[anguswu]

Thanks for viewing my tank. I went abroad for one week, so I can not update right now.

To brushman,
I don't know exactly the name of my starfish, but I am sure it won't bother my coral.

To purebullet,
Canopy? you mean my lamp set?

To cantonesefish,
I bought my fish in my local fish store in Taiwan.

[gavij012379]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9540846#post9540846 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by brushman
working on a 20 gal nano. Only been at it for a couple months.
Love your tank..what kind of starfish do you have?
Does it bother your coral?

Hoping my tank will look this great in a year or so.

I have had choclate chip starfish and careful they will eat your mushrooms. i didn't notice my linka starfish eating any mushroom but they didn't survive too long. be careful they are very sensitive to temperature.

[10" Red Devil]

Can you post a pic of your lighting setup? I am very envious and jealous of your tank! Beautiful!

[anguswu]

My light is not so special. It is HQI in the center and two T5 at both side. I am considering to change my light with two T5 and two VHO.

Now here's the update. I got a new shrimp that I don't the name it is.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/inverts/shrimp.jpg

The shrimp act as a cleaning shrimp and eating the parasite on the fish. The flame angel is enjoying the service and actually after I took the photo. The potters angel took turns.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/inverts/shrimp_flameangle.jpg

A more clearing photo for the little yuma. Wish it grow like my red yuma.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yuma/greenwlineruma070331.jpg

The red yuma tentacle is getting big. This is the newest photo.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/yuma/redruma070331.jpg

One of the photo of my feather duster.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/dustfeather.jpg

[ubgone]

I think its a "Camel Shrimp" -
http://www.sergeyphoto.com/underwater/crustaceans/hingebeakshrimp1.jpg



BTW you have the most amazing tank i have ever seen! I read this entire thread and i think that if you will post your entire tank info, as people at TOTM do then it will be very informative!
please do! ;) :D

[anguswu]

No, it is not camel shrimp. Camel body is shorter and the claw is shoter also.

Another thing about the tank info. Sorry, I am too lazy to do it. And that is one of the reason why I am not enter the ToTM lol. Someday I will try my best.

[Shade00]

Camels also do not act as cleaners - and they will certainly eat your corals.

I would simply call that an awesome shrimp. Looks amazing! Kudos for an awesome tank.

[anguswu]

Photos again.

Anemone crab lives in star polyps. I am sorry to the crab bcz I don't have anemone in my tank.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/crab_starpolyps.jpg

The twinspot wrasse grow bigger now. It has 4cm length.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/Fish/twinspotwrass070401.jpg

Last, the new tank shot.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/tank070401.jpg

[Scuba Josh]

Anguswu- Your tank is awsome. What are the dimensions? Is it a standard 36 or cube?

[Scuba Josh]

Oh yeah...What kind of flow do you have in your tank?
In what order did you add you angelfish? I cant believe they dont fight.

[anguswu]

At page 7: Main tank dimensions are 60cm*39cm*39cm.

I have 3 flow in my tank.
600L/hr for the chiller from the left buttom to the left top.
1200L/hr for the sump, from the left buttom to the right top and flow hit the right wall.
1200L/hr main flow in main tank, from the right buttom to the right top and direct hit the center of the water surface.

[SOULEMAN]

if i havent stated already , I LOVE THIS TANK..
very nice

[Scuba Josh]

Thanks! Your mushrooms don't seem to be bothered by the heavy flow.

Great pics!

[Jadams]

incredible colorations on those ric's and zoos! Great looking tank :)

[alipset]

beautiful.

[remo85]

WOW... i can;t say more... thats all.. WOW...

[cybertec69]

your tank is just FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anguswu]

Thanks all for looking my tank. :D :D

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9629550#post9629550 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Scuba Josh
Thanks! Your mushrooms don't seem to be bothered by the heavy flow.

Great pics!

The most important thing for the flow in mushroom tank is not to direct flow to the mushroom. That's why all my flow toward the tank wall or water surface.

[REDDAWG43]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9614574#post9614574 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by anguswu
No, it is not camel shrimp. Camel body is shorter and the claw is shoter also.

I beleive that is a camel shrimp....if not could you post a pic of a camel shrimp.

[edwing206]

Here ya go.
http://gallery.mantisprayer.com/albums/aquarium/camel_shrimp.jpg

Kinda looks like it. Idk.

[anguswu]

Camel's body red line is a long pattern line. The claw is shorter.

My shrimp red pattern is spot and the body is more crystalloid. The claw is longer.

[10" Red Devil]

Would love to see a video of the whole tank.

[Grunt]

Thats definately not a camel shrimp. It is a sometype of cleaner though. I might be able to find some reference for that shrimp. Maybe.

Very nice tank, the colors are very vivid on the corals.

[anguswu]

Another photo about the shrimp
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/inverts/glassshrimp.jpg

[anguswu]

Thanks LeslieH. I got the answer http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1089216. It's a Urocaridella. Now I can find it in google.

[Grunt]

LeslieH to the rescue. Shrimps mostly found in the Philippines from what I found. Nice looking shrimp, I wouldn't mind having one myself.

[ubgone]

WoW she is good!

I wonder if it will be possible to breed those...

[REDDAWG43]

[QUOTE]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9614533#post9614533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ubgone
[B]I think its a "Camel Shrimp" -
http://www.sergeyphoto.com/underwater/crustaceans/hingebeakshrimp1.jpg
Is this a Camel Shrimp?

[anguswu]

Yes, your picture is camel shrimp.

[anguswu]

Another shrimp
Coral banded shrimp.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/inverts/haawaiiCBS.jpg

[ezcompany]

please join this months contest :)

[eva12]

I've said it before but I really do love your tank Angus. Absolutely beautiful...It is actually the inspiration for my tank. I want my 33 gallon to overflow with yumas and other ricordeas!

I don't mean to steal your thread but I just bought a yuma that I think you would like...check out my page for pictures of it and let me know what you think Anguswu!

33 gallon Reef (http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/saltwater-general-discussion/44977-33-gallons-awesome-7.html)

[anguswu]

To Ez,
I will think about it.

To Eva,
Great looking. The ric. fl. are very beautiful and healthy, but take care of the yuma. It seems not so healthy.

[OrangeKoi]

Hello,

I too admire your beautiful tank.

I like the way you have placed several different feather dusters together. They look very nice. I believe I will try to do something like that in my new 30 gallon cube. I've just set it up. I'm waiting for the ammonia to dissipate.

The little tank I set up took 4 days to complete the cycle. This one is going to take longer I think.

You seem to have figured out the lighting well.

What does HQI stand for? Is it the "clip onto the side" kind of hallide? Do the lights extend beyond the top of your tank? How do they stay secured?

[anguswu]

This is my light. It can be customer design but only in Taiwan.
http://wzj.magicspace.cx/product/hqi/21_double_hqi_s.gif

[OrangeKoi]

awsome. Just the thing for a cube.

What's the company?

It seems like t5 only come 24 inches here..that's about 8 cm too long. or they have 4 t5 so they are too wide and too long...

[anguswu]

Emier is the brand.

Here's the link but in Chinese.

http://wzj.magicspace.cx/product/

[eva12]

Hey Angus, what do you think is the problem with the yuma? It normally spreads out bigger than in the pictures posted but recently it has been stressed. It has two feet attached to different parts of the rock...one attached to the main rock and the other attached to a small piece of rock that broke off from the main rock. I think it may be trying to split? Should I cut it in half myself?

[anguswu]

Yes, it has been stressed. That's why I thought it may have problem. You know why it is stressed, then it should be fine. Personally I don't suggest to cut yuma. Yuma is more weak then ric. fl.

[eva12]

Alright, thanks very much anguswu. I should just leave it alone? I feel bad that it has two feet...it looks painful almost from the way that he is stressed out.

[anguswu]

Birth is a pain. =D

[anguswu]

Here's the new pictures and some new stuff.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/acan070407.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/monti070407.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/starpolyp.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/yellowfeather.jpg

[edwing206]

That last picture is awesome.
What is it? Feather duster?

[anguswu]

Yes, yellow feather duster.

[eva12]

birth is a pain lol, how true. thanks anguswu. we woke up this morning to find him dangling/hanging in the air about 3-4 inches off his rock! he was attached to this rock by only one very small stretched out foot. I am so confused as to what to do. Right now we have placed him back on his rock but put him on the sandbed for now.

By the way, that yellow feather duster is amazing!

[bigfruits]

beautiful tank anguswu.
i was wondering, could you tell me the brand of bulbs you are using in these photos?

thanks
-z

[cmb88]

purrrrty!! so nice good job!!

[anguswu]

BLV 20000K and ATI actinic+

[Ivo Leong]

Congratulations! Your tank is real amazing. I am from Brazil. I want to build a nano reef like yours.
Now, I am inspired. Thanks!!!!

[anguswu]

Hope to see your nano pictures soon.

[Grunt]

Wow those are nice new pics. keep up the good work anguswu. I enjoy seeing your tank pics. :D
Cheers

[anguswu]

Full tank view update.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/frontview070410.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/elev070410.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/fulltank/overlook070410.jpg

[junkitu]

Beautiful livestock!

Did you change your lights? It looks less blue.

[MarvinsReef]

STUNNING!!!

keep up the awesome job you're doing on the tank..

:)

[anguswu]

Thanks Junkitu and Marvin.

I did not change my light. I originally have two HQI, but I always light up one only. Today I light up two to get a brighter pictures.

[edwing206]

Those new shots are awesome. I can't say this enough. GREAT TANK!!!!!

[anguswu]

Thanks Edwing206.

Rics photo.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/ricflorida/ric070410.jpg
After two weeks acclimation, the ric stay health now.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/ricflorida/orangeric070410.jpg
This one is part of the first rics I got this January. The diameter already grew about 1cm.

[anguswu]

Mussas
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/acanlord070412.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/acanlord070412_2.jpg

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h117/an2675/others/blastomussa070412.jpg

The micro is new. the total diameter is only 4cm.

[edwing206]

Awesome corals. Are the second ones blastos?