My Elos Mini build

[todd03blown]

Time for me to start my tank journey thread in the right section.

Lots of pictures at this time. Enjoy, sorry the picture taker isnt any better :(

My tank arrives 8.20.08
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/eloselite1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/eloselite2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/eloseliteon.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/eloselitetop.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/elosmoonlighton.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/elostankwitheliteon1.jpg

[todd03blown]

Tank start date of 8.24.08
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/rock2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/rock3.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/rockfront1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/FTS1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/FTS2.jpg

[todd03blown]

New Austrailian Torch 9.15.08
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/torchcoral_Topdown.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/torchcoralfront.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/torchcoralFTS.jpg

[todd03blown]

Tank as of 10.2.08
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/flametip2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/FTS1-1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/anemone1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/clown10.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/clown11.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/clown13.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/clown14.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/shrimp_anemone.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/torch1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/torch_zoa.jpg

[WHiteout]

wow... makes me want to get one! are those zombie eyes???


and if you don't mind me asking, how much was the set up?

[todd03blown]

Not sure what those zoa's are called.
The tank was 1600 which includes the tank, stand, lite, pumps, sump etc. everything you need to get started!
I love mine!!

[WHiteout]

sweet. i did a 10 gallon diy project and screwed up once haha. i love the style of elos and i wish they were so dang expensive. but its worth it lol. one of these days ill get one.

[todd03blown]

Thanks, they are very much worth it since you don't have to upgrade anything!!! Plus the customer service is amazing!!

[Freemans Reef]

what are your impressions of the lighting system it looks great

[todd03blown]

The LED E-Lite is amazing!! Its top notch and puts out no heat. You can hold your hand right under the light and you feel virtually no heat. I have a few SPS pieces right now that have been in the tank for maybe a week or so and they are doing good right now. It will be interesting to see their growth over the next 3 months or so.

[carolinacoral]

Very nice tank, I'll be very interested in seeing the sps growth.

[todd03blown]

Finally took some more pictures of my corals and fish in my Mini; these are a month later from the last shots. Still trying to get a picture of my orange spotted goby but he is being shy today. These are all from my Sony cyber-shot 6mp point and shot camera. Not to bad for finally getting some settings changed on the camera after trial and error!!

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/deepwateracro2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/deepwateracro3.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ORABellina.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ORAredcarpettableacro.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/acro2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/candycane.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/clown_torch.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/clown_torch2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/clown_torch3.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/cottoncandychalice.jpg

[todd03blown]

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/deepwateracro.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/furrymushroomandastrea.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/neongreenpalys.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/pinkaussieacan.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/yellowpalys.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/zoaandcandycane.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/zoagarden.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/zoagarden2.jpg

[buttons buster]

you have a very nice tank.

how are your sps doing?

[Hyphy831]

Lookin saucy bro. Having a diatom issue are you? get some nassarius snails.

[todd03blown]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13682089#post13682089 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buttons buster
you have a very nice tank.

how are your sps doing?
They are doing good, not been in the tank that long so far. Maybe 2-4 weeks tops and still trying to get my flow adjusted with my Tunze nano as well.

I have an ORA red carpet, ORA bellina that are right at 2 weeks.

that large bright green acro has been in for 3 weeks and you can see new growth on the ends atleast that is what those white ends are I think.

I also have a rose millapora that has grown alot in 4 weeks. That one is in the center of the tank and with my low-end camera its tough to get pictures that you can really see.

I also just started to dose Elos Omega and Pro Skimmer as well so I am excited to see things in the next 3-6 months.

The tank as a whole seems to be doing pretty good. the green and orange zoas started out as 8 polyps and are now at 33 in about 6 weeks or so.

[todd03blown]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13683195#post13683195 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hyphy831
Lookin saucy bro. Having a diatom issue are you? get some nassarius snails.
LOL; yep started about 3 days ago. my crabs are really doing to town on it tonight. Its only in the front part of my sand and not where else. I got 10 nass in the tank as well.

[elosusa]

Here is another mini with more SPS, for those interested:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1444926&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

[FiShTaCo]

Wow, nice setup, can I request an updated FTS?? Thank you!

[AwkwardParrot]

wow, amazing tank and +1 on FiShTaCo's FTS request!

[gregbot9000]

looking nice!
have any specs on the light? wattage? brand?

[sutec13]

Ditto on the light specs...?

[elosusa]

the Elos USA forum has a few threads with the e-lite specs.

[MrGoodKat00]

Very classy looking tank I must say! Look the super clean look!

[todd03blown]

Thanks MrGoodKat.

Latest....

My last 2 fish additions to my tank.

I added the Orange spotted goby about 2 weeks ago with a pistol shrimp however the pistol is still MIA at this time.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/goby.jpg

My last addition that I added yesterday is a flame angel. I got all of my fish from Chris at EA.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/flameangel.jpg

[todd03blown]

Here are my new ric's I bought from Coral Morphologic. I must say I am very impressed with the colors these things have and they are alot brighter in person compared to what my pictures represent.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric1.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric10.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric11.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric12.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric5.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric2.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric6.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric7.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric14.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/ric3.jpg

[todd03blown]

Here is a picture of a cool sponge that I have had for a while and never took a pic of.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/austrailianspidersponge.jpg


New Frags I got today.

Blue Milli on the left, GARF Bonsai in the middle and Tenius on the right.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f208/tarringt/bluemilli.jpg

[tasandkrs]

Any updates? Did you ever get rid of your micro-bubbles?

[JazzZero]

Very nice, i see that your clown has no interest in hosting your RBTA. Any DTS?

[maroun.c]

Very nice tank.
Can yo uplease post pics of the overflow?
also can yo uplese share pics of your sump, filtration, and describe your dosing...