Mixed nano reef

[dan10342]

hey all thought i'd start a log of my nano. getting tired of making a lot of threads over pics, when i could just put them all in one thread.

Specs:
tanks:
18 gallon glass rimless tank (18 x 15 x 15)
5.5 gallon sump

lighting:
2 x 24 watt nova extreme (the new SLR model
giesemann bulbs - aquablue + pure actinic (the purple bulb)

2 x 460nm powerbrite strips

filtration (lol):
live rock
coralife ss 65 (its fine on such a small tank but overall pretty crappy)

heating:
had many heater woes (more on this later)
went back to the old submerge glass type heater

cooling:
large 10 inch fan over sump
window AC unit

I dose b-ionic. tank seems bit small to be running a Calcium reactor and all

[dan10342]

ok lets start from the beginning:

here is the tank in its infant stages.
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_2765.jpg

(mind the mess, lol its gone now and there are bookshelves and a dresser blocking the sump from view now)
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_2783.jpg

my old tank
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_2726copy.jpg

here it is after it crashed (RIP)
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_2768.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_2791.jpg

[dan10342]

now first of the livestock was added
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/113008_1414.jpg

[dan10342]

and after a few trades, got some zoas, and all was well
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/FTS-1.jpg

[dan10342]

well my heater broke, and i lost pretty much everything u see in the pic above.

So i restarted, got back up on my feet, and tried again. eventually, it looked decent. This was when i entered for ntotm (haha i must have been drunk or something)

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_3062.jpg

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_3079.jpg

[dan10342]

and here is the tank now. Much has changed, but i think finally i can leave it alone and let it grow out.

blue hydno
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4084.jpg

a not so hot looking pink lemonade (its coloring up though
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4079.jpg

icefire echinata
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4090.jpg

torch garden
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4091.jpg

FTS
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4069.jpg

[dan10342]

well thats all. more pics to come as soon as the acros fully encrust.


-dan

[plainrt]

cool tank.I would cut that one plug up though as really sticks out.

[iFisch]

Are you using a 24" light?

Tank looks very nice. Is it Starphire (low-iron glass), or just normal glass?

[ron420]

that is a really cool tank. ill be looking forward to more pics

[kovuu86]

Great start for sure. Will look killer once its grown in. I enjoy the simplistic/minimal approach.

[dan10342]

Quick update.

I removed one of the rocks from my scape. Really just didnt look like it belonged.

I also picked a few corals up.

Also, im sorry, i whiped my photobucket account clean, and all the pics that were posted earlier went to trash.

anyway,

here is FTS (i remounted the icefire to the rockwork... and took it off the ugly plug. (you cannot see the icefire in the pic though... the frag is too small :) )

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4197.jpg

and new open brain.
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4166.jpg

more pics later and thanks for looking,
-dan

[Sugar Magnolia]

It looks nice, really clean looking. :thumbsup:

[fewskillz]

That is a fantastic aquascape. I hate that I missed all the pictures earlier. Post them again!!

[dan10342]

Thanks for the comments!!!
I will re-upload the old pics ASAP.

For now, here is a BAD shot of the smallest frag in my tank.
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd250/jjjo10342/100_4199.jpg

mind the algea... just picked up some CUC to take care of it. (also need to go get some GFO and a GFO reactor, since im SURE phosphates are a cause of it.)

[fewskillz]

That is a SMALL frag, that's like 6 polyps. It will be awesome seeing that one grow up. Very cool.

[Johnny C]

Dan... the tank is looking great, and the icefire is growing quick lol! You gotta come back out to Buffalo soon so we can hit up the LFS's (as long as Kevin isn't driving) LOL.

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