18g high nanoreef

[shanebc21]

Aquarium Log: 27April2005
TopFin 18 gallon high aquarium. $20
Custom built base and canopy. $20
Sunpaq PC retrofit kit (2x40watt 50/50 bulbs) $90
Skilter 250 filter (200gph) $35
50watt Visi-Therm Delux heater. $15
20” bluemoon moonlight. $25
20lbs of Fiji live rock. $80
20lbs of Aragonite live sand. $20

Livestock:
1 Royal Gramma
1 Blue Reef Damsel
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Skunk cleaner shrimp
1 Electric Blue hermit
1 Halloween hermit
1 Strawberry hermit
10 Blueleg hermits
10 Scarlet hermits
10 Astria snails
1 Pink Featherduster.

Corals:
8 species of Richordea
8 species of Zoanthids
Blue Mushrooms
Blue Candy Coral
Green Favia
Green Star polyps
Blastomussa Wellsi
Blastomussa Merletti
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/2777418gNano-rc.jpg

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/277746-4-05-RC.jpg

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774Lighting-RC.jpg
2x 40w 50/50 PC's and blue spectrum moonlight

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774Blue_Damsel-RC.jpg

[koletangz]

Very nice. I really like your tank.

[Andrew]

Wow. Thats a sweet nano tank. I love the rockwork. Can we see some more pictures? :D

Btw, the fish you posted isn't a blue damsel. It looks more like a chromis.

[shanebc21]

Its defiantly in the damsel family but not a chromis. Its been the same size for 4 years now. He used to be in my 75g reef. When I bought him he was with the Bluefin Damsel - Paraglyphidodon melas.
http://store1.yimg.com/I/marinedepotlive_1840_10328506

[Andrew]

ohh. He has the chromis color but a damsels eyes. But damsels, clownfish, and chromis are in the same family.

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774Gramma-RC.jpg

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774dfgh.jpg

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774cb.jpg

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774cba.jpg

[shanebc21]

Ill be getting rid of my green star polyp rock this week so I can make room for a purple favia and a cherry red favia. They are relly nice pieces, I cant wait to get them.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774Red_Favia.bmp http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774Purple_Favia.bmp

[bingoboy]

very nice, inspiration for my 18g tall :)

now if only i could find coral to buy in hawaii. in the middle of the friggin ocean and we can't bring them in or take them from the ocean legally...

[shanebc21]

Does FEDEX have next day air to Hawaii from the states?
I can give you some websites for corals if you want them.

[bingoboy]

i believe they do, its ungodly expensive though :(

gimme the sites :)

lvierock also runs like 10-15 $$ / lb here. a friend of mine and i are going to try growin some pretty ones of our own using that rediculously priced rock to seed the tanks...

[ozfish]

Very nice tank :)
What are the exact dimensions? I can't find any suppliers that stock a 18g high!

[shanebc21]

I got the tank at petsmart for $23 its a Topfin brand.
dimentions are: 20"Lx10"Wx18"H

[shanebc21]

update pichttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/277746-20-05-RC.jpg

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/277746-20-05-RC2.jpg

[JustFin]

nice tank, looks deeper than 10" in the pics, I thought it was a cube when I first saw it

any problems with all those hermit crabs? have heard of them tasting corals from time to time

is the skilter the only piece of equipment you have for water movement in the tank?

[shanebc21]

thanx, Ya just the skilter (250gph). No prob with crabs.

[shanebc21]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774lft-rc.jpg http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/27774rt-rc.jpg

[shanebc21]

This is just a holding tank while I build my 210g, every thing came from my 75g wich I sold to buy equipment for the 210. heres a pic of the 75.http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/508/2777475gal__Reef-RC.jpg

[shaggydoo541]

Shane your tank looks awesome. I started the same 18G high in Feb and hope once my frags start growing in my tank will look like yours. Great job.

[TigerWoods]

That is an awesome nano!

[shanebc21]

Thanks shaggydoo. I apreciate that.

[shanebc21]

Tanks Tiger Woods

[Sugar Magnolia]

Hmm, not sure how I missed this thread. I have to say, your tank is gorgeous. I really like the jam packed aquascaping. Everything looks very healthy.

[dymaxiun]

Is thet the real Tiger Woods?

[shanebc21]

Thanx Sugar Magnolia, I like that jam packed look myself. when I dive, everthing on the reef that is jam packed is most apealing to me.

[shanebc21]

Ill be moving the livestock into my new setup soon. Ill be selling this setup for 100 bucks + shipping. PM me if interested. Other wise it will be posted in the selling forum.

[Brooks_McClary]

How do you like the skilter? Would you recommend it? If it works... you are getting a lot for your money.

[shanebc21]

Its great for simple nano tanks. Its definitely not as good as a hang on skimmer. I had it on my 30g tank first just for skimming and used a fluval filter and it worked great. It is worth the money. This one was $35. But for keeping more difficult corals I would recommend a regular skimmer.

[shanebc21]

Originally posted by shanebc21
Ill be moving the livestock into my new setup soon. Ill be selling this setup for 100 bucks + shipping. PM me if interested. Other wise it will be posted in the selling forum.
SOLD

[shanebc21]

The Bakpak skimmer is a good one.

[vanmo92]

very nice tank.

[shanebc21]

Thank you! I've had a bunch of lage tanks, but I've gotten in to the nano thing and cant stop. The're all over the house. When I get some time Ill post my best one.

[piberoptikz]

nice growth!

[kaserpick]

Awesome looking tank!

Thumbs up!
Kaserpick

[shanebc21]

Thanks Guys!

[shanebc21]

So I never got around to upgrading from the 75g to the 210g. Ive decided to downsize instead to the 29g Red Sea Max. And then im going to tear down the current nanos I have now.
http://www.korallenriff.de/29interzoo/Redseamax.pdf