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Unread 08/07/2013, 06:33 PM   #1
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Nano sapiens Cadlights 12g

I've been perusing and posting on RC for quite a while now and at the 5 year mark for my tank I guess it's high-time to create a tank thread

Without further ado, here's the tank as it is today:




...and what it looked like setup for about a month or two back in 2008:




The tank itself is a Cadlights 12g AIO I bought new five years ago. The live rock, live sand and some of the mushrooms came from a previous 50g I had running for nearly 10 years.

This tank's setup is quite basic. It consists of the stock 250 gph return pump with a Hydor oscillator, heaters and a thermometer in the rear chambers with live rock and live sand in the display area. There are no chemical or mechanical filtration methods used. Lighting is provided by (6) mixed Ecoxotic Stunner Strips (with individual reflectors) and a DIY 'Full Spectrum' LED strip I put together. I fitted Stunners into the existing Cadlights canopy when the stock T5 ballasts gave out around the 4th year mark and the DIY LED strip a few months ago. I have a pair of 'Pet Bottle' gravity fed ATOs that are used to deliver top-off/Kalkwasser.

Water changes are 5%, 2x/wk (10% total/wk). A few drops of Iodine once a week is the only additive administered besides the Kalkwasser. I feed the two resident Clownfish 3-4x/day (pellets, flake, frozen Mysis, Rods food) and the corals once a week with a cocktail of Rod Food, Baby Brine Shrimp and frozen Mysis). Corals include SPS (Acroporas, Milleporas, Pavonas), LPS (Acanthastrea, Lobophyllia, Leptastrea, Blastomussa), Ricordia Mushrooms and various Zoanthids.



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Unread 08/07/2013, 06:46 PM   #2
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sweet!


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Unread 08/08/2013, 10:04 AM   #3
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Thanks, tsutaoka!


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Unread 08/08/2013, 12:04 PM   #4
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Very beautiful. Your doing a great job!


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Unread 08/08/2013, 03:54 PM   #5
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Unread 08/08/2013, 04:59 PM   #6
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Unread 08/09/2013, 08:27 PM   #7
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Unread 07/18/2015, 06:09 PM   #8
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New FTS for the tank's 7 year anniversary:



Still running with just LR and LS...



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Unread 07/18/2015, 07:11 PM   #9
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Can I ask what the purpose of the iodine is and the specific dosage? And would it be safe for a 3g pico?

Also is that orange coral at the top a setosa?


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Unread 07/18/2015, 07:27 PM   #10
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Can I ask what the purpose of the iodine is and the specific dosage? And would it be safe for a 3g pico?

Also is that orange coral at the top a setosa?
Very early on in reef keeping many aquarists noted that iodine additions seemed to help with soft coral/mushroom/zoas and that it could help when corals were bleaching (loosing their symbiotic algae). Today, especially with much more consistent salt mixes, the iodine level can be easily maintained as long as regular water changes are performed. Being an old salt, I still like to lightly dose iodine as a 'tonic' of sorts just to make sure that this element doesn't become limited. I use ~ 5 drops of Kent Concentrated Iodine per week for my 12g. Whatever iodine product you may use, it's best not to exceed the manufacturers instructions since overdosing iodine can be quite damaging.

Yes, the orange coral is Montipora setosa. It has grown up in spires as a defensive move to thwart all the Oxide Zoas that are trying to out-compete it for space.


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Unread 07/18/2015, 07:53 PM   #11
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Interesting. I think I'll try it to see how my zoas respond. It doesn't have an adverse effect on fish correct?

Also very cool and different growth on your setosa. I picked up a frag recently but was told the line grows particularly slow. Would be happy if it ends up looking like that!


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Unread 07/18/2015, 08:15 PM   #12
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Interesting. I think I'll try it to see how my zoas respond. It doesn't have an adverse effect on fish correct?

Also very cool and different growth on your setosa. I picked up a frag recently but was told the line grows particularly slow. Would be happy if it ends up looking like that!
The setosa I have is the old one with the 'LE Tyree' moniker stuck to it. This one can grow quite fast when provided with a good amount of light, but can also do well with less light and flow. With lower light it simply encrusts, but with higher light it'll branch and often produce spires.


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Unread 07/18/2015, 08:18 PM   #13
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great looking tank.


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Unread 07/18/2015, 08:19 PM   #14
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great looking tank.

Thank you!


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Unread 07/18/2015, 08:31 PM   #15
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great looking tank.

Agreed and thanks for the info!


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Unread 07/18/2015, 08:56 PM   #16
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Seriously, what a good looking tank! I am so impressed with your colors and levels of stability in such a small unit. Well done! Something to strive for on my end - I'd be very proud to have my tank look like yours!


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Unread 07/18/2015, 09:14 PM   #17
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Agreed and thanks for the info!
Thanks, and you're welcome. I certainly don't mind the questions.


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Unread 07/18/2015, 09:44 PM   #18
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Seriously, what a good looking tank! I am so impressed with your colors and levels of stability in such a small unit. Well done! Something to strive for on my end - I'd be very proud to have my tank look like yours!
Thank you, that's nice of you to say. Stability is indeed the key. Main stumbling blocks with these really small tanks are an incomplete nitrogen cycle with the resulting buildup of nitrate, increasing phosphate levels and fluctuating alkalinity. These issues can be overcome using simple methodologies and can result in a system that is extremely robust.


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Unread 07/19/2015, 10:42 AM   #19
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love it!
great jo. the rics looks amazing!


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love it!
great jo. the rics looks amazing!
Thanks!

Heres a short vid of the Rics & Clownfish:



http://vid230.photobucket.com/albums...psgutfvjxv.mp4


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Looks great!
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Unread 07/24/2015, 12:02 PM   #23
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What's currently packed in (much of it not seen in a FTS):

Acropora:
Vivid 'Northern Lights' Granulosa (A. granulosa)

Seriatopora:
Green Birdsnest (Seriatopora hystrix)
'Bird of Paradise' Birdsnest (Seriatopora sp.)
Ponape Birdsnest (Seriatopora dentritica? stellata?)

Montipora:
Reefkoi 'Superhero' (unknown species)
Sunset' Montipora (M. danae?)
Tyree Orange Setosa (M. setosa)
'Ultra Blue' Digitata (M. digitata)
'Bubblegun' Digitata (possibly M. samarensis)

Mussidae:
Acanthastrea lordhowensis (Rainbow, Red, Orange)

Others:
Metallic Copper/Gold Pavona (Pavona maldivensis)
'Jack O Lantern' Leptoseris (Leptoseris mycefoseroides?)
RR 'Fallen Horizon' Leptoseris
RR 'Strawberry and Cream' Leptoseris
AOA 'Molten Lava' Leptoseris
Mint-Green 'Potato-chip' Pavona (Pavona descussata)
Leptastrea pruinosa - Standard neon-green center/reddish outer
YR 'Ironman' (possibly Lithophyllon sp.)
Assorted Ricordia Mushrooms (Ricordia yuma, Ricordia florida)
Forked Tentacle Mushroom (Discosoma calgreni)
Various Rhodactis sp. Mushroom (purple, orange, green, red, LC Mordacious)
Purple Discosoma sp. Mushroom (16+ year old stock...and indestructable)
Assorted Zoanthids/Palys (Speckled Fire & Ice, Valentine, Oxide, Sparkling Cider, Sunny D's, Mohawk, Petroglyph, Gold Maul, Rasta, Blue Hornet, Utter Chaos)


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Unread 12/23/2015, 07:19 PM   #24
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Here we are at 7-1/2 years:




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Unread 12/23/2015, 08:32 PM   #25
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Beautiful tank. Thanks for sharing! It's interesting to see how it has grown over time! Have you had to remove any corals as they grow out? I would imagine so!


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