Hi all, I just wanted to share pics of my, relatively new tank. It is still maturing at only 5 months old. I took my time and set a limited budget that only took up the top of a buffet table. Made my girlfriend happy.
It is still a postage stamp collection of corals but growth is coming. Mostly softies, some crocea clams, cleaner & blood shrimps shrooms (green and blue), hammer, an open brain that I am trying to save, xenia, leathers, oci clown fish, L/M Blenny, b/g damsel, caulerpa, snails, and hermits.
I set it up with a space saver on a budget attitude that wouldn't kill the electric bill. It's a 33 gallon long tank, (open top of course) double bio wheel, Coral life needle wheel hang on skimmer. I bought the tank, because I wanted a shallow reef that didn't require deep penetrating halides. Instead 3 HO T5's do the trick. 2 Actinic, 1 super day, with dawn and dusk simulation.
I dose iodine only and other than a valonia outbreak and a slight bout of ich, I have had no losses. Rowaphos works great in sucking out the phosphates. I use RO water for top off and change about 15% once a month.
Grown from a penny sized frag....great polyp extension. Xenia in the back. Started as 1 stalk.
Simple and plain but a favorite of mine...
Full Hammer with 6 branches, daisy polyps that are spreading like crazy and some green buttons that started as 4.
Can't wait till this covers the rock. I love GSP and look forward to it matting the right side of the tank.
I know the pics are not that great--not to good with a digital camera. None the less, it's my pride and joy nano 33 gallon long. I am fairly new to the board and have been in the hobby for 20 years. I am 28 and have the bug for life. My girlfriend and I are in the middle of building a house...so stay tuned, I will be doing a large scale reef in the near future.
It is still a postage stamp collection of corals but growth is coming. Mostly softies, some crocea clams, cleaner & blood shrimps shrooms (green and blue), hammer, an open brain that I am trying to save, xenia, leathers, oci clown fish, L/M Blenny, b/g damsel, caulerpa, snails, and hermits.
I set it up with a space saver on a budget attitude that wouldn't kill the electric bill. It's a 33 gallon long tank, (open top of course) double bio wheel, Coral life needle wheel hang on skimmer. I bought the tank, because I wanted a shallow reef that didn't require deep penetrating halides. Instead 3 HO T5's do the trick. 2 Actinic, 1 super day, with dawn and dusk simulation.
I dose iodine only and other than a valonia outbreak and a slight bout of ich, I have had no losses. Rowaphos works great in sucking out the phosphates. I use RO water for top off and change about 15% once a month.
Grown from a penny sized frag....great polyp extension. Xenia in the back. Started as 1 stalk.
Simple and plain but a favorite of mine...
Full Hammer with 6 branches, daisy polyps that are spreading like crazy and some green buttons that started as 4.
Can't wait till this covers the rock. I love GSP and look forward to it matting the right side of the tank.
I know the pics are not that great--not to good with a digital camera. None the less, it's my pride and joy nano 33 gallon long. I am fairly new to the board and have been in the hobby for 20 years. I am 28 and have the bug for life. My girlfriend and I are in the middle of building a house...so stay tuned, I will be doing a large scale reef in the near future.