10 gallon Reef Tank Transformation

[Craigj247]

Does anybody know what this is coming out of my green mushroom??? Is it normal... They are like little white tentacles.

 

[jmay33]

I have no clue, but I'm really interested in learning about whatever it is. I hope someone chimes in!

 

[Craigj247]

Apparently my mushroom was "eviscerating". But it was back to normal today in the morning when I tuned the lights back on... Must have just been having a bad day

 

[jillyd.713]

This is a beautiful set-up! How did you stack your rocks so high? did you have to glue them up?

 

[Craigj247]

No actually I guess I was able to do this cause I made a model cardboard box of the size of my tank and spent about an hour choosing the rock for my tank I am not crazy I swear lol

 

[Craigj247]

Getting myself a super 16w dim-able led light made for my 10 gallon... Hope to get it this week and start adding some nice LPS and maybe some hardy SPS corals to my tank... The light is 20000K colour temp.

Can't wait!!!

 

[Craigj247]

My new pincushion urchin!

 

[Bearchumjs]

My new pincushion urchin!

That's gorgeous!!!

Your light looks awesome too.

 

[Bearchumjs]

So after searching high and low I was unable to find a nice skimmer to fit my compartments on my nano tank... So just decided to screw it an do it myself

AND IT WORKS GREAT!!!!!

How did you make that?

 

[Craigj247]

Lol just used what I had lying around the house... you get some great DIY skimmer videos on YouTube. That is where I got my ideas from

 

[Bearchumjs]

Lol just used what I had lying around the house... you get some great DIY skimmer videos on YouTube. That is where I got my ideas from

I just watched the video you linked. That's really cool! Your starfish is lovely. It doesn't eat coral?

 

[Craigj247]

The brown starfish I think that is the seepage starfish (not sure it's proper name) is totally reef safe and is a great sand sifter and like the pincushion urchin I would recommend for any clean up crew.... But the red know star is def not reef safe is will eat anything it can get it's hands on... I just kept him in there for a few days as I was doing maintenance on my Fimbriated Miray tank.... My red knob starfish is in there with him now and he is almost as badass as my moray

 

[Craigj247]

*Serpent starfish

 

[Craigj247]

Wow! Loving the new lights on my nano...

 

[Evansimp]

That white stuff coming out of the mushrooms is Normal! It happens when they get stressed. Anytime I touch one of mine that stuff comes out, don't worry!

 

[Craigj247]

Yeah dude i figured... The guy is totally fine now. I just thought better to get some advise if there was something wrong.

 

[Evansimp]

Yeah definitely!

Tank looks awesome btw! Can't wait to see it grow!

 

[Craigj247]

Yeah me too... I am gonna run with these lights for about a month and see how the tank reacts and then probably start with some new corals)

 

[Craigj247]

My new goniopora coral

 

[Alex ski]

Wow cool