Evans 20 Gallon Nano Reef

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by CorallineAlgae

This tank really deserves praise. Nicely done!

That means a lot coming from you! Thanks

[CorallineAlgae]

Originally Posted by Evansimp

That means a lot coming from you! Thanks

Thanks man. Just calling it like I see it. lol 10 gallon reefs can be hard for some people to do but a nice one is a real thing of beauty!

[Evansimp]

Getting ready to do a nice big picture update!

[Convict2161]

Originally Posted by Evansimp

I love waking up to this every morning!

That's a beautiful piece of nature you have there.

[Evansimp]

Okay, heres a picture update! Remember, I upgraded to a 20 gallon! Dont want anyone to confuse this with a 10. Enjoy

[Evansimp]

Feel free to let me know which picture is your favorite!

[Convict2161]

Originally Posted by Evansimp

Feel free to let me know which picture is your favorite!

All of them lol. What lights are you using? Water changes? Are you dosing anything? What's your routine like?

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by Convict2161

All of them lol. What lights are you using? Water changes? Are you dosing anything? What's your routine like?

Thanks haha! I'm using odyssea 72W T5 HO. About a 3 gallon water change every week. Top offs with RO when needed. Not dosing anything. My routine is I check on the tank everyday and move anything or fix anything that needs fixing, feed brine shrimp and a mixture of other frozen food daily, I skip a day here and there, and enjoy the rest of the time!

[Convict2161]

Awesome! Amazing job!! YouTube that bad boy!

[MarinaClown]

Looking very nice

[Evansimp]

Thanks guys!

[CorallineAlgae]

I'm gearing up to start a 20 gallon reef myself. It'll take a LONG time to get it to where your tank is though. Honestly, this is such an amazing tank. You have to start entering it in the saltwater tank of the month contests. It may not win right away, but it "will" win before long. I can't see the photos all that well on my iPod (outside ATM) so I'll have to recheck them on my PC later.

Once you're out of brine shrimp you should switch to frozen mysid shrimp. They're way more nutritious than brine. It takes a little less of the mysids to give fish and LPS corals more nutrition. Less food for more nutrition is a big win win. If you aren't already using a vitamin supplement like VitaChem you may want to look into it. Lots of the people who have used it for years will swear by it. I certainly do. It's totally optional.

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by CorallineAlgae

I'm gearing up to start a 20 gallon reef myself. It'll take a LONG time to get it to where your tank is though. Honestly, this is such an amazing tank. You have to start entering it in the saltwater tank of the month contests. It may not win right away, but it "will" win before long. I can't see the photos all that well on my iPod (outside ATM) so I'll have to recheck them on my PC later.

Once you're out of brine shrimp you should switch to frozen mysid shrimp. They're way more nutritious than brine. It takes a little less of the mysids to give fish and LPS corals more nutrition. Less food for more nutrition is a big win win. If you aren't already using a vitamin supplement like VitaChem you may want to look into it. Lots of the people who have used it for years will swear by it. I certainly do. It's totally optional.

Yours is going to be awesome!!

Thank you for all the kinds words! and I will definitely look into everything you mentioned!! This tank is my pride and joy haha!

[CorallineAlgae]

How many fish are in this tank? I can't
imagine it's more than two or three from the way things are going. I firmly, wholeheartedly, emphatically believe that one of the keys to a great, healthy and easy to care for mini-reef is a light fish load.

Once I get all the equipment in I'll start up a build thread, too. This will be the 6th reef tank that I will have setup (not counting all the ones I helped setup for other people). It's still at least a month away so...

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by CorallineAlgae

How many fish are in this tank? I can't
imagine it's more than two or three from the way things are going. I firmly, wholeheartedly, emphatically believe that one of the keys to a great, healthy and easy to care for mini-reef is a light fish load.

Once I get all the equipment in I'll start up a build thread, too. This will be the 6th reef tank that I will have setup (not counting all the ones I helped setup for other people). It's still at least a month away so...

My current stock is 1goby/pistol pair and 2 clowns! So 3 fish total!

Can't wait to see it!

[malawicichlidlover]

Evansimp what kind of light was on your ten gallon and how much was it

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by malawicichlidlover

Evansimp what kind of light was on your ten gallon and how much was it

The light that was on my 10 is now on my 20 and it is an odyssea 78 w t5 ho. It was about 60$ and well well worth the money! For anyone starting on a low budget, I'd recommend this light!

[Evansimp]

Just had a scare with salinity. I did a water change any my salinity went from 1.026 to 1.018. I used a tiny bit of the water from the water change to get it back to 1.025. I will keep checking salinity to make sure it doesn't fluctuate. Hope everything stays okay

[Dimdim]

Did you let the water oxygenate for at least 12 hrs prior to your w/c

[Evansimp]

Originally Posted by Dimdim

Did you let the water oxygenate for at least 12 hrs prior to your w/c

I had it mixing for about 2 days haha with a powerhead and heater. I guess I just took out more water than I thought? I don't know! But I checked salinity this morning and it was 1.025 so im good!