My tank. 20 long reef!
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divedeep1689
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nice 
looks like you have a thing for feather dusters i count atleast three am i correct?
looks like you have a thing for feather dusters i count atleast three am i correct?
Joker741
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Wow, awesome tank. If it weren't for the fish, you would never know it was only a 20 long.
JustOneMore20
Algae Fighter
I love your tank Andrew. I want to steal your black and white feather duster.
Thanks everyone!
there are 3 dusters...and a coco worm...haha I'm going to get more. On the rock pile on the right, underneat the rocks there there is that big cave. It doesn't get any light so I'm planning on putting a bunch of dusters in there. We get little green ones every so often at my work so I'm gonna get a few of those as well.
I'll take some updated pics tonight and post them up along with all the stats of the tank.
ITS MINE KRISTIN!!! If we get another I'll let you know
there are 3 dusters...and a coco worm...haha I'm going to get more. On the rock pile on the right, underneat the rocks there there is that big cave. It doesn't get any light so I'm planning on putting a bunch of dusters in there. We get little green ones every so often at my work so I'm gonna get a few of those as well.
I'll take some updated pics tonight and post them up along with all the stats of the tank.
ITS MINE KRISTIN!!! If we get another I'll let you know
Tank: 20 long
Lighting: 30 inch T5 and a 24 inch T5. half 10K, half Actinic, idk how many watts but it works...lol
Fuge: Modded AC70 with cheato algae and a 13 watt bulb
No skimmer, but i also have a maxijet 400 in the tank i had laying around. I need a new powerhead to add more flow but i need to save first...lol
20lbs of fiji Live rock, 20lbs of carribean live sand (what a mix eh?) lol
Fish:
2x Firefish
1x 6 line wrasse (Mr. Nosey)
1x Yellow Watchman
Inverts:
1x Zanzibar coral banded shrimp (He's been with me since before my tank was cycled...he lives through everything and i love him)
1x Tiger Pistol Shrimp (hangs with the goby)
6x Blue Legged Reef Hermits
8x Astrea Snails
6x Nassarias Snails
unknown mini brittle stars
some type of snail thingy
electric flame scallop
Coco worm
Feather Dusters
Corals:
Zoas:
blow pops
gorilla nipple
cherry bombs
radioactive dragon eyes
hot pinks
king midas
tubbs blue
lunar eclipse palys
fire and ice
green bay packers
Brown Palys
1 unknown but its orange and green
Mushrooms:
green striped
green fuzzy
superman
Blue Rics
Orange Rics
Pulsing Xenia
LPS:
Neon candy cane
Australian Blastos
green and purple frog spawn
Thats about it...I do weekly water changes, and when I do a water change, I dose kent's nano reef.
pics in next post!
Lighting: 30 inch T5 and a 24 inch T5. half 10K, half Actinic, idk how many watts but it works...lol
Fuge: Modded AC70 with cheato algae and a 13 watt bulb
No skimmer, but i also have a maxijet 400 in the tank i had laying around. I need a new powerhead to add more flow but i need to save first...lol
20lbs of fiji Live rock, 20lbs of carribean live sand (what a mix eh?) lol
Fish:
2x Firefish
1x 6 line wrasse (Mr. Nosey)
1x Yellow Watchman
Inverts:
1x Zanzibar coral banded shrimp (He's been with me since before my tank was cycled...he lives through everything and i love him)
1x Tiger Pistol Shrimp (hangs with the goby)
6x Blue Legged Reef Hermits
8x Astrea Snails
6x Nassarias Snails
unknown mini brittle stars
some type of snail thingy
electric flame scallop
Coco worm
Feather Dusters
Corals:
Zoas:
blow pops
gorilla nipple
cherry bombs
radioactive dragon eyes
hot pinks
king midas
tubbs blue
lunar eclipse palys
fire and ice
green bay packers
Brown Palys
1 unknown but its orange and green
Mushrooms:
green striped
green fuzzy
superman
Blue Rics
Orange Rics
Pulsing Xenia
LPS:
Neon candy cane
Australian Blastos
green and purple frog spawn
Thats about it...I do weekly water changes, and when I do a water change, I dose kent's nano reef.
pics in next post!
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You should be VERY proud of your tank. That is a freakin AWESOME 20 gallon reef tank. Kudos to everything you've done on the tank.
thominil
Aquarium Advice Addict
Check the ballasts and they should tell you the wattage. Looks great, not a fan of 6 lines though. Innovator pointed out to me that they are too common, which I had never noticed. After about a week I started to notice them in alot of people's tanks, and I think they are too common as well lol. Those mini brittle stars are awsome scavengers, I have a bunch in my tank. Very interesting to watch them catch food. Once again, looks great!
I think the 30 inch is like 36 watts, and the 24 is 28 watts...I used to know but I forgot...lol
Yeah, I waited a month before getting the 6 line. I was trying to think of something else to get instead. I wanted color, and lots of movement, and I couldn't come up with anything else. I know EVERYONE has them, but I do love mine
Yeah, I waited a month before getting the 6 line. I was trying to think of something else to get instead. I wanted color, and lots of movement, and I couldn't come up with anything else. I know EVERYONE has them, but I do love mine
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It's not about other people.. it's about you. Just do what you like, and get what you like, and as i always say, F*** the rest.
thominil
Aquarium Advice Addict
Yeah...I like having stuff that no one else has, but i just liked how it was so colorful and always moving, so thats why I chose it. It fit what I needed to the t and hes absolutly amazing...lol
At my work we have a thousand gallon display tank, and we have a HUGE 6 line in there and I think he's one of my favorite fish in the tnak...lol
At my work we have a thousand gallon display tank, and we have a HUGE 6 line in there and I think he's one of my favorite fish in the tnak...lol
mcgrady7761
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andrew absolutely wicked. the tank looks tremendous. how much did everything run you in total?
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Yeah right thom, i know that you know that i knew that you know you agree. xD
As in how much money? haha too much!
When I first started the tank I already had the tank, light fixtures, and the filter. I just had to buy rock, sand, and new bulbs, so I saved about 100 dollar that way.
I also *thought* that I wanted to keep track of everything that I spent on this tank so I would know just how much my tank is really worth. Well, I got to 400 dollars and decided that if I really wanted to look out for my well being, I would stop, and I did. I prolly have around 600 dollars invested in this tank, but it is definantly worth every penny!
When I first started the tank I already had the tank, light fixtures, and the filter. I just had to buy rock, sand, and new bulbs, so I saved about 100 dollar that way.
I also *thought* that I wanted to keep track of everything that I spent on this tank so I would know just how much my tank is really worth. Well, I got to 400 dollars and decided that if I really wanted to look out for my well being, I would stop, and I did. I prolly have around 600 dollars invested in this tank, but it is definantly worth every penny!
