Peter Gott Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Ooo I hope everyone else post FTS today too! Looking good, Cap'n! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 FTS 4/15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bige Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Looks great. You got a way with those picos. What's that red/orange thing peeking out on lower left hand side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Looks great. You got a way with those picos. What's that red/orange thing peeking out on lower left hand side? Thanks it's a small dendro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Mushrooms have four new heads, and trumpets doing great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 i have no idea how you guys do this. do tanks that small even establish a cycle? i know it is impossible (almost impossible?) to get a stable cycle in a FW tank under 5 gallon. maybe live rock helps on these or are you just constantly futzing with them?. they all look very nice. so, whatever you are doing, nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 I used live rock in mine but I know people use dry and cycle it. Mine is totally on auto pilot, definitely my easiest tank. Literally all I do is a small water change once a week (or so ) and top off when needed. I have a dendro in there that is nps, so I give it a couple pellets once in a while. I don't have any fish though, so that would certainly increase maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Stocking very lightly is key. Daily top-offs and weekly water changes help a ton as well. One of the biggest problems with FW is that we accept an absurd amount of nitrates in the tank, which is a direct result of stocking 1"/gallon or more. If you setup a 5 gallon FW shrimp only tank, it's pretty stable. Add even a single fish, and you can throw it over the edge and never get rid of algae and nutrient problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Capt. Obvious Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 yup...ATO (or just daily TO) is key. along with massive water changes as there is a goby in mine. (I do a 99.5% water change weekly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I do water change every two weeks and do little maintenance. As long as i change out the GFO and Carbon i'm good. Feed the fish every day just a couple of pellets and feed the coral twice a week with Reef Chilli. Other than that its easy. Also ATO is working pretty good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 wow, thanks guys. good to know. my comment was actually more of just a complement, but now that you have said how easy it some of my wonder and amazment is gone. i no longer have the impression that you guys are tank gods . serously, though. they are all really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 FTS 4/15 20130415_211950.jpg Love the polyp extension on that leather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Here's mine. Took this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Here's mine. Took this morning. That's looking really good! Is that dragon's breath growing in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Here's mine. Took this morning. That's looking really good! Is that dragon's breath growing in there? Yeah, I moved some over from my sump in my other tank. Still waiting to see if it grows well under the current light. Lot more blue spectrum than my other tank so we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Here's mine. Took this morning. looks great. i like the rock stacks. also, will it be visible from all sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Here's mine. Took this morning. looks great. i like the rock stacks. also, will it be visible from all sides? Yes. It's a true peninsula. I'll update my build thread with all sides shots. I really need to get that stupid dish soap bottle out of the picture. It's on the counter above my sink, so there's always something ugly in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Here's mine. Took this morning. looks great. i like the rock stacks. also, will it be visible from all sides? Yes. It's a true peninsula. I'll update my build thread with all sides shots. I really need to get that stupid dish soap bottle out of the picture. It's on the counter above my sink, so there's always something ugly in the background. that is cool. i'm pretty excited about mine being visible from 2 sides and coming up with a rock formation that makes it look good that way. just slide the dish soap to the side a little so it is behind the rock . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 2013.05.17 FTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Setup looks great. When are you going to add livestock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike015 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Looking good Bigmike!! Totally forgot about the pics. Will get mine tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Hey guys this is the Pico contest FTS thread. You want to post yours here: http://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/7260-fts-thread/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 LOL Thought that was a shot of his pico. Now looking at it again!!! ha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuentes31 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 FTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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