Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hey all. I wish I had found this club before starting my build so I could document it here as I went but oh well. Better late then never. Equipment (so far): Innovative Marine Nuvo 30 (white) IM Fuge Basket Cheap fuge light Skimz Monzter SH1 CPR Nano tumbler reactor AquaSmart ATO Razor Nano LED fixture Jabeo WP-10 Jabeo DP-4 Dosing Pump Apex Jr.-Temperature probe Livestock: Tiger Pistol Shrimp Hammer, Frogspawn, Torch Palys Zoas Rhodactis Mushrooms Acans Blastos Favia Favite Monti Setosa Encrusting Monti Filtration: Skimmer running 24/7 Reactor running carbon Fuge basket containing chaeto and filter floss Fuge light running 12 hours/day Here's a few pics setting it up and such. I have added about 30 lbs live rock from reefcleaners which I seeded with 4 lbs of cured live rock from the LFS. I gave the seed rock a good scratching and after a month I can see little spots of coralline starting. I put the seed rocks in the back of the tank a few days ago. I have also added a fuge to the back of the tank and I am already seeing lots of pods running about. I purchased redsea test kits and I am just now starting to really learn the big three Ca, Mg, KH. Well that about catches me up I think. More posts as I continue to work on this thing Equipment, livestock, filtration edited 1-7-15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Current FTS as of 3-4-14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 very nice, I look forward to seeing this tank come to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 looks like you're off to a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I love the aquascape! Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdan Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Nice scape, welcome to ARC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thank you everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Picked up another fish for the family He is really cute and the white coloring on his forehead reminds me of an orange and white iron man lol. The two clowns have been doing very well together so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Also added another chalice. The feeders on this thing are HUGE so I had to do some moving around in the tank to make room. Upon further research I found out this coral is named Hollywood Stunner. I love the names corals get lol. Tested the water yesterday and it looks like I am a little low on KH and Mg. I already have a bottle of KH buffer so I ordered a bottle of Red Sea Mg. Hopefully I will be able to dose once a week only. Here's a couple pics of the coral and a current FTS. Thanks for checking out my tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 lokos good. i like that little arch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madsalt Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The tank is coming along, looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks guys. The scape took I think 4 or 5 hours and a lot of cuss words to get like that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love the clowns and the nice chalice too! Looking good. Once you get your Mg up it'll hopefully stay there. Usually Mg doesn't get used up too fast. I noticed my lps went crazy with growth when I got my Mg up. They colored up better too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks guys. The scape took I think 4 or 5 hours and a lot of cuss words to get like that lol. well, it was worth every four letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 I love the clowns and the nice chalice too! Looking good. Once you get your Mg up it'll hopefully stay there. Usually Mg doesn't get used up too fast. I noticed my lps went crazy with growth when I got my Mg up. They colored up better too. Thank you. Oh good. This is my first tank to really get into the water chemistry. Last time I just did water changes and hoped for the best. well, it was worth every four letters. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share Posted March 13, 2014 The Red Sea reef food I ordered finally arrived. I mixed up the food in abeaker with a little water from the tank. When I returned to the tank with themix I was suprised by what I saw.Crazy cool. When I poured it in youcould still see the green before the food dissipated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Wow, it looks like highlighter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I need to get me some of that food. My guests love to feed my fish and now they'll love to feed my corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmvanness Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Looks awesome. Really like the clowns and the scape. Can't wait to see it matured with corals climbing that arch. Are you doing softies as well? I saw zoas listed in the original post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow, it looks like highlighter! Oh yea. It does look just like the liquor bottles filled with highlighter sticks. I forgot about those. I need to get me some of that food. My guests love to feed my fish and now they'll love to feed my corals. Great idea. If you pour it all in the same place a lime green cloud moves around the tank. Pretty neat. Looks awesome. Really like the clowns and the scape. Can't wait to see it matured with corals climbing that arch. Are you doing softies as well? I saw zoas listed in the original post. Thank you! I moved the zoas to the side of the right column. They are stretching a bit to get more light but they still look healthy. My thoughts were to cover the outer sides with all kinds of zoas since they don't need as much light or room. I'll snap a pic later. They look pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Added a torch frag. Hopefully the clowns take a liking to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow, it looks like highlighter! Oh yea. It does look just like the liquor bottles filled with highlighter sticks. I forgot about those. >>I need to get me some of that food. My guests love to feed my fish and now they'll love to feed my corals. Great idea. If you pour it all in the same place a lime green cloud moves around the tank. Pretty neat. Looks awesome. Really like the clowns and the scape. Can't wait to see it matured with corals climbing that arch. Are you doing softies as well? I saw zoas listed in the original post. Thank you! I moved the zoas to the side of the right column. They are stretching a bit to get more light but they still look healthy. My thoughts were to cover the outer sides with all kinds of zoas since they don't need as much light or room. I'll snap a pic later. They look pretty cool. highlighter sticks in liquor bottles? what are kids doing these days? the green cloud - try adding it to the sump and watching it "blow" into the tank through the returns. i do it with my plankton sometimes and think it's pretty neat. what? some of us make our own fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 highlighter sticks in liquor bottles? what are kids doing these days? Haha. I'm sure that's what my parents thought too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 highlighter sticks in liquor bottles? what are kids doing these days? Haha. I'm sure that's what my parents thought too. i;m not THAT old! i don't think...hang on, how old are you? dang. physiologically it may be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nano Reefer Ky Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 i;m not THAT old! i don't think...hang on, how old are you? dang. physiologically it may be possible. Haha, I didn't mean it that way. I'm 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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