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DT's Caribbean Biotope


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I started to setup my 15L with 10gal sump/fuge Caribbean biotope tank today. Im using alot of equipment that I had setting in my basement. Plans are to keep it simple and strictly stock with Caribbean Livestock only.

 

Equipment-

15L tank

10gal sump/fuge

4x24W T5HO

600gph overflow

OceanRunner 2500 return split to two u-tubes

75W heater

ATO

Skimmer?

5700K fuge light

 

Livestock-

20lb sand

25lb live rock from sealifeinc

Carib zoas

Rics

Carib mushrooms

Gorgs

Macro algae

Various snails

Peppermint shrimp

Emerald crab

Pair mated neon gobies

Pymgy Angel Fish

Saddle Blenny?

 

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I'm tagging along as well. I was thinking about doing something like this, except smaller scale. One question though, why'd you get rid of the flower nem wouldn't it have fit in with this biotope? I'm still kinda annoyed with myself that I missed your thread selling it. I didn't see it until the nem was sold. :(

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I am going to be tagging along as well and being from the Caribbean myself I am especially interested in your progress.

 

Did you build the sump/fuge yourself?

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I'm tagging along as well. I was thinking about doing something like this, except smaller scale. One question though, why'd you get rid of the flower nem wouldn't it have fit in with this biotope? I'm still kinda annoyed with myself that I missed your thread selling it. I didn't see it until the nem was sold. :(

 

Well when I sold it, I didnt think about setting this tank up.

 

 

I am going to be tagging along as well and being from the Caribbean myself I am especially interested in your progress.

 

Did you build the sump/fuge yourself?

 

Yes, 10gal tank with 4 aryclic baffles siliconed in.

 

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Liverock arrived today. I played around with it for about 20min. to get something like i wanted. Found a bunch of critters along with it. Three pistol shrimp, crab, two pencil urchins, fireworms. I managed to save a pencil urchin and pistol shrimp. I must say the Rock is amazing, Alot of coraline algea and macroalgae.

 

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Did a water test yesterday.

 

Temp 79

SG 1.025

pH 8.0

Ammonia-10ppm

Nitrite-0ppm

Nitrate-10ppm

KH-10

 

Diatom bloom also.

 

I was looking in the tank today and saw a cucmber butthole looking at me.

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Tks.

 

Some new additions

 

Purple Gorg

 

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Blue Neon Goby

 

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There's a peppermint shrimp and bubble mushroom in there too.

Snails and some macro algae will be here next week.

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Tks.

 

Some new additions

 

Purple Gorg

 

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Blue Neon Goby

 

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There's a peppermint shrimp and bubble mushroom in there too.

Snails and some macro algae will be here next week.

 

nice!!! you were eyeing those neon gobies at AquaCo pretty hard...

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