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nor_cal_nano

MY TANK OF THE MONTH FEATURE

^Click for some decent pictures of the tank...for once.

 

 

Equipment:

 

  • Tek24" 4 bulb (ATI Blue+, ATI Aquablue Special, ATI Purple Plus, ATI Blue+)
  • 29g (30"x12"x16")
  • MP10
  • AC50 with filter floss and Chemipure Elite soon..
  • Aqualifter top off system

Livestock:

 

Fish:

  • 2 Occ. Clowns
  • 1 Flame hawk
  • 1 Blue-Green Chromis

Coral:

  • Lots of SPS..
  • 4 head torch
  • 2 head torch
  • zoas
  • palys
  • crocea clam
  • open brain

 

Current FTS, 6/1/2012

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5/11/2012

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1/3/2012

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12/2/2011

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5/19/2011

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3/29/2011

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Right before I purchased the tank, 2/15/2011

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nor_cal_nano

Thanks man.

 

Added a chromis a few weeks back. I'll update the pics soon.

 

 

Full Tank Shot

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View from the kitchen

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Left side island

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Right side island

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Random shots

 

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The hawkfish loves to perch here...

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nor_cal_nano

Me too. His eyes are always bugging out watching things around/outside the tank. They move independently like a chameleon.

 

He always seems to be front and center so I like that too.

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Thanks.

 

The mantle was bleaching a bit towards the very back after I set up the tank. You can kinda see it in the fourth picture. Fortunately, over the last week the color has started to come back. Had me worried for a bit.

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Love the tank, what is the filtration? I am setting up a 35 cube and would love some advice concerning the size, any problems, suggestions, thx!

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As of right now, I have an AC50 running. Generally I don't have anything in it, but sometimes if I'm feeling froggy, I'll stuff some floss in there.

 

Soon, I'll be putting my chaeto in there and mounting some sort of fuge light over it. I'll also be running an AC70 with one of inTank's new media baskets with floss, brs carbon, and GFO.

 

Is this going to be your first tank?

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nor_cal_nano

Thanks. I love that piece.

 

I really need to get some updated pics on here. I've gotten quite a bit of growth on stuff since...

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Here's a new FTS. I ended up pulling off the blue background for now...

Lots of growth since the last pic :)

Compare with my sig...

 

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AFRobert568

The tank looks good, there is a variety of colors. What are your thoughts on that MP10? Would you do it again?

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nor_cal_nano

Definitely. It came with the whole setup when I bought it used. It's definitely well worth the money though IMO. I think I gave you some chaeto a year or two back right?

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Your reef looks very nice and healthy! That clam looks awesome! I've got to say, it looks much better without the background. How do you like the purple plus bulb?

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nor_cal_nano

Thanks a bunch for the compliments, guys.

 

Your reef looks very nice and healthy! That clam looks awesome! I've got to say, it looks much better without the background. How do you like the purple plus bulb?

 

Thanks a lot matt. I took off the background to clean the glass and was amazed at how much better it looked. I couldn't believe the difference it made. Considering the tank is really shallow, from front to back, having the background off really added a lot of depth to the tank.

 

The purple plus is nice. Can't tell the difference in the color when I switched from a fiji purp. I enjoyed the 10 bucks I saved ;)

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Thank you sir. Now I'm just waiting for things to fill in.

 

Might add a couple inverts, but for the most part, I think I'm done.

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Tank is looking great man! I've been debating back and forth between a Flame Hawk and a Midas Blenny and you've got me leaning back towards the Hawkfish.

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