Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Hello Everyone, Background I Started this tank with my dad on November 14 2010. A 10G aquarium, which was a freshwater tank for almost 10 years. The tank cycled with live rock from November '10 till February '11 at which point I had added in the CUC. In April '11 we added in all corals + fish. By June 2011 all the fish (clowns and gobies) had died, along with all the CUC but one hermit made it through, I also lost a few LPS frags. These deaths were caused by an irresponsible waterchange where I forgot to measure the SG (it was at 1.030) And it almost instantly killed a lot of tank inhabitants. For about nearly a year the tank was very boring, no fish, no livestock. Until more recently I decided to give it a re-vamp. Equipment - T5 High Output 18'' Nova Extreme Pro Lighting Fixture - EBO Jager 50Watt Heater - 2x Eheim Powerballs 172GPH - Hagen 10 Gallon Tank - Marineland Glass Hood - HOB Filter filtered with Chemi-Pure Elite media. Livestock (Current June 2012) -2 large Eagle Eye Zoa polyp colonies -5 Frags of Yuma and Florida Ricordea -Frogspawn -Anchor Coral -Toadstool -Candy Cane Acan - mushrooms -Cleaner Shrimp -8 Hermit crabs - 2Ocellaris Clowns -kenya tree Current Tank Shots June 2012 New Zoas Tubeworm Featherdusters Toadstool Kenya tree and Mushrooms: Cleaner Shrimp: Mushroom Closeup: Frogspawn Closeup: Anchor Coral: Another Zoa Shot: FTS from a Week Ago: Most Recent FTS, taken after adding in 6 frags of corals, and 2 clownfish. Today, June 22 2012. These photos (with the exception of the most recent FTS) were taken with a Nikon D800E w/ a manual macro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Old Pictures These photos were taken over a year ago with a Nikon D80 w/ classic lens ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheers, Shawn ( Fiesta_reef_time) Link to comment
herranton Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 looks great. you definatly have the patients for this hobby. I like the non-shopped photos the best. Its a nice tank, be proud of it the way it is. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 It looks great, looks like you have talent for growing LPs coral - patience lol. how long did it take for those to grow that big? Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 I bought them through the Manhattan reef market place when they were young coral, and it took about 4 months for the Anchor to fully develop, but the torch is still growing after 4 months. Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 Beautiful tank! Thanks! Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 If I were to bring in a YWG and maybe a pistol shrimp, would it be best if I were to move all corals on the bottom to the rocks? Link to comment
dling Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 I only wish I could grow frogspawn like that. I just got my third one added it to new tank.Fingers X. Your tank looks awesome. Great job. Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 I only wish I could grow frogspawn like that. I just got my third one added it to new tank.Fingers X.Your tank looks awesome. Great job. Thank-you for the kind words! My frogspawn is positioned right under the direct current of one of my powerheads, not directly in current, so in a way to stimulate a unexpected vibration alike in its natural habitat. Thats what I have found best. And another thing with LPS, don't spend money on growth formula (unless you've got a huge tank), I found the best remedy for LPS growth is simple patience. Good luck with your Frogspawn! Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 New Pictures! A better picture of one of my clowns hiding in the torch coral. Candy Cane Close Up Mushroom close up. Hope you enjoy! Link to comment
uwwmatt Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Nice tank, I like those mushrooms. Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Nice tank, I like those mushrooms. Thanks. I hope to get more purple mushrooms to glue to the white rock. Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Sharpened Mushroom pic. Link to comment
paradox_of_reef Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 That candy cane is beautiful. I'm really digging all the LPS you have going on over there. Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 That candy cane is beautiful. I'm really digging all the LPS you have going on over there. Thanks Paradox! Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Hello All, I have added in a poll on Your Opinion of my reef, please leave an answer for me, I really wanna know what I can do with my tank now that I've had it for 8 months. Thanks! Link to comment
driftsaru Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 bigger CUC can never go wrong! Link to comment
Alkamist Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 very nice tank! all the LPS look really good, just the weird powerheads look a little strange lol Link to comment
Fiesta_reef_time Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 very nice tank! all the LPS look really good, just the weird powerheads look a little strange lol Thanks. I know they look different. I am thinking about getting the hydor koralia somewhere down the road. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I got a K-nano for my 10 recently and it is awesome. i got the 425gph model (its the same small size as the weaker one, but it puts out so much more flow), and i really like it. its intense but i point it up to the surface and my corals really responded well with healthy growth and full polyp extension. i think a better powerhead would not hurt your tank also i said leave it as it is because its too easy to crowd a small tank like ours with coral and then run out of room real quick when everything grows in. Link to comment
brandon429 Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 you just can't go wrong with t5 lighting I really like it. looks intense enough too and with good color, the polyp extension is very top notch B Link to comment
.Newman. Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 you know brandon, i had T5s on my 10 gal nano for a while, but i have to say that i love MH lighting more after i saw how my reef reacted to it. plus it make the tank look so amazing and natural with the shimmer. Fiesta_reef_time, if you ever feel like your T5 isnt giving off enough light for your corals, i encourage you to try out a 70W MH for the 10 gallon Link to comment
Fail_sh3d Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 looks great. you definatly have the patients for this hobby. I like the non-shopped photos the best. Its a nice tank, be proud of it the way it is. +2 Nice tank! +1 Very nice tank! I like the natural feel. Go slow and see what happens. Link to comment
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