dweeeezy Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Updated Fts: 04/10/2012 03/24/2012 Equipment and Livestock update 2/07/2012 Here's the equipment I have: 1 Ecoxotic panorama pro 19 watt 12k/445nm blue 1 Ecoxotic panorama pro 19 watt 445nm blue/Magenta Koralia nano 425 20-30 pounds of live rock 16 pounds of live sand First chamber: Intank media basket First level has filter floss Chaeto in the second level JBJ led nano-glo lighting up the chaeto Purigen in the third level Second chamber: Biocube protein skimmer Chemipure elite Third chamber: Stock return pump Livestock: 2 skunk cleaner shrimp 5 nerite snails 2 Pom Pom crabs 2 emerald crab 120 dwarf cerith snails 9 nassarius snails 9 Florida cerith snails 2 Bumblebee snails 1 trochus snail 1 electric orange hermit crab 1 zebra hermit crab Corals: 17 Florida ricordeas Pulsing Pom Pom Xenias Joker Palys Darth Maul Palys Tubbs Blue Zoas King Midas Zoas Pink Mojito Palys Nuclear Green Palys Unkown Orange Zoas Dragonfly Zoas Blue Star Polyps Candy Cane Coral Duncans Hey guys, this is my very first saltwater tank and I am excited to start. I bought a 24 gallon compact fluorescent nano cube about 3 weeks ago and set it up this week. Making a progression thread so I can show you guys what it looks like as time goes on. Gonna be a Zoa/mushroom dominated tank FTS taken: 11/30/2011 Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Hey guys, I got some new updates on my tank. Here are some pictures because pictures are always good. FTS 12/16/2011 Don't mind the sponge filter, just trying to seed it with bacteria for my QT. Left Side Right side I also got my first hermit crabs. Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab that I named Zebro Electric Orange Hermit Crab that I named Hansel Thanks for looking again. Going to update my original post tomorrow. Just too tired right now. Link to comment
Spirofucci Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Nice set up! Like that light. I also just set up my first reef. And also just got an electric orange crab, but did not know what it was. So thanks for the ID! Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Update on Equipment I am using Lighting: I am using a Ecoxotic Panorama Pro 12kwhite/445nm blue. I am using a DIY fixture to hold it up. 25 pounds of live rock 17 pounds of live sand Hydor Koralia nano 425 inTank media basket First Chamber: 1st Section(Filter Floss and Purigen)/2nd Section(Chaeto with submersible light)/3rd Section(Chemipure Elite) Second Chamber: Oceanic Biocube Protein Skimmer Third Chamber: 100w Eheim heater and MaxiJet1200 Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted December 25, 2011 Author Share Posted December 25, 2011 I forgot to mention I went hoodless and I derimmed the tank. I bought 2 bumble bee snails and an emerald crab 2 days ago. I'll post some more pictures after Christmas. I also ordered a clean up crew from John Maloney (reefcleaners) to help with my diatoms. Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 I used my iphone 3gs for these pictures. Quality is horrible but I do what I can lol. Bumble Bee Snail I picked up. I bought 2. The 3 stooges. My only fish. Green Mandarin Womp Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Pair of true percs Sorry for the bad pictures only have my iPhone 3GS to work with Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 My Midas Blenny Sailfin Blenny Link to comment
th64 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 looking good.. man I wish I could get my hands on an African bright midas blenny Edit: Just noticed your in SoCal so where'd you pick him up at ? LOL Link to comment
MetaTank Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hey hey Dweezy from the SFV! I'm near woodland hills/calabasas myself...Looking good! Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 looking good.. man I wish I could get my hands on an African bright midas blenny Edit: Just noticed your in SoCal so where'd you pick him up at ? LOL Thanks man. Vivid aquariums in canoga park. They have them all the time, but you gotta check in to see of they have a full on yellow one. I went on Tuesday and they had nicer ones than the one I have, they had a much brighter yellow color. Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted February 23, 2012 Author Share Posted February 23, 2012 Just a quick update, I bought a huge pack of ricordeas and zoas. I'll post pictures up in a little bit. Also my female clown, midas, and sailfin started showing signs of ich on Saturday. I started doing two a day feedings with garlic and since Monday, it's all gone!! #winning Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Bad news. My female true percula went carpet surfing today. :[ Link to comment
Rollenbor Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Hey bro! Sorry to hear about the carpet surfer, that sucks. Im also in the valley and goto Vivid. Great place! Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Big update!!!!!! I redid the aquascape because I think my last scape had too much rock in it so I took some rocks out. I also placed my fluval edge heater in the display because I use it as my thermometer. I took out all my fish because of the ich in my tank. I added another panorama pro and some more corals. Link to comment
TeflonTomDosh Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Big update!!!!!! I redid the aquascape because I think my last scape had too much rock in it so I took some rocks out. I also placed my fluval edge heater in the display because I use it as my thermometer. I took out all my fish because of the ich in my tank. I added another panorama pro and some more corals. What did you use to make that fixture? I have the same lights and want to do something similar, did you make a thread for it? let me know! or make another one and i'll buy it from you Thanks!! Link to comment
dweeeezy Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 What did you use to make that fixture? I have the same lights and want to do something similar, did you make a thread for it? let me know! or make another one and i'll buy it from you Thanks!! I used a plant hanger to hang it. I made it out of a 12 inch picture frame and used some wires from Lowe's to hang it. It's really easy to do & i'm not really a DIY person. Update on a couple of new corals: Duncans Candy Coral I was lucky enough to have 2 feather dusters attached to the frag ^.^ Since i'm currently quarantining fish, I have so many pods. I noticed the pods attacking my zoas so I put them in a breeder net and they're doing fine now. My DIY frag rack lol. Link to comment
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