wankreas Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hello there!I guess it's about time that I create my own thread in the members forum after spending so much time just plain creepin' on everyone else. The tank has been running since 2006, surviving 3 moves and various rebuilds. It was completely rebuilt in August 2011 (after nearly 3 years of neglect ). Enjoy kiddies!Newest FTS! FTS.29.06.13 by wankreas, on Flickr bonus top-down view! FTS29.06.13topdown by wankreas, on Flickr Previous FTSs! FTS 03.05.13 by wankreas, on Flickr FTS 02.04.13 by wankreas, on Flickr FTS 12.03.12 by wankreas, on Flickr FTS25.01.12 by wankreas, on Flickr FTS 02.01.2012 by wankreas, on Flickr FTS-12.10.11 by wankreas, on Flickr Specs!Tank:12 gallon NanoCube DXLighting:Ecoxotic Panorama LED Module - 13 Watt 8K White/453nm Actinic BlueEcoxotic Panorama LED Module - 13 Watt 453nm Actinic BlueEcoxotic Stunner Strip - 6 Watt 12k White/MagentaFiltration/Water Movement:Basic stock NanoCube parts with a bag of ChemiPure elite/coral rubble in the 2nd chamber. Yes, I still use the sponges (which I rinse out twice a week), and have the surface skimmer attachment.Upgraded basic pump with a ViaAqua 480 (200gph) and a Hydor Flo rotating deflector.Ecotech Marine VorTech MP10ES propeller pumpApprox. 25lbs of Tonga Branch live rock and 2" sand bed.Heating:50 Watt Titanium HeaterTOM Aquarium Temperature Alert Thermometer Coralife Digital TheremometerLivestock!Fish and Inverts: 1 Magnificent Dartfish1 Threadfin Goby ("The Gobes") and1 Tiger Pistol Shrimp ("Count Clickula")1 blue/purple crocea (?) clam ("Clamz0rz") 1 Zebra Hermit Crabs 1 Emerald Mithrax Crab 1 micro Brittle Star 1 chunky Astrea Snails2 small Trochus Snails1 Super-Tongan Nassarius Snail 1 Scarlett Reef Hermit Crab 1 Electric Blue Hermit crab 1 Porcelain crab 1 Hallowe'en Hermit Crab ("Cheesedoodle") 3 Scarlet Hermit crabs4 Blue-legged Hermit Crabs 1 Blood Shrimp ("Soup") 1 tiny Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber ("MC Anus") eaten alive by the other denizens Coral:SPS-Meteor Shower Cyphastrea??? rescued soft blue Montipora with neon green polyps Green and purple Montipora carpricornis Tyree Montipora undata Green/purple Acropora Neon green/purple encrusting Hydnophora (SOLD) red/orange Montipora digitata Purple/pink StylophoraGreen Acropora sp. with hot pink tipsLPS-Orange and green LobophylliaPurple tip Hammer CoralRainbow sparkle Chalice (Echinophyllia) Red/teal Acanthastrea lord (SOLD) Neon green/purple Favia (SOLD)Yellow-tipped Torch (Euphyllia) Green Avelopora Softies-White Xenia Purple and green Ricordea yuma??? Zoanthids x3 (blue with red skirts, brownish with green mouth and yellow skirts, peach and purple with brown skirts) ??? Palythoa x1 (cream speckles) Blue clove polyps (Clavularia) Metalic green star polyps (white mouth, Pachycalvularia) Neon green clove polyps (Clavularia sp.)Greenbay Packers ZoanthidsCandy Apple Pink PalythoaPink Palythoa (white mouth) Metallic orange Ricordea Yuma Macro Algae- Chaeto (in display…the hermits love getting tangled in it) Neomeris sp. (eaten by other inhabitants)Maintenance!Sponge rinsing once a week3 gallon water change every other week to two and a half weeks (ie. when it fits into my hectic schedule)Frequent glass cleaningFW top off as neededTesting as neededFeeding-Mixture of sinking pellets every dayMarine Snow twice a weekMysis for everyone once a week LPS gets FaunaMarin LPS Ultra pellets twice a week.Parameters/Schedules!I try to keep things as follows:Ammonia: 0NO2: 0NO3:0ALK: 5PH: 8.2Temperature: 78oFSalinity: 1.026Lighting: ON at 6:30amOFF at 2:30pmSo that's where I'm at right now. Given that this restart was fairly recent and I am a slow stocker, you can expect updates as things grow in. I welcome your input and comments!Thanks for looking Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 I rike this tank a rot Thanks! Now people will know that I don't just pretend that I have a nano Link to comment
gena Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I knew you really had one...I think you had a photo in the gallery one time? Or maybe you posted it on someone else's thread. I LOVE this tank. It looks beautiful!!!! I'm so glad you started a diary of your tank. I'll be reading Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 I knew you really had one...I think you had a photo in the gallery one time? Or maybe you posted it on someone else's thread. I LOVE this tank. It looks beautiful!!!! I'm so glad you started a diary of your tank. I'll be reading lol thanks! I think that I recall putting up some pictures at one point or another to help people out, but nothing that was *actually* about my tank. You were also totally right! You said that I would wind up purchasing a stunner strip sooner rather than later I am really liking the added warmth of the magenta LEDs. Here's what the tank looked like earlier in December. You can really see the difference in the warm colours. There is also much less shadowing at the back of the tank. Now if my coraline algae will only grow back... FTS 16.12.11 by wankreas, on Flickr Link to comment
surgicalsense Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Nice comeback, wow 3 yrs of neglect. Were the moves local? Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Nice comeback, wow 3 yrs of neglect. Were the moves local? The first couple of moves were local. The one that killed almost everything was the 9 hour UHaul journey back to Toronto after completing my Masters degree in Michigan. I tried really hard to find a buyer to take the tank before I left, but I got nothing but super lowball offers. When I got back into Toronto, the only place that I had to set up the tank at the time was the laundry room, where it was out of sight and mind The ballast crapped out about a year and a half later. I got a new ballast, and then the light fixture broke. I was pretty frustrated so I re-homed what was left of the clean-up crew and let the tank run dark until I renovated my office. Now that the tank is in an area where it is enjoyed constantly. For those that are curious, here's what the tank looked like before I moved back to Canada FTS 16.01.09 by wankreas, on Flickr Link to comment
gena Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I love those macros! Do you know what kind that is? Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 I love those macros! Do you know what kind that is? Yeah, I do kinda miss them since I really love the planted look! Caluerpa prolifera (smooth blades), Cauerpa taxifola (the small, feathered ones in upper right corner), and the same ball of chaeto that I still have now. Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks! I have been thinking a lot recently about getting a clam. I have never had one before, but I have more than enough light for one. I will do some research and likely wait until spring to pick one out Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Cool tank Thanks a lot! I have been enjoying watching the progression of your new build too :3 Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 So I finally did it! I got my first...CLAM! I went to my favourite LFS last night after work and picked up some new denizens for my cube. I have never, in all my years of reefkeeping, had a clam so I feel all tingly and nervous. I really hope everything goes well. Anyhow, here's a picture! clamz0rz! by wankreas, on Flickr I think it's a crocea but I am not sure. If anyone knows definitively what type of clam it is, please let me know! I will post a new FTS and more about the other new inhabitants soon Yay! Clamz0rz! Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Nice tank. Thanks! I'm enjoying your build thread as well Link to comment
Criley7 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Thanks! I'm enjoying your build thread as well Well Thank You! Link to comment
gena Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 You have done an update!!!! Beautiful new clam I'm clueless on clams, so no idea what kind it is. Don't wait too long to post a FTS and what the other new stuff is That meteor shower is really taking off for you too...it's gorgeous!!!!! Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 You have done an update!!!! Beautiful new clam I'm clueless on clams, so no idea what kind it is. Don't wait too long to post a FTS and what the other new stuff is That meteor shower is really taking off for you too...it's gorgeous!!!!! I won't wait too long I am pretty excited about my new tank denizens so I will probably update tomorrow after a waterchange/glass cleaning. I'm not sure what it is, but all of my sps is growing like crazy! My cyphastrea has more than doubled in size since I got it in October. Too bad I can't say the same for the mushrooms and gsp looks great! Thanks! Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks guys! I'm pretty excited about my new inhabitants. I love that I now have a fish that I can see Link to comment
gena Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I'm pretty excited about my new inhabitants. I love that I now have a fish that I can see I want to see!!!!! Pictures are taking way too long Link to comment
wankreas Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hah! There's a picture of him/her in the new FTS I posted the other day! (S)He's a little skittish so getting a good picture while he's swimming and fin-flicking is difficult to say the least. Also, I think my phonecam adds some extra spaz. Anyhow, here's the best pics I have thusfar! fishes1 by wankreas, on Flickr Also, here's another denizen-heavy photo! See if you can spot them all :3 fishes2 by wankreas, on Flickr Link to comment
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