QUOTE (got2envy @ Aug 10 2009, 01:30 PM) 
updates please 
Full Version: 5.5g Reef Island
Tank is doing well, here are the latest updated pictures:
World's 'smallest' elegance doing great
Here is a side view of the tank
Here is a rear view of the tank, lots happening there too
World's 'smallest' elegance doing great
Here is a side view of the tank
Here is a rear view of the tank, lots happening there too
Looks awesome SD 
lookin great. if u were to move that chaeto box and add a HOB fudge then youd be able to add more rock and coral lol
QUOTE (peewee1467 @ Aug 11 2009, 09:55 PM)
lookin great. if u were to move that chaeto box and add a HOB fudge then youd be able to add more rock and coral lol
I like fudge but it's not cool in tanks.
nice idea with the setup mods. tank looks great!
It looks good dude. Your damsel is growing quick! Love the orange acans
Looks real good SanDeep.
Jamo
Thats not an acan its a blasto wellsi very cool coral wish i could get my hands on one of those.
Jamo
Thats not an acan its a blasto wellsi very cool coral wish i could get my hands on one of those.
Thanks for the update! the tank looks beautiful and the corals have grown alot! 
One of my favorites on NR <3
One of my favorites on NR <3
QUOTE (got2envy @ Aug 12 2009, 08:39 AM)
Thanks for the update! the tank looks beautiful and the corals have grown alot!
One of my favorites on NR <3
One of my favorites on NR <3
update ? ;/
I really like the look of this tank. Specifically the fact that the Chaeto is visible.
Your old tank thread inspired me to start plaining a 5.5g aio. Going to have similar equipment. YAY for pico's.
New tank looks great aswell
New tank looks great aswell
This is a sweet little tank! I am so inspired I am going to have to hunt one of those tanks down.
Anyone had any luck finding someone who sells these tanks in the U. S. or does Aquatic Kingdom ship them?
Here is the Chinese manufacturer of these tanks:
http://www.boyuaquarium.com/en_smallclass....%AE%D7%E5%CF%E4
And here is their USA Importer website
http://www.boyu.us/
They are listed in the 'Mini Aquariums' section of the websites.
It's been a few months and here is the latest updated pics.
I've removed the fish breeder, extended the reef island a bit with the real estate. I put the cheato behind the reef island at the rear of the tank and added a HOB filter which provides the flow current for the tank now.
Micro-Elegance doing great, a few more tentacles as you can see
I've removed the fish breeder, extended the reef island a bit with the real estate. I put the cheato behind the reef island at the rear of the tank and added a HOB filter which provides the flow current for the tank now.
Micro-Elegance doing great, a few more tentacles as you can see
Your tanks are simply amazing. Please continue what you are doing and keep feeding us more updates
This tank is the next TOTM i promise 
I love your scape!
I love your scape!
QUOTE (lakshwadeep @ Jan 12 2010, 11:44 PM)
1. Instant is ocean is fine for all corals except SPS or other things that heavily use calcium/alkalinity. Also, buying salt in larger packages (or buckets) is helpful in saving money on something you will constantly use.
2. Do not use crushed coral. The grains are too big, and they easily get clogged with detritus and other waste. You don't need live sand as even dry sand will become live with live rock, and most bagged "live sand" is like arag-alive (aragonite sand) isn't going to have much life sitting on the shelf for months/years. Live sand isn't dangerous, but is expensive.
3. Don't buy kalkwasser or the buffer (or any additive/supplement for that matter). You should only dose what you're [accurately] testing for and only when dosing is necessary. For a new tank, dosing something like kalkwasser is a very bad recommendation.
You should aim for roughly 1-1.5 lbs of live rock per gallon (using base/dry rock is fine).
2. Do not use crushed coral. The grains are too big, and they easily get clogged with detritus and other waste. You don't need live sand as even dry sand will become live with live rock, and most bagged "live sand" is like arag-alive (aragonite sand) isn't going to have much life sitting on the shelf for months/years. Live sand isn't dangerous, but is expensive.
3. Don't buy kalkwasser or the buffer (or any additive/supplement for that matter). You should only dose what you're [accurately] testing for and only when dosing is necessary. For a new tank, dosing something like kalkwasser is a very bad recommendation.
You should aim for roughly 1-1.5 lbs of live rock per gallon (using base/dry rock is fine).
Hi im new to all this, iv had running for about 10-12 months a 36g juwel tank with internal filter removed iv been running on a 25g sump containing live sand and live rock, i have about 2kg of live rock in my sump and about 15kg in my main display however im a student and funds for my tank are low at the moment it just has always seemed to be quite empty and after i lost the 6 fish i did have it all seems abit to much.
i am considering chopping the glass partisions out of my sump and down grading my system to a 20g nano reef and running of mainly biological filtration within the tank, would this be something that is going to be worth it or not? just need some feed back really.
cheers Nick
QUOTE (Sandeep @ Jan 25 2010, 06:53 PM)
It's been a few months and here is the latest updated pics.
I've removed the fish breeder, extended the reef island a bit with the real estate. I put the cheato behind the reef island at the rear of the tank and added a HOB filter which provides the flow current for the tank now.
I've removed the fish breeder, extended the reef island a bit with the real estate. I put the cheato behind the reef island at the rear of the tank and added a HOB filter which provides the flow current for the tank now.
This tank is simply amazing! I love it and hope my fluval edge can run similar. What are you running in the HOB? Do you still have a fuge setup?
Your 'micro' elegance is absolutely beautiful, would love to find one someday. Cheers!
This tank is so so so nice well done i really want to set one of these up wish i would of started a pico right from the start ah well suppose you learn by spending money haha
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=224603&hl=
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...=224603&hl=
is that a coralife 2x18 12 inch light on there?
QUOTE (ks_tidal @ Feb 15 2010, 10:00 AM)
is that a coralife 2x18 12 inch light on there?
- ks_tidal he's using a 18" T5-HO Current USA
Latest updated images of the tank, everything is doing great.
Micro-elegance is now about the size of a quarter. I fragged my elegance in my nano into 5 frags and ended up with two tiny pieces of skeleton with a few tentacles attached. You can see them to the right of the micro-elegance. It will be interesting to see if I can keep them alive & if they grow and develop a mouth like their cousin below.
Micro-elegance is now about the size of a quarter. I fragged my elegance in my nano into 5 frags and ended up with two tiny pieces of skeleton with a few tentacles attached. You can see them to the right of the micro-elegance. It will be interesting to see if I can keep them alive & if they grow and develop a mouth like their cousin below.
Damn, those baby elegances are so cool!
Ooooohh =)
Beautiful corals and great clean look! Thanks for sharing. Great images too!
Awesome tank!!! Could ya share the elegance???
It's a great honour to be selected as the July 2010 Reef Profile of the Month.
You can see the profile with the latest pictures of the tank and my detailed writeup about the tank here:
http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/?tank=38
July 1, 2010
You can see the profile with the latest pictures of the tank and my detailed writeup about the tank here:
http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/?tank=38
July 1, 2010
yeah i checked your featured tank thing, it was cool. the best thing about this tank is that its so long lived
of course it looks great too!
what made you go with the damsel instead of a smaller fish like a CG? would you say a smaller fish would be a smarter choice for this size tank?
of course it looks great too!
what made you go with the damsel instead of a smaller fish like a CG? would you say a smaller fish would be a smarter choice for this size tank?
As mentioned in the profile, I really find yellowtail damsels to be the ideal pico fish. Active, spectacularly coloured and they do not disturb any corals or invertebrates. Had a clown goby before, pretty inactive just sitting around most of the time, sitting on the zoas and bothering them, so I prefer the yellowtail damsel.
In terms of bio-load, the tank seems to be handling it just fine and the damsel does not mind being fed only twice a week.
In terms of bio-load, the tank seems to be handling it just fine and the damsel does not mind being fed only twice a week.
QUOTE (.Newman. @ Jul 2 2010, 11:46 PM)
yeah i checked your featured tank thing, it was cool. the best thing about this tank is that its so long lived
of course it looks great too!
what made you go with the damsel instead of a smaller fish like a CG? would you say a smaller fish would be a smarter choice for this size tank?
of course it looks great too!
what made you go with the damsel instead of a smaller fish like a CG? would you say a smaller fish would be a smarter choice for this size tank?
Sandeep,
Im just curious about those hammer. Seems to be really close with the Zoas. Do it disturb the zoas?
Im just curious about those hammer. Seems to be really close with the Zoas. Do it disturb the zoas?
So far so good and zoas are not being touched and their growth is fine. The purple-tip hammer has short stubby tentacles and he's the nearest to the zoas, no contact yet.
The hammer to really watch out for which can be a challenge is the neon-tip hammer as it has very long flexible tentacles and is a aggressive species compared to the purple-tip. That's why I have the neon tip in the back corner of the tank and make sure he's not touching or near any other coral (it's ok if the neon-tip touches the purple-tip). The neon-tip is also fast growing, so I've already fragged him once over the last 2.5 years. Will frag him again as needed, he's a real beauty and I want to keep him in the tank.
The hammer to really watch out for which can be a challenge is the neon-tip hammer as it has very long flexible tentacles and is a aggressive species compared to the purple-tip. That's why I have the neon tip in the back corner of the tank and make sure he's not touching or near any other coral (it's ok if the neon-tip touches the purple-tip). The neon-tip is also fast growing, so I've already fragged him once over the last 2.5 years. Will frag him again as needed, he's a real beauty and I want to keep him in the tank.
Awesome 5.5g tank man! I really like the layout you have and the corals in there, especially the elegance, hammer, and blastos! Great pictures too.
I have to say the mini elegance is pimp. Nice setup and kudos for keeping it up and running, seems like most people just upgrade every few months.
its so crazy how in only 5.5g you can make such a nice setup, keep it going man
i wanna resurrect this thread 
hows the tank going?
how are those baby elegance i remember drooling over those the first time i saw them! i hope they are still going strong!
hows the tank going? how are those baby elegance
i remember drooling over those the first time i saw them! i hope they are still going strong!
Wow hard to believe that it's been 7 months since my last update when the tank won the Tank of the Month honours. Everything is doing well and the tank is stable. We renovated our basement and the tank now has a new home on it's own shelf (reinforced). Temps in the basement are very stable year round, I've even taken the small heater out of the tank. Yellowtail damsel, Big Red the fire shrimp and the porcelain anemone crab have been living in this tank for a few years now. Moved a couple of rocks on the right side of the tank out and put the micro-elegances on the floor to provide some more open space. You will see 4 micro-elegance frags in the tank now. The original micro elegance was big enough to move to my 50g tank and it's now about the size of a silver dollar. Only new inhabitant is a candy cane coral which you can see in the left back of the tank. I gave up on the Current USA 18" fixture and the whole fiasco behind finding replacement tubes. Using an old Current USA 24" fixture that I had lying around, I'll switch to LED in a year or two once things have stabalized with that technology.
Latest photos of the tank:
Latest photos of the tank:
Nice! Those micro-elegance frags are awesome. Never seen those before.
Wow! Beautiful! Do you happen to know the name of those zoas? They're awesome. You certainly have some eye candy in there. Looks amazing! Keep it up!
Nice tank I like
Very well done.
beautiful as always!
I loved it without the background.
You tank is a true inspiration of beauty, and how nano/pico reefs can long sustain life. I have a 10 gallon nano I've started and I can only hope it will end up looking as good as yours.
I just have a couple questions,
What is your water change schedule?
Do you add any additives to your tank?
I just have a couple questions,
What is your water change schedule?
Do you add any additives to your tank?
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