This tank is an upgrade from an AGA 15g. Here are the particulars,

18g ADA display tank(60x30x45)
Eshopps single overflow (modded and siliconed)
1x Korolina Nano
AquaticLife 4x24 T5
20 lbs LR

5.5 AGA Sump/Fuge
whisper 5-15 running chemi-pure
100Watt Stealth Heater
13" CPR Aquafuge light
Aquatic Life Nano Skimmer(NO MORE SKIMMER!)
5lbs of LR in Fuge (REMOVED ONLY RUBBLE NOW)

True Percula Clown
Lawnmower Blenny
Randall's Shrimp Goby

Tiger Pistol Shrimp
2x Sexy Shrimp
Golden Banded Coral Shrimp
Tridacana Crocea
2x Bumblebee Snails(MOVED TO OTHER TANK)
Stomatella Army
10 Blue Leg Hermits
1 Scarlet Leg Hermit
Various Dusters

Lots of Zoos
Mushrooms
Frogspawn
Xenia(MOVED)
Green Star Polyps(MOVED)
Giant Green Buttons(MOVED)
Scolymia sp.
Leather Coral(MOVED)
Plating Montipora
Acropora Millepora(RIP)
Trumpet Coral
hydnophora
black sponge
Acan
Galaxea

More Zoos

I am thinking about putting filter floss in the return section of my fuge. does anyone have any experience with it?

I think I've seen your tank before - the octopus is giving you away. Looks nice!

Tank looks GReat. Clean & simple. What is the deal with the Oct?

Thanks! He keeps the corals safe.

Here is a shot of my randall's shrimp goby

Nice pic. Your tank looks great!

awesome tank, what are the measurements of ur tank

60Lx30Wx45H in cm

Night Shot

First Acro. Acropora Millepora

I want to keep my scape looking natural, placing this acro has been a challenge for me. I have read up on the threads for placing frag plugs but this one is on a larger base. and I don't know how I feel about gluing things into my reef. any thoughts? will it eventually grow over the base so I shouldn't worry?

Should I have started a new thread for this?

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I'm sorry I don't know anything about Acros...But I can tell you that most of the questions asked in tank threads go unanswered. Some get answered.... People go to tank threads to oogle other people's stuff. If I really need an answer, I find the best place is either in the newbie forum or the forum specific to your question (Coral Forum, in this case).

Thanks! I will stop asking questions in my tank thread then!

Just got the AquaticLIfe T5 HO Fixture! it is amazing so far. built in timer so only one cord. (but now what do I do with my power center?) Lunar LED's my corals are digging it! anybody have experience with this fixture? I decided to go with t5 instead of halide to try and cap my spending. also there are a lot of sweet softies out there.

Blenny

New FTS

that octopus is not real is it?

Of course not! I have since taken it out however. more room for corals. A new FTS is coming soon.

FTS 1.3.10

looks great! what are those red balls in the middle

Looking good. Nice Percula. Good looking coloration. Your corals look happy.

Thanks! They are some kind of sponge. I am not sure.

Thanks! it's taken a while but I think I've finally found a setup that works for me. I had to pull the skimmer a week ago because it was shorting out. So far everything seems to be doing fine...

it's been two months since i took out the skimmer and everything is going great! A pox on those that said it couldn't be done!

A really new FTS, a terrible one, more to come soon.

Add?
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=226045

Sweet! Our unified snobbery and commitment to excellence shall finally be recognized!

Haha indeed! Which ADA style is this?

60x30x36 Cube Garden Clear

u freekin ADA owners are makin' meh jelz.....

If your gonna drop that much on lights and livestock you might as well spring for a nice tank.

This man speaks truth.

Why put thousands of dollars of livestock into a $20 run-of-the-mill aquarium?

First Aquarium Video! kinda bad quality but you get the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBs24iAlwPY

My March contest entry

Started skimming again...

New FTS

just wondering what mods did you do to the eshopps overflow? and how you layed out your 5.5 gallon sump. I'm going to be doing the same overflow and same size sump. How are they working out for you?

I snapped off the L shaped piece of the clear part and siliconed both the black and clear pieces to either side of the tank, it has worked very well for me. As for the sump: It does its job, I wish I had a little more room to work with but everything fits down there, aquaticlife nano skimmer, heater, bio wheel w/ Chemi pure, and a return pump, I also have a 13" cpr Aquafuge light for the cheato. The Cheato Acts as a bubble trap for the skimmer.

hope that helps!

That's interesting. Because the overflow is definitely bulkier than I was expecting when I ordered it. I dont think it was designed for rimless tanks... Unfortunately my tank already has water in it so I dont know if I'll be able to silicone the inside part in. Nice mod though. It's solid and the U-tube still fits?



So you have the return pump right in the fuge? Any problems with that? I was planning on pretty much the exact layout you have there but without the HOB filter and a little section squared off for the return pump. But if the fuge is making problems for the return I might just leave it out



Yea definitely. Thanks!

[quote name='FZhang' date='Jun 27 2010, 10:37 PM' post='2901411']
That's interesting. Because the overflow is definitely bulkier than I was expecting when I ordered it. I dont think it was designed for rimless tanks... Unfortunately my tank already has water in it so I dont know if I'll be able to silicone the inside part in. Nice mod though. It's solid and the U-tube still fits?

Yeah the E shopps is not designed for rimless tanks, the U tube fits but you have to have it at a slight angle. I drained my tank halfway for a day, siliconed the overflow, waited another day and then filled it back up with water and had no problems. It gives you way more room and looks much nicer than the stock overflow. Good luck! let me know if you have anymore questions.

I actually might just do that. Any special type of silicone you used? And just silicone?

New FTS

lookin good

Very nice tank! I like the scape. Very neat, keep it ^!

Thanks!