Introduction:
I've been really excited to participate in a contest after watching the last two contests here. For this tank I plan to keep a variety of everything but SPS. I'm hoping to keep some smaller things that can be more appreciated in a smaller tank. I'm really excited to set-up this tank and will be taking the time to handpick everything for this tank. I have high expectations for this tank and look foreword to setting up a smaller tank.

Tank:
The tank is a 10 gallon AGA 20"L x 10"W x 12"H. I am currently planning the canopy for the tank. I will be painting the back of the tank black.

Lighting:
For lighting I will be using a Current USA 20" Single Satellite fixture.

Filtration and Flow:
Filtration and flow will consist of a Marineland Penguin 150 BIO-Wheel Power Filter and an Elite Mini Submersible Filter (58 GPH).

Temperature:
The temperature will be controlled by a small fan in the canopy that is on during the day and a 50W Titanium Heater.

Water:
Water will be made with RO/DI and Reef Crystals and will be topped off with RO/DI mixed with a small amount of Reef Builder.

Livestock:
Livestock will consist of a clean up crew and a no stripe percula clown if I can get one

Lots more to come...

October

November

December

January

February

March

Final

Looks cool.

great start man. cool to see we are using the same fixture....so we can compare growth rate and stuff. one question though, if your building a canopy for the lights, why did you buy a full fixture? i mean, its cheaper to get a 40 watt retro and put it in a hood rather then strip a fixture...yakno...since your paying extra for all the casing and stuff that comes with the sattilite. if you do get rid of the fixture, what are you doing with the legs? i need a few. lmk if your interested in getting rid of them.

good luck, Cal

Thanks guys! Cal, your tank looks good too; I look foreword to seeing what your tank looks like with black sand. The canopy is being made by the same guy that made my other tank's canopy. It may not be ready until late November. In the mean time, I want the tank to look decent so I went with the fixture and mounting legs. I will be keeping the legs on the tank while the light is in the canopy as well so that I can have air flow under the fixture and to distribute the light better. You can order the legs separately though at drsfostersmith.com. I just got done painting the back of the tank black and will be taking updated shots shortly.

stripless percula, cool! Can wait to see how your tank turns out..... give us updates when it gets up and running!

I just bought 5 pounds of dry sand and my heater at my LFS. I also just placed my order from drsfostersmith.com. I bought a glass top, a thermometer, a 50 gallon mix of reef crystals, a 20" single satellite fixture, docking mounts for the satellite, a penguin 150 power filter, and the fan for my canopy that is being made. I’ll be sure to post pics once the stuff arrives.

w00t w00t for updates.
btw, if you are using the legs on the sattilite, be sure to glue them to the fixture....would have made life sooooooo much easyer if i had.

Lookin' good pico1.

Thanks! The stuff I ordered will be here Friday and I just placed an order for the glass that will be used on top of the stand to protect the wood. Also I have some nice corals from local reefers reserved for this tank. New pics friday.

if its anything like the tank in the reflection, it should be awesome

Thanks! I got everything in the mail today and the new saltwater is mixing right now. Pics will be up shortly!

Here is the tank with all the equipment...

very nice. are you keeping the biowheel?

I'm still debating.

i wouldnt do it with sps imo

I'm doing everything but SPS (no SPS). Either way I decided against it because it causes more evaporation.

wow, thats what i get for just reglancing at it. good call on ditching it though. i had a biowheel but decided against as well. since i had a closed top, the evaporation wasnt an issue though. when are you planning on getting the rock?

Hopefully I'll be getting it this weekend but if not I'll be getting it next weekend.

nice

I just placed my order for a nimble super in black. I also found out that I won't be getting the LR until this Saturday but It's well worth the wait with how nice the rock is that I'll be getting.

sounds good. keep us posted.

Dang, I thought I could change my subtitle later...anyways my theme is a no stripe percula clown and high end softies. LR is coming Saturday...

high end softies???
such as?

LE toadstool, blue xenia, collectable blasto morphs, stargazer clove polyps, LOTS of rare/collectable zoas, PPE, RPE, monster lips, watermelon chalice, rare candy cane varieties, super nicely colored pieces, ect. Many of the collectable or rare corals that are not SPS.

blasto's, chalice, & candy cande's arent soft corals...
where are you getitng blue xenia?

I only consider SPS hard corals. LPS have soft tissue while SPS don't. JMO.

SPS DO have soft tissue to argue that but i know what you mean...
different concept...
where are you getting blue Xenia?

I got the live rock today! Pics in the morning (the rock and aquascape is awesome!).

Here is a quick look at the live rock and aquascaping. Later tonight I'll post pics from the sides and a picture from farther out so you can see the whole set-up.

Very nice

Nice LR....where'd you get it?

Thanks guys! I handpicked it at the Your Reef Aquarium retail store. More Pics!

Right side

Left side

Right to left

Left to right

Close up of LR




Oct. picture on first page.

thats some nice rock

Looking good, Pico.

Thanks! I really like your tank too Asin. I just placed my order with floorlord for my LE neon toadstool. I'll be adding CUC saturday.

Sweet! Let me know how the Toadstool looks. I'm thinking of selling my soul to Floorlord for one.


Oh and thanks for the compliment on my tank.

The toadstool looks great. It is currently in my 55 with a bunch of other corals waiting to go in this tank. I added 4 blue leg hermits, 1 zebra hermit, 1 turbo snail, 1 cerith snail, 1 tonga nassarius snail, 1 margarita snail, and 1 fire shrimp. I also added a few rocks and a clam shell. After talking to ORA and the LFS my no stripe clown will be here next week. I am wondering what to keep with my no stripe clown. I am thinking a black percula but I'm not sure yet. I'll be attending a frag swap next Saturday and should be bringing home some nice LPS and rics.
Rockwork

Fire shrimp

The rock looks great Pico1. I like how you got it all arched off the substrate. Good thinking.

Thanks lgreen! I tested the nitrates today and they were at 0. I am acclimating my first coral now...a blasto frag. Pics up soon.

sweet work! im excited to see this tank of LE..... more importantly, the watermelon chalice you claim to be putting in there. That is probably my all time goal as a reefer, to own some watermelon chalice....

I really like that rock work. And that clam shell is such a cute touch.

I have fire shrimp envy!

Thanks! I'll be getting a lot of the LE stuff (including the chalice) from atlantis aquarium in the bay area.

Thanks! I wish the fire shrimp would come out more though.

I am acclimating all the corals I got for this tank at the bottom of my 55 which has metal halide lighting. The blasto didn't like the decrease in light too much but he's looking better and better every day. Nitrates are at 0 and Alk at 9.6. Here is a picture of the colony. I'll be posting more stuff that I add tonight as I am about to leave for a frag swap.

I added a joker paly and some pink zoas. I'll post a FTS tonight.

You have joker palys. I hate you.

Those corals are amazing!

Thanks tightrope!
I added roti-feast for the first time and the fire shrimp went nuts! Also there are hundreds of pods on the walls of the tank. Anyone know what would eat them since I will only be having clownfish? I think I should cut down on the phyto-feast.

Here are some new pictures with the LE toadstool. Sorry about the white spots. It really is pods and not dirty glass.

Toadstool (looks better under the CF bulbs than it did under my 14K haide)

FTS1

Side

FTS2

Very nice. Almost looks like a goniporia(sp)

Thanks. I'll be posting new pics soon as I just added a ton of new corals!

Hurry up. Really