August 2013 Featured Reef - Nano sapiens' 12 Gallon Nano Reef

[Christopher Marks]

For August we're featuring Nano sapiens and his 12 gallon nano reef aquarium! August marks its 5th birthday, a true testament to the stability of a naturally filtered nano reef aquarium.

 

Click the picture above to check out his reef profile! You can find Nano sapiens' aquarium journal in our Members Aquariums forum. Feel free to post any comments or questions you may have for Nano sapiens, and he'll try his best to answer them.

[1.0reef]

Congrats!

[Rehype]

Congrats...always loved this tank

[Angel<3Nanos]

Beautiful.

[SouthFlorida_Tron]

Nice.

[Chadf]

Congrats! The tank is beautiful!

[Arkayology]

Congrats!

[Edsland]

Beautiful tank ,I really like the lights I'd like to upgrade to something like them in the future.

[Deleted User 4]

Wait, haven't this guy won totm with the same tank before?

 

Or am I wrong? Lol

 

Anyways, congrats!

 

 

Edit: Nevermind, I checked again, wth, I really thought Nano Sapiens' tank was totm before...

[Lawnman]

Congrats

[Felicia]

Congrats! Nice to see another BAR member at TOTM!

[Nano sapiens]

Thanks, everyone!

Wait, haven't this guy won totm with the same tank before?

 

Or am I wrong? Lol

 

Anyways, congrats!

 

 

Edit: Nevermind, I checked again, wth, I really thought Nano Sapiens' tank was totm before...

 

LOL...it's just that you've had five years of seeing posts for this tank...or perhaps the common mix-up with 'Nanotopia'

Congrats! Nice to see another BAR member at TOTM!

 

Yup!

[Deleted User 4]

Thanks, everyone!

 

 

LOL...it's just that you've had five years of seeing posts for this tank...or perhaps the common mix-up with 'Nanotopia'

 

It wasn't NanoTopia...I remember seeing your tank all the time...That florida ric garden. Guess I got mixed up...

 

LOL Oh well, congrats man. Definitely TOTM Worthy.

[markalot]

Grats. Certainly an inspiring true nano tank.

[DannaM]

Congrats - this is a well deserved TOTM

[Nano sapiens]

Thanks!

[NanoTopia]

All I can say is....

[Lalani]

Gorgeous ric tank, very well done, congrats!

[Nano sapiens]

All I can say is....

 

Thank you, Christine

 

Gorgeous ric tank, very well done, congrats!

 

Thank you, Lalani! The original intention was more of a 'mixed reef' with a modest little Ric garden, but looks like the Rics have taken center stage

[metrokat]

I'm so happy for you!

[Nano sapiens]

I'm so happy for you!

 

Thank you, Kat

[gena]

Gorgeous tank and so expertly maintained. I forgot this was a 5 year old tank. It looks so clean and I see why...your dedicated maintenance routine. Very impressive tank. Congrats!!!!

[Nano sapiens]

Thanks, Gena!

[Egginis]

Congratulations! I hope my ricordia grow as large and vibrant as the ones you have in your aquarium. The tank is immaculate, and really does represent the time and effort you put in on a regular basis. Keep it up, we owe it to the livestock that come to live in our aquariums.

[Nano sapiens]

Thank you. I have never had Rics grow to 6" across before, which can be a bit much to handle in a 12g, but I hope yours do just as well.

 

The funny thing is, the maintenance is really not that time consuming. I typically spent 15 min on Wed for a WC and around an hour on Sat or Sun for WC, vacuuming and glass cleaning. In between, there's lots of time to enjoy the tank

 

I'm of a similar opinion that when we acquire these animals that we do our best to keep them going strong. Two of the Ric color types have been in my custody for over 13 years, so who knows how old they really are. The Blue Discosoma Mushrooms are from stock that I've had for over 15 years.