Nanolutionary's 30g Long Shallow - Retired - Lost to Cyanobacteria

[nanolutionary]

What're the dimensions of this ? I love the shape. That scape is really awesome too,leaves nice open space at both ends of the tank.

 

Its 77cm (L) x 23cm (W) x 27cm (H). That's exactly what I wanted to try and ensure when I was arranging the dry rock, as I have all the equipment over the right side I needed to keep quite a bit of space either side but I definitely like the less-is-more result.

[nanolutionary]

Hi guys so currently the tank looks like this after finishing my degree and changing it all again

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Let me know what you think, moving everything to a larger tank sooner rather than later as I realise it is super overstocked at the moment.

[Sk8n Reefer]

Tanks looking good- overstocked? How many fish in there- how are your parameters- if their ok I would leave things alone. You can always add some carbon or phos. Remover to control things in between water changes and jut watch over feeding. Do you have any hermits in there to pick up some waste. I really like how your tank looks!

[nanolutionary]

Tanks looking good- overstocked? How many fish in there- how are your parameters- if their ok I would leave things alone. You can always add some carbon or phos. Remover to control things in between water changes and jut watch over feeding. Do you have any hermits in there to pick up some waste. I really like how your tank looks!

 

Thanks Sk8n Reefer.

 

My Blue Spotted Jawfish jumped out today

 

So at least I'm slightly less overstocked at least

 

I'm averse to hermits since my first two fought to the death the survivor then wiped out half my snails.

 

I currently have a Yellow Goby, Pistol Shrimp (was paired with my blue spotted goby), Anthia, Blue Indigo Dottyback, Yellow Tail Wrasse (this is the one that will need a bigger tank soon).

 

Building a tank stand soon for my larger system

[Sk8n Reefer]

Stinks- sorry about the jaw fish. Can you throw a screen top over it? What tank are you going to build?

[nanolutionary]

I've already constructed a metre shallow long tank over double the water volume of the tank you see here, it's drilled and I have all the pipe work to take and return water to and from the sump.

 

I need to build a sump and stand simultaneously found a good DIY tank thread on thenanoreef.co.uk so I'm going to start designing them next week.

[Spiderguardnano]

This tank looks amazing man

Throw a 2 bulb t5 over this and it would look killer

[nanolutionary]

This tank looks amazing man

Throw a 2 bulb t5 over this and it would look killer

 

Thanks Spidergaurdnano, I considered which lights to buy thoroughly, I was seduced by the radions, reality checked by my student bank balance and settled on Par 38's and a Par 20 moonlight because they're economical, efficient, long lasting etc etc.

 

Maybe one day I will try some T5's once I've secured myself a career.

[nanolutionary]

Guys why has my hammer coral disappeared into itself for the last month.

 

I've been changing parameters like temperature, flow, increased water changes but nothing seems to coax it back out - temperature only slightly but its just showing its green tips now extending.

 

I'm worried that the sand which got dumped on it during cleaning a while ago may have got inside it.

[Sk8n Reefer]

Guys why has my hammer coral disappeared into itself for the last month.

 

I've been changing parameters like temperature, flow, increased water changes but nothing seems to coax it back out - temperature only slightly but its just showing its green tips now extending.

 

I'm worried that the sand which got dumped on it during cleaning a while ago may have got inside it.

 

Is it glued down- can you hold it upside down and rinse it out or lightly shake it?

[nanolutionary]

This is where I'm at as of ten minutes ago:

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Think I have figured out the problem, my RO/DI TDS meter is showing 298 at the inlet and 10ppm at the outlet.

Salinity is 1.026

[nanolutionary]

Just changed all the stages of the RO/DI filter apart from the reverse osmosis membrane itself so now the reading is back down to 0ppm tds at the outlet, going to do a big water change of 50% and see if that improves things going forward this week.

[nanolutionary]

There is no doubt my hammer is wounded one of the three protrusions ejected what i can only describe as a lump of translucent flesh when i jetted some water into it, the other two protrusions have now started emerging though...

[nanolutionary]

Here she is:

 

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Now I can only hope that this species has some serious regenerative capacity to endure a rotten piece of itself being ejected and manage to regrow out of the same opening...

[hey]

hope it gets better, walling stuff is notably more difficult to help recover than branching ime.

[BRADYBUNCH7]

No lid? how do you prevent jumping?

[jabeuy]

Hope the hammer recovers.

 

Also, your scape is crazy! Haha

[nanolutionary]

hope it gets better, walling stuff is notably more difficult to help recover than branching ime.

 

Thanks hey, I've had this coral since the beginning nearly a year ago so i'm eager to see it bounce back, I was advised to use an iodine solution on another site to stop the flesh rotting further but i'm not sure I want to rock the boat, might just keep blasting it with turkey baster every few days.

 

No lid? how do you prevent jumping?

 

Certain species are notorious for jumping and I avoid those species.

 

I prefer the open top rock-pool visuals.

 

Hope the hammer recovers.

 

Also, your scape is crazy! Haha

 

Thanks jabeuy, both your tanks are amazing, I am tempted to take out my skimmer and filtration after seeing your 10G, how're you finding it for detritus though?

[jabeuy]

 

Thanks hey, I've had this coral since the beginning nearly a year ago so i'm eager to see it bounce back, I was advised to use an iodine solution on another site to stop the flesh rotting further but i'm not sure I want to rock the boat, might just keep blasting it with turkey baster every few days.

 

 

Certain species are notorious for jumping and I avoid those species.

 

I prefer the open top rock-pool visuals.

 

 

Thanks jabeuy, both your tanks are amazing, I am tempted to take out my skimmer and filtration after seeing your 10G, how're you finding it for detritus though?

Thanks!

 

My 10g was only up for a few months, but in that time detritus wasn't too bad. I just turkey bastered everything a couple times a week, and right before a water change. I'm actually setting up a 7.5g in the same fashion right now. Going barebottom on this one so it might be even easier toclean up detritus.

[BRADYBUNCH7]

Cool which species do you recommend

Certain species are notorious for jumping and I avoid those species.

 

I prefer the open top rock-pool visuals.

Same I'm doing that with my tank

[nanolutionary]

Cool which species do you recommend

Same I'm doing that with my tank

 

My indigo dotty back has lasted, I wouldn't recommend any gobies.

[nanolutionary]

I have been Superbad and added a juvenile Maroon Clown today! Best get working on this new tank cabinet for my larger system.

[nanolutionary]

Could go either way with my hammer coral still slightly emerged iodine treatment solution on the way.

[nanolutionary]

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As you can see the euhpillia has still seen better days compounded by the lack of iodine treatment - had it delivered to my restaurant where I work but it hasn't arrived

 

Hoping it will just pull through without it but it's not looking good!

 

Maroon clown has settled in nicely since I put it in there the Saturday after xmas as has my boxer shrimp - under the skimmer, comes out to feed already and it's only been in there a few days.

[nanolutionary]

So I finally managed to get my originally planned display tank out of the workshop at the end of the garden. Update coming soon but for now here's a sneak peek of the pre-sumped tank. Setting up all the plumbing properly tomorrow!

 

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