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Uphoric's IM Fusion 10 Added NanoBox Tide! 27/1/16


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Hi, been lurking on these forums for years, finally decided to post something. I've had a few reef tanks, my last was a Red Sea Max 130 which drove me nuts with cyano :( After around a year of troubles I just decided to shut it down. That was about 2 years ago.

I'm from Australia and I've been interested in starting a new tank for a while now and thought I would go with this little tank until the new Red Sea Max aquariums come out, that will be my first big reef. I've yet to own anything larger than 130L/34G


Equipment

Lighting: Maxspect Celestial C35f --- Changed to NanoBox Tide.

 

ATO: Hydrofill

 

Protein Skimmer: Ghost Skim Desktop (heard some good and bad things, decided to take the gamble)

 

Filtration: Stock caddy with stock media. (currently waiting on my InTank media Basket and Chemi Pure Blue.

18/3/15 Running purigen now, no carbon. Curious to see how it goes

 

 

 

Live Stock:

 

Current:

  • 2 Clowns
  • Pulsing Xenia
  • Lace Coral
  • Zoanthids
  • Corallimorphs
  • Torch Coral
  • 1x Turbo Snail
  • 1x Hitchhiker snail cowrie
  • Duncans
  • Hammer Coral
  • GSP

 

 

Pictures:

 

Current FTS:

IMG_0223.jpg

 

I've heard you all like pics so I've been taking pics tank since it first got wet! :)
Not great with cameras, using a Canon 5D Mark II, still have no idea how to use it though :P

This is when i just got set up, before installing lights and other stuff, I cycled the rocks in a bucket while waiting for my tank to be delivered.

IMG_5029.jpg

 

 

Side shot of aquascape

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Here is my FTS after adding my clowns and installing lights, ato and protein skimmer

IMG_5035.jpg

 

Here is my ATO controller and pump setup, its noisy and being against the wall doesn't help :/

IMG_5039.jpg

 

Here is a shot of my rear chamber featuring a clown :)
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This is the lighting unit I love it so far :D
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Clownin ;)
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Last shot

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So far everything is going well just waiting on my skimmer to break in and waiting on my media basket.

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Thanks :D, I'm using a Canon 5d Mk 2.

Having a bit of a problem with my clowns, they're still fighting. I've had clowns before and they fought for a bit then paired up, thinking about returning one and only keep one fish in the tank.

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First feed.

Definitely overfed a bit, they needed me to crush the pellets into powder almost haha.

Put my lid on, clows still are fighting scared one might jump out :(

 

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My clowns were originally fighting so bad one developed cauliflower growths- forget the name. I had to set up a hospital tank and kept him in it for a month and a half until he got better- when I returned him to the tank they got along just fine. The one that remained became the dominant female and is growing larger

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I like feeding mine the New Life Spectrum 1mm pellet food, he is about 1 1/4" long and he can easily eat those like a little piglet.

 

ha thats exactly what I'm feeding mine they don't like it unless i crush it up though

 

My clowns were originally fighting so bad one developed cauliflower growths- forget the name. I had to set up a hospital tank and kept him in it for a month and a half until he got better- when I returned him to the tank they got along just fine. The one that remained became the dominant female and is growing larger

 

They seem to be doing better now, one is even doing the shake thing which apparently means its submitting. (not sure though)

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Got some stuff in the mail today :D

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reefernanoman

Hi, been lurking on these forums for years, finally decided to post something. I've had a few reef tanks, my last was a Red Sea Max 130 which drove me nuts with cyano :( After around a year of troubles I just decided to shut it down. That was about 2 years ago.

 

I'm from Australia and I've been interested in starting a new tank for a while now and thought I would go with this little tank until the new Red Sea Max aquariums come out, that will be my first big reef. I've yet to own anything larger than 130L/34G

 

 

 

Equipment

Lighting: Maxspect Celestial C35f

 

ATO: Hydrofill

 

Protein Skimmer: Ghost Skim Desktop (heard some good and bad things, decided to take the gamble)

 

Filtration: Stock caddy with stock media. (currently waiting on my InTank media Basket and Chemi Pure Blue.

 

 

 

Live Stock

Current: Two Clowns

 

Future Plans: Pulsing Xenia and Zoanthids (keeping it simple)

 

 

 

Pictures:

 

I've heard you all like pics so I've been taking pics tank since it first got wet! :)

Not great with cameras, using a Canon 5D Mark II, still have no idea how to use it though :P

 

This is when i just got set up, before installing lights and other stuff, I cycled the rocks in a bucket while waiting for my tank to be delivered.

 

IMG_5029.jpg

 

 

Side shot of aquascape

IMG_5028.jpg

 

Here is my FTS after adding my clowns and installing lights, ato and protein skimmer

IMG_5035.jpg

 

Here is my ATO controller and pump setup, its noisy and being against the wall doesn't help :/

IMG_5039.jpg

 

Here is a shot of my rear chamber featuring a clown :)

IMG_5045.jpg

 

This is the lighting unit I love it so far :D

IMG_5038.jpg

 

Clownin ;)

IMG_5040.jpg

 

Last shot

IMG_5043.jpg

 

 

 

So far everything is going well just waiting on my skimmer to break in and waiting on my media basket.

welcome to the club! I hope that you have better luck this time, and you will!

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The Celestial light is awesome, they have one of an IM 8 nano at my LFS and I was blown away by the pop it produces. I need moar!

 

Great tank, welcome to the club :)

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reefernanoman

Hi, been lurking on these forums for years, finally decided to post something. I've had a few reef tanks, my last was a Red Sea Max 130 which drove me nuts with cyano :( After around a year of troubles I just decided to shut it down. That was about 2 years ago.

 

I'm from Australia and I've been interested in starting a new tank for a while now and thought I would go with this little tank until the new Red Sea Max aquariums come out, that will be my first big reef. I've yet to own anything larger than 130L/34G

 

 

 

Equipment

Lighting: Maxspect Celestial C35f

 

ATO: Hydrofill

 

Protein Skimmer: Ghost Skim Desktop (heard some good and bad things, decided to take the gamble)

 

Filtration: Stock caddy with stock media. (currently waiting on my InTank media Basket and Chemi Pure Blue.

 

 

 

Live Stock

Current: Two Clowns

 

Future Plans: Pulsing Xenia and Zoanthids (keeping it simple)

 

 

 

Pictures:

 

I've heard you all like pics so I've been taking pics tank since it first got wet! :)

Not great with cameras, using a Canon 5D Mark II, still have no idea how to use it though :P

 

This is when i just got set up, before installing lights and other stuff, I cycled the rocks in a bucket while waiting for my tank to be delivered.

 

IMG_5029.jpg

 

 

Side shot of aquascape

IMG_5028.jpg

 

Here is my FTS after adding my clowns and installing lights, ato and protein skimmer

IMG_5035.jpg

 

Here is my ATO controller and pump setup, its noisy and being against the wall doesn't help :/

IMG_5039.jpg

 

Here is a shot of my rear chamber featuring a clown :)

IMG_5045.jpg

 

This is the lighting unit I love it so far :D

IMG_5038.jpg

 

Clownin ;)

IMG_5040.jpg

 

Last shot

IMG_5043.jpg

 

 

 

So far everything is going well just waiting on my skimmer to break in and waiting on my media basket.

Keep us updated to see how good your light is at growing corals. I have never seen anyone using it before. Good luck!

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Keep us updated to see how good your light is at growing corals. I have never seen anyone using it before. Good luck!

I think Benjho is using them on his two tanks.

 

I am also looking at the celestial since i learned i have to pay almost double in taxes for the nanobox...

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reefernanoman

I think Benjho is using them on his two tanks.

I am also looking at the celestial since i learned i have to pay almost double in taxes for the nanobox...

Wow. For what tank?
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I think Benjho is using them on his two tanks.

 

I am also looking at the celestial since i learned i have to pay almost double in taxes for the nanobox...

Wow! So far I'm really liking the celestial, I've got most of my settings on >60% I'm sure it can handle corals that demand more light. Just wish the lights would ramp up over an hour instead of a 30 mins, but thats no big deal.

 

Added a pulsing Xenia yesterday!

 

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Here it is today doing much better :D

 

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UPDATE! :D

 

Forgot how addictive this hobby is lol, Had an impulse buy (Lace Coral) and have added more corals than originally planned.
My Dominant clownfish has a huge gut now and I think shes about to lay eggs.

 

Here are some pics of the clown, what do you guys think?

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More pictures of the tank :)

 

Zoos+morph Hidden away at the moment but hoping the will grow out over time

DSC_0063.jpg

 

GSP frags just added (hopefully grow over the glue)

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And some more :)

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phillyclownfish

Uphoric, have the clowns been cleaning any areas? They will nip at an area and also fan an area to remove sand. Also do you know how old they are? From the pictures she looks small to be producing eggs.

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Hows the ghost skimmer working out? I'm tempted to buy one for my Nuvo 16 tank.

A bit loud, but my water parameters are great so pretty happy with it. If you would like I can post a video of the sound also the skimmate. Any questions just ask :)

 

Uphoric, have the clowns been cleaning any areas? They will nip at an area and also fan an area to remove sand. Also do you know how old they are? From the pictures she looks small to be producing eggs.

Not sure how old but yes she has been cleaning rocks.

Pretty sure she's to young to be laying eggs though, behaviour definately looks like it though.

 

EDIT

Think she just ate too much :)

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